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Mega Man X Super Nintendo (SNES): PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-06-22 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 87 Mega Man X Super Nintendo (SNES) copies on record — 2 loose, 37 CIB, 48 sealed. PSA tracks 6 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $135 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Mega Man X on Super Nintendo (SNES) — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 2
Market: $36
CIB
POP 37
Market: $120
Sealed
POP 48
Market: $135

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 6 distinct production variants of Mega Man X, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: USA-region production code labeling.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upright SNES Code 1 9 10
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Hollow Racetrack 1 5 6
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Solid Racetrack 2 13 15
Made in Japan 33 20 53
Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) 1 1
Made in Japan, USA Code 2 2

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Mega Man X 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 6 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

Total graded: 2

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, USA Code 2 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upright SNES Code · Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Hollow Racetrack · Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Solid Racetrack · Made in Japan · Made in Japan (Distributor Seal).

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 37

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upright SNES Code 1 6.5: 1
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Hollow Racetrack 1 7.5: 1
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Solid Racetrack 2 8.5: 1 · 6.5: 1
Made in Japan 33 9.6: 2 · 9.4: 3 · 9.2: 2 · 9.0: 11 · 8.5: 3 · 8.0: 4 · 7.5: 4 · 7.0: 2 · 6.5: 1 · <6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) · Made in Japan, USA Code.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 48

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upright SNES Code 9 9.6 A++
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Hollow Racetrack 5 9.0 A++
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Solid Racetrack 13 9.8 A++
Made in Japan 20 9.6 A++
Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) 1 8.5 B+

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 1 1
9.6 4 5 9
9.4 2 6 1 9
9.2 2 2
9.0 4 1 5
8.5 1 2 4 1 8
8.0 1 1 2
7.5 1 2 3
7.0 2 1 3
6.5 1 2 3
<6.5 1 1 1 3
Total 8 21 10 8 1 48

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upright SNES Code (9 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A Total
9.6 1 1
9.4 1 4 5
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 1
8.0 1 1
Total 2 6 1 9
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Hollow Racetrack (5 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ B+ B Total
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 1
7.5 1 1
6.5 1 1
<6.5 1 1
Total 1 1 2 1 5
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Upside-down SNES Code - Solid Racetrack (13 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 1 1
9.6 2 3 5
9.4 1 1
9.2 1 1
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 1
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1
6.5 1 1
Total 4 6 1 2 13
Made in Japan (20 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.6 1 2 3
9.4 2 1 3
9.2 1 1
9.0 1 1 2
8.5 1 3 4
8.0 1 1
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1 2
6.5 1 1
<6.5 1 1 2
Total 1 8 8 3 20
Made in Japan (Distributor Seal) (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 8.5 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade B+ Total
8.5 1 1
Total 1 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, USA Code.

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 6 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 Mega Man X 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 Early Production) CGC 9.8 A++ Last sale $22,500 Aug 24, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Upside Down) VGA 90+ Last sale $2,125 Nov 22, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan Early Production) WATA 8.5 A Last sale $2,125 May 24, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan Early Production) CGC 8.5 A Last sale $2,062 Jul 24, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan Early Production) WATA 8.5 B+ Last sale $1,875 Feb 22, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Upright Sns Code Later Production) CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $1,375 May 24, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan Early Production) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $18,000 Nov 4, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $9,900 Nov 4, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Later Production) WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $9,000 Jan 28, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Later Production) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $4,560 Oct 31, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan Early Production) WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $3,840 Nov 4, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Majesco Later Production) VGA 90+ Last sale $3,250 May 25, 2024 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 21 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Nov 22, 2025 $2,125 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Upside Down Lot 7428-28167
Jul 24, 2025 $2,062 CGC 8.5 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 44318-80081
May 24, 2025 $2,125 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7415-28241
May 24, 2025 $1,375 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Upright Sns Code Later Production Lot 7415-28242
Feb 22, 2025 $1,875 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7411-28136
Aug 24, 2024 $22,500 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7378-28054
May 25, 2024 $3,250 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Majesco Later Production Lot 7372-28183
Nov 30, 2023 $1,020 WATA 9.4 CIB Made in Japan Early Production Lot 44223-79188
Nov 4, 2023 $18,000 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7350-28045
Nov 4, 2023 $3,840 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7350-28046
Aug 10, 2023 $810 WATA 9.0 CIB Made in Japan Early Production Lot 44206-79127
Jul 28, 2023 $1,560 WATA 9.6 CIB Made in Japan Early Production Lot 7349-28083
Jun 20, 2023 $264 CGC 8.5 CIB Made in Japan Early Production Lot 312325-68036
May 23, 2023 $360 CGC 8.5 CIB Made in Japan Early Production Lot 312321-69047
Apr 22, 2023 $1,440 VGA 85 Factory sealed Majesco Later Production Lot 7307-28247
Jan 3, 2023 $930 WATA 8.5 A++ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Later Production Lot 312301-66056
Nov 4, 2022 $9,900 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Lot 7290-28099
Apr 26, 2022 $276 WATA 6.0 CIB Made in Japan Early Production Lot 312217-69039
Jan 28, 2022 $9,000 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Later Production Lot 7284-28072
Oct 31, 2021 $4,560 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Later Production Lot 7263-29126
Feb 8, 2021 $840 WATA 8.5 CIB Lot 122106-14094

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Mega Man X 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 Mega Man X Matters for Grading

Mega Man X is one of the more heavily-graded Super Nintendo (SNES) titles, with 87 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. Sealed copies trade at roughly 3× the loose price ($135 vs $36). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. Because PSA tracks 6 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 Mega Man X Super Nintendo (SNES) worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (48) outweighs CIB and loose for Mega Man X, 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 Mega Man X?

PSA tracks 48 graded sealed copies of Mega Man X 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 Mega Man X?

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 Mega Man X?

PSA recognizes 6 distinct production variants of Mega Man X 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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