A hacker made a nine-year-old Google April Fool’s joke a reality. In 2012, Google “released” an 8-bit version of Google Maps as one of the company’s then-annual April Fool’s Day jokes.

There was a low-res 8-bit style of Google Maps to play with, but the company didn’t deliver on its promise of a cartridge you could pop in your old Nintendo Entertainment System. Nine years later, someone has figured out how to pull this off.

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[source https://www.engadget.com/]

The most expensive video game ever: A rare copy of ‘Super Mario 3’ sold at auction
A previous copy sold for $38,000 in July

At GameSwap we were astonished to find out that a sealed copy of Nintendo’s “Super Mario Bros. 3” has become the most expensive video game ever sold, going for a whopping $156,000 at auction on Friday.

The sale, handled by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions, broke the previous record of the original “Super Mario Bros.,” which sold for $114,000 earlier this year.

Beyond being in excellent condition, the Super Mario Bros. 3 copy was also exceptional due to the layout of its packaging. “Exceedingly rare are sealed copies with the word ‘Bros.’ formatted to the left, covering one of Mario’s signature white gloves,” Heritage Auctions explained. “Collectors have spent years looking for such a version – the earliest in the Super Mario Bros. 3 production history – and usually come up empty-handed.”

Check out our collection of Nindendo NES games. We currently have a complete in box Mario Bros 3 that you can pick-up at our store in Scarborough or we’ll ship it to you.

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[source foxbusiness.com]

Mario Kart reigns supreme

Wii U

• Mario Kart 8 – 8.45 million
• Super Mario 3D World – 5.86 million
• New Super Mario Bros. U – 5.81 million
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U – 5.38 million
• Nintendo Land – 5.20 million
• Splatoon – 4.95 million
• Super Mario Maker – 4.02 million
• New Super Luigi U – 3.06 million
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD – 2.33 million
• Mario Party 10 – 2.25 million

Nintendo 3DS

• Mario Kart 7 – 18.92 million
• Pokémon X and Y – 16.49 million
• Pokémon Sun and Moon – 16.20 million
• Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire – 14.34 million
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 – 13.37 million
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf – 12.82 million
• Super Mario 3D Land – 12.77 million
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS – 9.61 million
• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – 8.89 million
• Tomodachi Life – 6.63 million

Wii

• Wii Sports – 82.90 million
• Mario Kart Wii – 37.38 million
• Wii Sports Resort – 33.14 million
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii – 30.32 million
• Wii Play – 28.02 million
• Wii Fit – 22.67 million
• Wii Fit Plus – 21.13 million
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl – 13.32 million
• Super Mario Galaxy – 12.80 million
• Wii Party – 9.35 million

Nintendo DS

• New Super Mario Bros. – 30.80 million
• nintendogs – 23.96 million
• Mario Kart DS – 23.60 million
• Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – 19.01 million
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl – 17.67 million
• Pokémon Black and White – 15.64 million
• More Brain Training: How Old Is Your Brain? – 14.88 million
• Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver – 12.72 million
• Animal Crossing: Wild World – 11.75 million
• Super Mario 64 DS – 11.06 million

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[source nintendo.co.jp]