This specific copy of the auction is especially unusual
Publié : 10 mars 2022, 08:14
(NEXSTAR) - A sealed replica of 1990's Sega Genesis game "John Madden Football" has been sold for record prices, proving once again that the coaching and broadcasting legend might be Madden 22 coins the founder of modern sports video games.
A video games auction which ran for two days last month, the original copy in "John Madden Football" sold for $480,000. The amount, much over what the original game would have sold for originally, set a world record for most ever spent for a video sports game, according to Heritage Auctions.
"This specific copy of the auction is especially unusual because it's coming from the office of the famous Madden's namesake," the auction house notes. The proceeds of this proceeds will be donated by Heritage Auctions to a charitable foundation in Madden's name.
Madden died in the late December, at the age of 85.
In its three decades of existence, the John Madden Football video game franchise earned more than $7 billion in earnings According to New York Times. The franchise was launched in 1988 before being changed to "Madden." NFL Network even had a program devoted to the video gamecalled "Madden NFL Live." It's now the second best-selling sports video game ever, just behind the soccer-based series FIFA.
If you're not familiar with it For those who aren't familiar, a new edition of "Madden" is released each year featuring a different team on its cover. The most recent, Madden 22 featured quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. Every version of Madden 22, new player ratings are announced for real-life NFL players that you can play as buy Madden nfl 22 coins when playing the game.
A video games auction which ran for two days last month, the original copy in "John Madden Football" sold for $480,000. The amount, much over what the original game would have sold for originally, set a world record for most ever spent for a video sports game, according to Heritage Auctions.
"This specific copy of the auction is especially unusual because it's coming from the office of the famous Madden's namesake," the auction house notes. The proceeds of this proceeds will be donated by Heritage Auctions to a charitable foundation in Madden's name.
Madden died in the late December, at the age of 85.
In its three decades of existence, the John Madden Football video game franchise earned more than $7 billion in earnings According to New York Times. The franchise was launched in 1988 before being changed to "Madden." NFL Network even had a program devoted to the video gamecalled "Madden NFL Live." It's now the second best-selling sports video game ever, just behind the soccer-based series FIFA.
If you're not familiar with it For those who aren't familiar, a new edition of "Madden" is released each year featuring a different team on its cover. The most recent, Madden 22 featured quarterbacks Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes. Every version of Madden 22, new player ratings are announced for real-life NFL players that you can play as buy Madden nfl 22 coins when playing the game.