1990 Nintendo World Championships Gold

Who was the organizer of NWC?

Nintendo of America organizes the Nintendo World Championships (NWC). A worldwide video game competitive video game tournament series. Where they giveaway the 1990 Nintendo World Championships Gold cartridge.

In 1990, it held the first Nintendo World Championships in 30 venues across the United States and Canada. EMCI designed the NWC, Nintendo’s marketing agency, principals Steve Grossman and Jay Coleman. 

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Why is it an exceedingly rare cartridge?

1990 Nintendo World Championships Gold is a limited American NES cartridge. With just 116 copies known to exist. The cartridges apply for the Nintendo World Championships. The ninety finalists were each given 90 gray cartridges. In addition, a Nintendo Power contest gave out 26 gold cartridges. As a result, NWC 1990 is a collectible cartridge that video game lovers cost several thousand dollars.

It included the three activities: Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer, and Tetris. The gamer has 6 minutes 21 seconds to accomplish all three games. However, DIP switches on the cartridge can vary this.

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What is the value of this game in terms of money?

Given how nostalgic the NES is, it’s no wonder that the gold cartridge sold for $100,088 on eBay in 2014. 

The cartridge is pre-owned. It is in acceptable shape, with the front label torn off, according to the eBay auction by user “mtnlife.” According to the vendor, the method used to adhere the cartridges to the magazine for the Nintendo Power Magazine NWC giveaway destroyed the label. 

Still, it is the original NWC Gold cart. From the Nintendo Power Magazine championships giveaway in the early 1990s. The cartridge works perfectly. And, it will be worth a lot more in the future. It’s because no one knows if all 26 gold carts are still in existence.

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