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| {{italic title|''Mario Kart 8'' promotion tour}}
| | #redirect[[Mario Kart 8#Mario Kart 8 promotion tour]] |
| The '''''Mario Kart 8'' promotion tour''' was a ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' competition organized in 2014 by Gameland Events in collaboration with [[Nintendo]] as well as electronics retailers {{wp|Game Mania|l=nl}} and {{wp|Fnac}}. It was sponsored by PROG4MER.<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules">[https://cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/events_8/nl_18/MaroKart8_Promotour_BE.pdf MARIO KART 8 PROMOTION TOUR COMPETITION RULES] (PDF). nintendo-europe.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/PwUyB Archived] September 5, 2022, 17:04:41 UTC via archive.today.)</ref> The competition consisted of eight qualifiers, held in various locations across {{wp|Belgium}}, and a series of final rounds, which occurred at the Gameland 2014 event in {{wp|Lichtaart}}.<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules"/> The top player of each qualifier advanced to the finals.<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules"/>
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| The following is further information about the ''Mario Kart 8'' promotion tour.
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| ==Preliminary rounds==
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| !rowspan=3|First round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Herentals}}
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| !Location
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| |Grote Markt
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| !Date and time
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| |July 19, 2014, 11:00–17:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Second round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Turnhout}}
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| !Location
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| |{{wp|Grote Markt (Turnhout)|Grote Markt|l=nl}}
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| !Date and time
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| |July 26, 2014, 14:00–18:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Third round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Mechelen}}
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| !Location
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| |{{wp|Veemarkt (Mechelen)|Veemarkt|l=nl}}
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| !Date and time
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| |August 2, 2014, 14:00–18:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Fourth round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Nijlen}}
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| !Location
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| |Jour Tibour festival grounds
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| !Date and time
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| |August 10, 2014, 14:30–20:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Fifth round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Brussels}}
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| !Location
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| |Fnac store ({{wp|City 2|l=nl}} shopping center)
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| !Date and time
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| |August 16, 2014, 11:00–17:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Sixth round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Liège}}
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| !Location
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| |Fnac store
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| !Date and time
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| |August 27, 2014, 11:00–17:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Seventh round
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| !City
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| |{{wp|Louvain-la-Neuve}}
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| !Location
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| |Fnac store
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| !Date and time
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| |August 30, 2014, 11:00–17:00 CEST
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| !rowspan=3|Eighth round
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| !City
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| |Brussels
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| !Location
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| |Fnac store ({{wp|Galeries de la Toison d'or|Toison d'or|l=fr}} shopping center)
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| !Date and time
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| |September 6, 2014, 11:00–17:00 CEST
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| !colspan=2 width=20%|Structure of each round
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| *'''Mode:''' 100cc Race
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| *'''Teams:''' No Teams
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| *'''Items:''' Normal Items
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| *'''COM:''' No COM
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| *'''Race Count:''' 3 Races
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| According to the competition's official rules, "if all players and the admin agree, small changes to the rules can be used, such as using 150cc instead of 100cc."<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules"/>
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| !colspan=2|Prizes in each round
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| *'''1st place:'''
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| **''Mario Kart'' cup
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| **T-shirt
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| **magnet board
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| **ticket to the finals at Gameland 2014
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| *'''2nd–3rd place:'''
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| **T-shirt
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| **magnet board
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| ==Finals==
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| !width=20%|Location
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| |width=80%|{{wp|Bobbejaanland}} ({{wp|Lichtaart}} village)
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| !Date
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| |September 13, 2014 CEST
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| !Structure
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| *'''Mode:''' 150cc Race
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| *'''Teams:''' No Teams
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| *'''Items:''' Normal Items
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| *'''COM:''' No COM
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| *'''Race Count:''' 3 Races
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| !Prize
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| *'''1st place:'''
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| **Wii U
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| **''Mario Kart 8''
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| *'''2nd place:'''
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| **[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 2DS|Nintendo 2DS]]
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| **''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
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| *'''3rd place:''' ''Mario Kart 8''
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| As specified in the official rules, "if the winner already has ''Mario Kart 8'', a substitute prize will be provided."<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules"/>
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| |}
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| ==References==
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| <references/>
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| {{Game competitions}}
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| {{MK8}}
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| [[Category:Game competitions]]
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| [[Category:Mario Kart 8]]
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