Three First-Print Pokémon Red, Blue & Yellow Copies Sell for $2M Record
Three first-print copies of Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow for the Game Boy have sold for a staggering $2 million, marking the second-largest video game transaction ever recorded. The sale was made to the owner of the Dubai Collection, one of the most prominent and highly regarded retro video game collections in the world. The deal underscores just how far collector demand for pristine, historically significant gaming artifacts has surged in recent years.
What makes this lot especially remarkable is the condition of the games. Two of the three copies achieved a PSA 10 grade, the highest possible rating for sealed collectibles, meaning they are considered essentially perfect and unmatched among known examples of these titles. First-print copies of the original Pokémon games are extraordinarily rare in any condition, and finding multiple PSA 10-graded specimens available together in a single transaction is virtually unprecedented, helping to justify the eye-watering price tag.
Key Insights
- 1The $2 million sale is the second-largest video game transaction ever recorded.
- 2The lot consisted of three first-print Game Boy copies: Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow.
- 3Two of the three copies achieved a PSA 10 grade, the highest possible rating for sealed collectibles.
- 4The buyer is the owner of the Dubai Collection, one of the world's most prominent retro game collections.
- 5The sale highlights the continued explosive growth of the high-end video game collectibles market.
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