Editing Mario Kart 8 promotion tour

{{italic title|''Mario Kart 8'' promotion tour}}
The '''''Mario Kart 8'' promotion tour''' was a competition organized in 2014 by Gameland Events in collaboration with [[Nintendo]] as well as electronics retailers {{wp|Game Mania|l=nl}} and {{wp|Fnac}}, and 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> Held across {{wp|Belgium}}, the competition consisted of eight preliminary rounds of ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' followed by a number of final rounds; the finals occurred at the Gameland 2014 event.<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules"/> Each preliminary round decided a winner who advanced to the final rounds. The winners then competed in pairs across a number of semi-finals, with a grand final subsequently deciding the winner of the entire competition.<ref name="MK8 Promotour BE rules"/>

The following is further information about the ''Mario Kart 8'' promotion tour.

==Preliminary rounds==
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!rowspan=3|First round
!City
|{{wp|Herentals}}
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!Location
|Grote Markt
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!Date and time
|July 19, 2014, 11:00⁠–⁠17:00 CEST
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!rowspan=3|Second round
!City
|{{wp|Turnhout}}
|-
!Location
|{{wp|Grote Markt (Turnhout)|Grote Markt|l=nl}}
|-
!Date and time
|July 26, 2014, 14:00⁠–⁠18:00 CEST
|-
!rowspan=3|Third round
!City
|{{wp|Mechelen}}
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!Location
|{{wp|Veemarkt (Mechelen)|Veemarkt|l=nl}}
|-
!Date and time
|August 2, 2014, 14:00⁠–⁠18:00 CEST
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!rowspan=3|Fourth round
!City
|{{wp|Nijlen}}
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!Location
|Jour Tibour festival grounds
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!Date and time
|August 10, 2014, 14:30⁠–⁠20:00 CEST
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!rowspan=3|Fifth round
!City
|{{wp|Brussels}}
|-
!Location
|Fnac store ({{wp|City 2|l=nl}} shopping center)
|-
!Date and time
|August 16, 2014, 11:00⁠–⁠17:00 CEST
|-
!rowspan=3|Sixth round
!City
|{{wp|Liège}}
|-
!Location
|Fnac store
|-
!Date and time
|August 27, 2014, 11:00⁠–⁠17:00 CEST
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!rowspan=3|Seventh round
!City
|{{wp|Louvain-la-Neuve}}
|-
!Location
|Fnac store
|-
!Date and time
|August 30, 2014, 11:00⁠–⁠17:00 CEST
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!rowspan=3|Eighth round
!City
|Brussels
|-
!Location
|Fnac store ({{wp|Galeries de la Toison d'or|Toison d'or|l=fr}} shopping center)
|-
!Date and time
|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
*'''Teams:''' No Teams
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''COM:''' No COM
*'''Race Count:''' 3 Races
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:'''
**''Mario Kart'' cup
**T-shirt
**magnet board
**ticket to the finals at Gameland 2014
*'''2nd–⁠3rd place:'''
**T-shirt
**magnet board
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==Finals==
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!width=20%|Location
|width=80%|{{wp|Bobbejaanland}} ({{wp|Lichtaart}} village)
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!Date
|September 13, 2014 CEST
|-
!Structure
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*'''Mode:''' 150cc Race
*'''Teams:''' No Teams
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''COM:''' No COM
*'''Race Count:''' 3 Races
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!Prize
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*'''1st place:'''
**Wii U
**''Mario Kart 8''
*'''2nd place:'''
**[[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 2DS|Nintendo 2DS]]
**''[[Mario Kart 7]]''
*'''3rd place:''' ''Mario Kart 8''
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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==References==
<references/>

{{MK8}}
[[Category:Game competitions]]
[[Category:Mario Kart 8]]