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8mo ago

Nintendo PlayStation Prototype Controller Sells for $35,000

The rare controller, a relic of a failed partnership between Nintendo and Sony, was auctioned by Heritage Auctions.

Edited photograph of the Sony-Nintendo PlayStation controller from its Heritage Auctions listing.
An image about A controller for the rare Nintendo PlayStation has sold at auction for $35,000
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Official render of Mario taken from the Nintendo homage, with a screenshot from Super Mario World in the background, and an image of the Nintendo PlayStation controller by Heritage Auctions above Mario's head.

Overview

  • The controller is part of the short-lived Nintendo PlayStation project from the early 1990s.
  • Only 200 prototype units were made, and most were destroyed after the deal fell through.
  • A complete Nintendo PlayStation console and controller sold for $360,000 in 2020.
  • This is the first time a Nintendo PlayStation controller has been sold separately at auction.
  • The auction house noted the controller's untestable condition and rarity in its listing.