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Graded NES Super Mario Bros Sells For Record £78,000
Super Mario Bros. Back in the late ’80s (either 1988 or 1989), I was lucky enough to get a NES for Christmas. I was rather into the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles at the time and with my system coming bundled with it my lifelong love affair with gaming truly began. Having a…
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Sealed Wii-U Consoles Skyrocket In Value
Wii-U Consoles The Wii-U was a pretty huge flop for Nintendo. In fact, in recent terms, it perhaps represents the single biggest failure for a system to find a home with consumers. This was, of course, in no small part due to poor marketing. Particularly the naming which led many…
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Battlefield 1 Collectors Edition Doesn’t Include Game
When it comes to games now, you can’t just buy the game itself. Every game comes with escalating variations and packages, with exclusive offers giving you access to different pre-order DLC’s or models depending on how much extra you want to pay. Should you not want to pay that little…
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Marvel Phase 2 Collection Available For Pre-Order
Marvel have been releasing film after film, bringing together TV series, online series, and movies to create a rich and diverse universe. Marvel have called each set of films they aim to release (normally ending with a big film containing several of their heroes) a phase. With Marvel phase 2…
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Hot Toys Build An 18 Foot Millennium Falcon
Replica toys of famous franchises have always been popular with collectors of these detailed creations, from Sideshow Collectables to Hot Toys, these somewhat expensive pieces of art have a dedicated following. A 12-inch figure is good, but there not quite the real thing, well, the mentioned company Hot Toys have…
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Apple Watch Now Available… From 1995
Apple’s new watch isn’t meant to be on sale until “early 2015”, but as MacRumors points out, you can get your hands on one right now. One from 1995. Yes, Apple has made watches before (even called “Apple Watch”) but this was no way to keep in touch or pay…
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Broken Amiibo Figures Are Selling on eBay for Thousands
A number of Nintendo’s Amiibo figures have been selling for ridiculous prices on eBay. The figures in question are exceptionally rare thanks to manufacturing defects. One such figure, in this case of Samus from the Metroid series, sold last week for a staggering $2,500. Why? Because he had two guns…
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