File:Wata-slab SMB cart.jpg

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Description	A photo of a sealed Super Mario Bros. (NES) cartridge within a plexiglass container along additional packaging and labeling from Wata Games that shows their quality assessment of the game's packaging.
Author or copyright owner	Heritage Auction Houses/Nintendo
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	[1]
Date of publication	July 2020 (Heritage photo) / 1985 (Nintendo game cover)
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Video game collecting
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): Shows the nature of packaging that Wata Games uses for protecting the game after they complete their assessment, as well as how they display their assessment. This is also the specific game that is documented as obtaining the highest-ever single sale sale at an auction to date.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Only non-free that should be needed on this page at this time, for purposes of illustrated how games are certified and sold. Reduced from the full photo.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Video game collecting//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wata-slab_SMB_cart.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:06, 15 July 2020		272 × 360 (20 KB)	Masem (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free work, as object of commentary using File Upload Wizard

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