Ice Hockey Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 132 Ice Hockey Nintendo NES copies on record — 6 CIB, 126 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $333 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Ice Hockey on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Ice Hockey
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Console: Nintendo NES
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Variants tracked by PSA: 2
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Total PSA-graded copies: 132 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 6 · Sealed: 126)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Ice Hockey, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | — | 6 | 76 | 82 |
| Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) | — | — | 50 | 50 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Ice Hockey populations independently for loose carts, complete-in-box (CIB), and factory-sealed copies — collectors price each condition separately because rarity and demand diverge sharply. Tables below show the grade-tier breakdown per condition, aggregated across 2 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Ice Hockey for Nintendo NES yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 6
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | 6 | 9.0: 2 · 8.0: 2 · 7.0: 1 · <6.5: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan (Distributor Seal).
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 126
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | 76 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) | 50 | 10 | A++ |
Factory Sealed Grade × Seal Matrix
Rows show PSA numeric grades. Columns show seal grades. Cell values are PSA population counts. Aggregated across all variants. Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | C+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 |
| 9.6 | 21 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 |
| 9.4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 22 |
| 9.2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 11 |
| 9.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 57 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 125 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan (76 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | C+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9.6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 |
| 9.2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| 9.0 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 75 |
Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) (50 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9.8 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
| 9.6 | 15 | 1 | 16 |
| 9.4 | 6 | — | 6 |
| 9.2 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 9.0 | 2 | — | 2 |
| Total | 46 | 4 | 50 |
Current Market Prices
All prices below are pulled directly from PriceCharting’s public catalog and refreshed each time this article regenerates (typically weekly). PriceCharting computes their values from active and recently-sold listings on eBay + their dealer network — independent of any data on this page. The Sealed column reflects PriceCharting’s “manual-only” / new tier — factory-sealed retail at average condition; specific graded-sealed prices vary sharply by numeric grade + seal letter (use the Sealed eBay browse link below for grade-specific comps).
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Loose cartridge: $7.84
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Complete in Box (CIB): $34
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Sealed: $333
All 2 PSA-tracked variants share the same PriceCharting prices because PriceCharting indexes at the title level, not the variant level. Variant-specific pricing surfaces on eBay sold-comp data — check the Sealed / CIB / Loose browse links below for variant-aware market signals.
Heritage Graded Sales
Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Ice Hockey on Nintendo NES. They complement the PriceCharting loose / CIB / sealed benchmarks above; they are not estimates and they are not blended into PriceCharting’s ungraded market prices.
Summary rows are title-level Heritage sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Heritage’s own variant notes visible instead of pretending every auction lot maps cleanly to a PSA variant row.
High-grade games can trade years apart, so older auction records stay visible; treat the latest-sale date as part of the comp, not just the dollar amount.
| Format | Grade | Sale signal | Latest sale | Comps |
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| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Median $1,220 | Jun 20, 2024 | 4 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | VGA 90 | Median $733 | Jan 20, 2026 | 4 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Median $575 | Jul 1, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Median $540 | Dec 23, 2025 | 6 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | VGA 85+ | Median $500 | Jul 22, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | CGC 9.6 A+ | Last sale $450 | Jul 23, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | CGC 9.4 A | Last sale $375 | Feb 25, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | VGA 85 | Last sale $338 | Nov 4, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | WATA 9.0 B+ | Median $325 | Aug 5, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | WATA 8.5 A | $192-$300 range | Aug 14, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq) | WATA 7.0 B+ | Last sale $84 | Oct 1, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Early Production) | WATA 9.8 A | Last sale $1,920 | Sep 13, 2020 | 1 |
Showing the top 12 Heritage sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every Heritage auction sale used on this page.
Sale records:
View all 41 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Jan 20, 2026 | $550 | VGA 90 | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312603-68006 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | $450 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312551-69006 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $338 | VGA 85 | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312544-66009 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | $656 | VGA 90 | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312533-68017 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | $300 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 44321-79010 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | $325 | WATA 9.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312531-66004 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | $450 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312529-69006 |
| Jul 1, 2025 | $475 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312526-66013 |
| Feb 25, 2025 | $375 | CGC 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312508-69010 |
| Jan 9, 2025 | $1,094 | VGA 90 | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 44278-79020 |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $500 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312448-69013 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | $500 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312443-69010 |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $84 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312440-66022 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | $575 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312431-70004 |
| Jul 23, 2024 | $450 | CGC 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312430-69015 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | $875 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 44253-79020 |
| May 25, 2024 | $1,000 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 7372-28145 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | $810 | VGA 90 | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 44223-79042 |
| Jul 25, 2023 | $360 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312330-69014 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $360 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312325-68013 |
| May 25, 2023 | $930 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 44196-80042 |
| May 2, 2023 | $192 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312318-66015 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | $139 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq the Hawaii Collection | Lot 312305-70022 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | $159 | WATA 9.0 B | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq the Hawaii Collection | Lot 312304-69026 |
| Jan 21, 2023 | $1,440 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 7348-29014 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | $780 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312245-67025 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | $264 | WATA 9.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312244-66033 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | $192 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312240-66027 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $630 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 44168-79014 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | $480 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312235-70049 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | $1,800 | VGA 90 | Qualified / no seal | — | Lot 7288-29036 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | $3,120 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 7284-29033 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | $456 | WATA 9.4 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312144-66029 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | $408 | WATA 9.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312142-68035 |
| May 25, 2021 | $1,080 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312121-69039 |
| Apr 6, 2021 | $552 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 312114-66033 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | $960 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 7239-97030 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $336 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq | Lot 122037-13858 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | $1,920 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7234-97076 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | $960 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7231-97063 |
| Jun 1, 2020 | $252 | WATA 7.5 A | Factory sealed | Round Soq Early Production | Lot 122022-11566 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Ice Hockey on Nintendo NES. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).
Why Ice Hockey Matters for Grading
Ice Hockey is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 132 PSA populations on record across loose, CIB, and sealed. Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (126 of 132, ~95%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 42× — sealed copies trade at $333 while loose carts move around $7.84. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 2 variants separately, production-code identification matters before submission. The pop-by-variant breakdown above tells you which variant is the rarer find.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ice Hockey Nintendo NES worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (126) outweighs CIB and loose for Ice Hockey, indicating sealed is where collector capital concentrates. CIB and loose grading is viable but margins are thinner after fees.
How rare is a graded sealed copy of Ice Hockey?
PSA tracks 126 graded sealed copies of Ice Hockey for Nintendo NES. The grade-tier breakdown above shows how those split across PSA’s numeric grades — top-grade copies (9.4+) are the scarcest and typically command the strongest premiums.
Should I buy a graded or raw copy of Ice Hockey?
Depends on your goal. Graded copies cost more upfront but come with PSA’s authenticity + condition guarantee — the right move for buy-and-hold collectors. Raw copies are cheaper but require condition assessment yourself, and the grading lottery means a $50 raw cart can come back as a $25 PSA 7 OR a $200 PSA 9.4. Use the per-condition pop and price data above to calculate expected value before you commit.
Why does PSA track multiple variants of Ice Hockey?
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Ice Hockey on Nintendo NES. Variants reflect real production differences — different factories (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico), packaging die changes, ESRB-rating retrofits added partway through the console’s life, or Players Choice reissues from later runs. Collectors price them differently because rarity diverges, and PSA tracks each on its own population row so the data reflects the real market structure.
Sources
Pop counts pulled weekly from PSA Video Games population data. Prices from PriceCharting. PSA acquired WATA in July 2021 and completed the rebrand to PSA Video Games on October 20, 2025. PSA Video Games population data is the continuation of WATA’s population history. Heritage graded-sale comps come from Heritage Auctions sold archive lot pages linked in the sale-record table.
Related Resources
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Nintendo NES Game Library (forthcoming) — every variant PSA tracks for this console.
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.