Collectors Universe Expands Into Video Game Authentication & Grading with Acquisition of Wata Games | Business Wire
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Collectors Universe, a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services, announces it is expanding into the collectible video game industry with the acquisition of Wata Games.
Wata Games is the trusted pioneer in the video game collectibles industry. As the foremost video game grading service, Wata elevated the collectible video game market with its focus on accuracy and objectivity and enabled the industry to grow quickly. The company’s grading process ensures complete transparency and integrity with detailed grading on a scale of 1-10. As the gold standard in video game authentication, games graded by Wata regularly sell for record prices. In addition to the $1.56 million Super Mario 64 sale, other Wata-graded games that have set records include a 1987 early production copy of The Legend of Zelda, which sold for $870,000 as well as a copy of Super Mario Bros. for NES, which sold for $660,000.
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