Bad economy?  What bad economy?  At least that must have been what James Baker was asking himself when he plopped down a whopping $15,000 for a rare Nintendo World Championships Gold Cartridge.

When asked why he would pay $15,000 for a videogame he had this to say:

"Well, I don’t really look at it as purely a videogame; it’s more like the Honus Wagner of videogame collecting – or like Action Comics number one. There are 50-60 Honus Wagner cards out there and only 12 accounted NWC gold carts accounted for, so comparatively it’s pretty cheap! But, yeah, it’s pretty crazy that I spent that much on a videogame, regardless of rarity."

Meh, to each their own I guess.  I could just as easily run out and buy a Harley for that price and no-one would question it, well, except maybe the wife.

Check out the full interview with James over at Next Generation  

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