Verified comps. Grading math. No guesswork.
nes play action football nintendo nes psa pop report

NES Play Action Football Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-29 · Updated 2026-05-31 · by Jason Trogdon
Retro Video Games 15 min read

This post contains affiliate links — we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

PSA has graded 56 NES Play Action Football Nintendo NES copies on record — 6 CIB, 50 sealed. PSA tracks 5 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for NES Play Action Football on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $4.49
CIB
POP 6
Market: $16
Sealed
POP 50
Market: $67

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of NES Play Action Football, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: warranty-box layout changes (line count / SNS-USA back / etc.); Canadian-market edition.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan, “4” Multiplayer Logo 3 21 24
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text 2 27 29
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box 1 1
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo Sticker 1 1
Made in Japan, Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Nintendo, Canadian Version 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks NES Play Action Football 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 5 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of NES Play Action Football for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, “4” Multiplayer Logo 3 9.2: 1 · 8.5: 1 · 7.0: 1
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text 2 9.0: 1 · 8.0: 1
Made in Japan, Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Nintendo, Canadian Version 1 9.2: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box · Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo Sticker.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 50

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan, “4” Multiplayer Logo 21 9.8 A+
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text 27 9.8 A++
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box 1 9.8 A+
Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo Sticker 1 9.6 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: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 3 3
9.6 1 5 3 9
9.4 6 5 11
9.2 2 5 2 1 10
9.0 2 3 1 6
8.5 2 1 3
8.0 1 2 3
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1 2
<6.5 1 1 2
Total 1 18 20 9 2 50

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.

Made in Japan, "4" Multiplayer Logo (21 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 1 1
9.6 2 2
9.4 2 1 3
9.2 3 2 1 6
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 1 2
8.0 1 2 3
7.5 1 1
<6.5 1 1 2
Total 6 6 7 2 21
Made in Japan, "Faces" Multiplayer Logo - "USA, Canada and Mexico" Text (27 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 1 1
9.6 1 2 3 6
9.4 4 4 8
9.2 2 2 4
9.0 1 3 1 5
8.5 1 1
7.0 1 1 2
Total 1 10 14 2 27
Made in Japan, "Faces" Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
9.8 1 1
Total 1 1
Made in Japan, "Faces" Multiplayer Logo Sticker (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
9.6 1 1
Total 1 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Nintendo, Canadian Version.

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).

All 5 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 NES Play Action Football 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
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Multiplayer Logo USA Canada and Mexico Text) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $575 Aug 14, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Logo) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $150 Jun 3, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $408 Jul 12, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Logo) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $384 May 18, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo the Carolina Collection) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $288 Aug 9, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A Last sale $264 Oct 12, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo) VGA 85+ Last sale $240 Aug 23, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $228 Jul 27, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Logo the Plattsburgh Collection) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $222 Feb 14, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $216 Nov 16, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $210 Dec 6, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.5 A Last sale $186 May 25, 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 20 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Aug 14, 2025 $575 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Faces Multiplayer Logo USA Canada and Mexico Text Lot 44321-79012
Jun 3, 2025 $150 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Faces Logo Lot 312522-66006
Jan 30, 2024 $71 WATA 9.2 CIB Oval Soq R 4 Logo Promotional Copy NFR Lot 312405-70008
Jun 20, 2023 $105 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Faces Logo Lot 312325-68017
Feb 14, 2023 $222 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Faces Logo the Plattsburgh Collection Lot 312307-67031
Dec 20, 2022 $149 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R 4 Logo Later Production Lot 312251-68056
Dec 6, 2022 $210 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo Lot 312249-66020
Oct 25, 2022 $94 WATA 9.2 Factory sealed Oval Soq R 4 Logo Later Production Lot 312243-69045
Aug 23, 2022 $240 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo Lot 312234-69035
Aug 9, 2022 $288 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo the Carolina Collection Lot 312232-67036
Jan 25, 2022 $180 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R 4 Logo Later Production Lot 312204-69030
Nov 16, 2021 $216 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo Lot 312146-68028
May 18, 2021 $384 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Faces Logo Lot 312120-68032
Jan 11, 2021 $114 WATA 8.0 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 122102-13775
Oct 12, 2020 $264 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Lot 122041-13793
Aug 24, 2020 $84 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed 1990 USA Lot 122034-17801
Jul 27, 2020 $228 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 122030-17872
Jul 13, 2020 $156 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Lot 122028-13832
Jul 12, 2020 $408 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 7231-97084
May 25, 2020 $186 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Lot 122021-17796

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to NES Play Action Football 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 NES Play Action Football Matters for Grading

NES Play Action Football is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 56 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 (50 of 56, ~89%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 14× — sealed copies trade at $67 while loose carts move around $4.49. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 5 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 NES Play Action Football Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (50) outweighs CIB and loose for NES Play Action Football, 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 NES Play Action Football?

PSA tracks 50 graded sealed copies of NES Play Action Football 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 NES Play Action Football?

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 NES Play Action Football?

PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of NES Play Action Football 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.

J

About Jason

Jason has been collecting cards since 1999 and retro video games since 2008. Based in the Southeast US. What The Slab cites real eBay sold comps, PriceCharting data, and PSA pop reports — no guesswork. Read more →