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Rare 1987 Nintendo game 'Stadium Events' sells for over $35,000 on eBay | Rare 1987 Nintendo game 'Stadium Events' sells for over $35,000 on eBay |
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A rare factory-sealed copy of the 1987 Nintendo videogame Stadium Events has sold for over $35,000 (£23,000) on eBay. | A rare factory-sealed copy of the 1987 Nintendo videogame Stadium Events has sold for over $35,000 (£23,000) on eBay. |
The game, published by Bandai, is the English version of a Japanese game called Running Stadium. It was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System console. | The game, published by Bandai, is the English version of a Japanese game called Running Stadium. It was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System console. |
The North American NTSC version of Stadium Events is thought by collectors to be the rarest licenced game ever released for the NES platform. | The North American NTSC version of Stadium Events is thought by collectors to be the rarest licenced game ever released for the NES platform. |
The final sale price of $35,100 is roughly the average annual wage for a salaried worker in the UK. | The final sale price of $35,100 is roughly the average annual wage for a salaried worker in the UK. |
The eBay auction page Much of the release’s rarity stems from the fact that a ‘fitness pad’ accessory used with the game was discontinued in its original form shortly after the game’s launch, leaving Stadium Events to be pulled from shelves. | The eBay auction page Much of the release’s rarity stems from the fact that a ‘fitness pad’ accessory used with the game was discontinued in its original form shortly after the game’s launch, leaving Stadium Events to be pulled from shelves. |
As a result, very few copies of the title ever made it into hands of consumers, with the remainder either being destroyed or dumped. | As a result, very few copies of the title ever made it into hands of consumers, with the remainder either being destroyed or dumped. |
Stadium Events was released in the US in 1987 and features a virtual Olympic-style track and field competition, with section such as the 100m dash, long jump, and hurdles. | Stadium Events was released in the US in 1987 and features a virtual Olympic-style track and field competition, with section such as the 100m dash, long jump, and hurdles. |
“I use[d] to work at Nintendo and I have had this since the early 90's,” the owner said in an answer to a question underneath the action. | |
The user told the Gamespot website that he had acquired the game after it was offered to him as a Nintendo employee at the end of its lifecycle. | The user told the Gamespot website that he had acquired the game after it was offered to him as a Nintendo employee at the end of its lifecycle. |
He did not realise its value until 2011, he said, until he saw a news story about a copy of the game selling for $44,000 on the online auction site. | He did not realise its value until 2011, he said, until he saw a news story about a copy of the game selling for $44,000 on the online auction site. |
“I know I have that game,” he told his wife at the time. | “I know I have that game,” he told his wife at the time. |
The eBay user selling the item goes by the name of menaceone. Earlier, possibly insincere, bids that were later removed exceeded the $100,000 mark. | The eBay user selling the item goes by the name of menaceone. Earlier, possibly insincere, bids that were later removed exceeded the $100,000 mark. |