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Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo (SNES): PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-11 · Updated 2026-06-22 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 227 Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo (SNES) copies on record — 6 loose, 89 CIB, 132 sealed. PSA tracks 9 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $398 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES) — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 6
Market: $33
CIB
POP 89
Market: $115
Sealed
POP 132
Market: $398

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 9 distinct production variants of Donkey Kong Country, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: factory production location (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico); Players Choice reissue branding; ESRB-rating retrofit packaging; Canadian-market edition; USA-region production code labeling.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan, Canadian Version 1 1
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC 61 45 106
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC (Distributor Seal) 1 1
Made in Japan, K-A Rating - USA Code 3 3
Made in Japan, No ESRB Rating Above UPC 24 25 49
Made in Japan, Not For Resale 3 3
Made in Japan, Players Choice 1 46 47
Made in Mexico, ESRB Rating Above UPC 2 5 7
Made in Mexico, No ESRB Rating Above UPC 1 9 10

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Donkey Kong Country 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 9 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, K-A Rating - USA Code 3 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 1 · 7.0: 1
Made in Japan, Not For Resale 3 9.4: 1 · 6.5: 1 · <6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Canadian Version · Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC · Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC (Distributor Seal) · Made in Japan, No ESRB Rating Above UPC · Made in Japan, Players Choice · Made in Mexico, ESRB Rating Above UPC · Made in Mexico, No ESRB Rating Above UPC.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 89

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC 61 9.6: 3 · 9.4: 8 · 9.2: 13 · 9.0: 12 · 8.5: 12 · 8.0: 7 · 7.5: 4 · 7.0: 2
Made in Japan, No ESRB Rating Above UPC 24 9.4: 2 · 9.2: 1 · 9.0: 8 · 8.5: 3 · 8.0: 5 · 7.5: 3 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1
Made in Japan, Players Choice 1 7.5: 1
Made in Mexico, ESRB Rating Above UPC 2 7.5: 1 · 6.5: 1
Made in Mexico, No ESRB Rating Above UPC 1 9.2: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Canadian Version · Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC (Distributor Seal) · Made in Japan, K-A Rating - USA Code · Made in Japan, Not For Resale.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 132

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan, Canadian Version 1 9.6 A+
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC 45 9.8 A++
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC (Distributor Seal) 1 9.6 A+
Made in Japan, No ESRB Rating Above UPC 25 9.8 A++
Made in Japan, Players Choice 46 9.8 A++
Made in Mexico, ESRB Rating Above UPC 5 9.4 A++
Made in Mexico, No ESRB Rating Above UPC 9 9.0 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 C+ NS Total
9.8 4 2 6
9.6 2 7 3 12
9.4 6 22 1 29
9.2 10 6 1 1 18
9.0 1 8 1 10
8.5 6 4 1 11
8.0 1 2 5 1 1 10
7.5 1 6 3 1 1 12
7.0 1 7 1 2 11
6.5 1 3 2 1 7
<6.5 1 1 2 1 1 6
Total 14 61 37 10 7 2 1 132

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in Japan, Canadian Version (1 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ Total
9.6 1 1
Total 1 1
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC (45 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B NS Total
9.8 1 1 2
9.6 1 4 3 8
9.4 3 11 14
9.2 3 4 1 8
9.0 2 2
8.5 1 1 1 3
8.0 1 1 1 3
7.5 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
6.5 1 1
<6.5 1 1
Total 5 23 12 3 1 1 45
Made in Japan, ESRB Rating Above UPC (Distributor Seal) (1 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ Total
9.6 1 1
Total 1 1
Made in Japan, No ESRB Rating Above UPC (25 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 1 1 2
9.6 1 1
9.4 6 1 7
9.2 2 2 1 5
9.0 1 1 2
8.5 1 1 2
7.5 2 2
7.0 1 1 2
6.5 1 1
<6.5 1 1
Total 2 12 8 2 1 25
Made in Japan, Players Choice (46 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B C+ Total
9.8 2 2
9.6 1 1
9.4 2 5 7
9.2 5 5
9.0 1 3 4
8.5 3 1 4
8.0 1 1 1 3
7.5 1 3 1 1 1 7
7.0 1 4 5
6.5 3 1 1 5
<6.5 1 1 1 3
Total 6 19 12 4 3 2 46
Made in Mexico, ESRB Rating Above UPC (5 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B Total
9.4 1 1
8.0 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
<6.5 1 1
Total 1 2 1 1 5
Made in Mexico, No ESRB Rating Above UPC (9 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A B+ B Total
9.0 2 2
8.5 1 1 2
8.0 2 2
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1 2
Total 3 4 1 1 9

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, K-A Rating - USA Code · Made in Japan, Not For Resale.

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 9 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 Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES). 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 (Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC) VGA 90 Last sale $15,000 Nov 22, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC) VGA 85+ Last sale $15,000 May 24, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $7,188 Aug 23, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan No ESRB Above UPC) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $6,000 Feb 22, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice Later Production) PSA 9.4 A+ Last sale $1,375 Feb 10, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice Later Production) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $1,062 Mar 3, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Made in Mexico No ESRB Above UPC) WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $1,000 Oct 30, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC) WATA 8.0 A+ Last sale $938 Sep 17, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice Later Production) CGC 9.0 A++ Last sale $525 May 20, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Mexico ESRB Above UPC) WATA 8.0 A Last sale $475 Jul 9, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice Later Production) CGC 9.0 A+ Last sale $375 Apr 1, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan First Production) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $132,000 Jan 28, 2022 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 60 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Mar 3, 2026 $1,062 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312609-66023
Feb 10, 2026 $1,375 PSA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312606-67015
Nov 22, 2025 $15,000 VGA 90 Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC Lot 7428-28053
Oct 30, 2025 $1,000 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Made in Mexico No ESRB Above UPC Lot 44331-80062
Aug 23, 2025 $7,188 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC Lot 7416-28040
May 24, 2025 $15,000 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC Lot 7415-28058
May 20, 2025 $525 CGC 9.0 A++ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312520-68034
Apr 1, 2025 $375 CGC 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312513-66039
Feb 22, 2025 $6,000 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan No ESRB Above UPC Lot 7411-28037
Sep 17, 2024 $938 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC Lot 312438-68013
Jul 9, 2024 $475 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed Made in Mexico ESRB Above UPC Lot 312428-67016
May 28, 2024 $438 CGC 6.5 B Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC Lot 312422-69021
May 25, 2024 $16,250 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed ESRB Above UPC Lot 7372-28181
May 25, 2024 $16,250 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Above UPC Lot 7372-28055
May 7, 2024 $200 CGC 9.6 Display box Lot 312419-66017
Mar 21, 2024 $4,560 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed ESRB Above UPC Lot 44238-79073
Feb 24, 2024 $4,080 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed ESRB Above UPC Lot 7359-28066
Nov 4, 2023 $2,160 CGC 9.2 A Factory sealed ESRB Above UPC Lot 7350-28257
Oct 24, 2023 $552 WATA 7.0 A Factory sealed No ESRB Above UPC Lot 312343-69034
Aug 15, 2023 $456 WATA 8.0 B+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312333-68026
Aug 10, 2023 $252 WATA 9.0 CIB Made in Japan UPC With ESRB Rating Early Production Lot 44206-79117
Jul 28, 2023 $3,120 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed ESRB Above UPC Lot 7349-28073
May 25, 2023 $4,320 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Made in Japan UPC With ESRB Rating Early Production Lot 44196-80128
May 25, 2023 $3,120 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 44196-80129
Apr 22, 2023 $23,400 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan ESRB Rating Above UPC Lot 7307-28083
Mar 21, 2023 $750 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312312-68077
Mar 14, 2023 $840 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan UPC With ESRB Rating Early Production Lot 312311-67054
Feb 28, 2023 $2,160 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Made in Japan UPC With ESRB Rating Early Production Lot 312309-69092
Jan 31, 2023 $660 WATA 6.0 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan UPC With ESRB Rating Early Production Lot 312305-70046
Dec 13, 2022 $336 WATA 6.5 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312250-67036
Sep 29, 2022 $6,600 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 44172-80090
Aug 7, 2022 $26,400 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7288-28084
Aug 7, 2022 $17,400 VGA 90 Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7288-28085
Aug 7, 2022 $8,400 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7288-28086
Aug 2, 2022 $840 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312231-66056
Aug 2, 2022 $180 WATA 9.6 Display box Lot 312231-66057
Jul 26, 2022 $180 WATA 9.2 Display box Lot 312230-69048
Jun 21, 2022 $84 WATA 7.0 CIB Imp Made in Japan Lot 312225-68046
Jun 7, 2022 $1,020 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312223-66087
Apr 23, 2022 $7,500 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7286-29081
Apr 22, 2022 $12,000 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7286-28089
Apr 19, 2022 $204 WATA 9.2 Display box Lot 312216-68050
Apr 5, 2022 $264 WATA 9.4 Display box Lot 312214-66047
Mar 17, 2022 $312 WATA 7.5 CIB Made in Japan the Dreamer Collection Lot 41163-79008
Feb 15, 2022 $264 WATA 9.2 Display box Lot 312207-68040
Jan 28, 2022 $132,000 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan First Production Lot 7284-28068
Dec 21, 2021 $540 WATA 9.0 CIB Made in Japan Lot 312151-68025
Dec 9, 2021 $1,200 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 44151-79088
Dec 7, 2021 $1,800 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312149-66031
Oct 31, 2021 $3,360 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 7263-29118
Oct 29, 2021 $52,800 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan First Production Lot 7263-28095
Oct 29, 2021 $16,800 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Made in Japan First Production Lot 7263-28096
Jul 27, 2021 $2,880 WATA 7.5 B+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312130-69049
Jul 9, 2021 $24,000 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan First Production Lot 7261-28071
Jul 9, 2021 $10,800 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Made in Japan First Production Lot 7261-28072
Jun 8, 2021 $14,400 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312123-66046
Jun 1, 2021 $900 WATA 9.6 Display box Lot 312122-66055
Apr 5, 2021 $9,900 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Made in Japan First Production Lot 7242-93040
Nov 16, 2020 $204 WATA 7.5 CIB Lot 122046-15838
Oct 24, 2019 $59 WATA 7.0 CIB Lot 121942-15391

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES). “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Donkey Kong Country Matters for Grading

Donkey Kong Country is one of the more heavily-graded Super Nintendo (SNES) titles, with 227 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-to-loose price ratio is roughly 12× — sealed copies trade at $398 while loose carts move around $33. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 9 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 Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo (SNES) worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (132) outweighs CIB and loose for Donkey Kong Country, 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 Donkey Kong Country?

PSA tracks 132 graded sealed copies of Donkey Kong Country for Super Nintendo (SNES). 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 Donkey Kong Country?

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 Donkey Kong Country?

PSA recognizes 9 distinct production variants of Donkey Kong Country on Super Nintendo (SNES). 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.

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