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{{distinguish|Nintendo VS UK Cup}}
'''Nintendo UK VS Cup''' was a recurring ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'' in-game tournament open only to residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was held by [[Nintendo|Nintendo UK]] every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from April 7, 2020 to June 14, 2020. The following is further information regarding this tournament.
 
{|class="wikitable" width=75%
|-
!rowspan=3|Tuesdays
!In-game name
|'''NUK VS Tuesday'''
|-
!Period
|10:00–16:00 UTC+01
|-
!Code
|1550-5316-8171
|-
!rowspan=3|Thursdays
!In-game name
|'''NUK VS Thursday'''
|-
!Period
|14:00–20:00 UTC+01
|-
!Code
|3910-9450-7051
|-
!rowspan=3|Saturdays
!In-game name
|'''NUK VS Saturdays'''
|-
!Period
|10:00–16:00 UTC+01
|-
!Code
|1374-2300-1131
|-
!rowspan=3|Sundays
!In-game name
|'''NUK VS Sundays'''
|-
!Period
|14:00–20:00 UTC+01
|-
!Code
|2845-2563-1019
|-
!colspan=2 width=30%|Structure of each tournament
|width=70%|
*'''Mode:''' 150cc Race
*'''Teams:''' No Teams
*'''Items:''' Normal Items
*'''COM:''' Normal COM
*'''Vehicles:''' All Vehicles
*'''Smart Steering:''' Smart Steering OK
*'''Race Count:''' No Limit
*'''Group Shuffling:''' Don't Shuffle
*'''Player Rating:''' Any Rating
*'''Public/Private:''' Open to Everyone
|}
 
The tournaments ran concurrently with a promotional contest held by NintendoUK on {{wp|Twitter}}, in which participants had to share video clips of their race with a specific hashtag for the day in which they joined the tournament. Entries for a certain tournament day could be submitted to the competition until the final day of the tournament; subsequently, one winning entry was selected for each tournament day, and its corresponding Twitter user was awarded £10 in [[Nintendo eShop]] credit.
 
The following [[List of hashtags|hashtags]] were to be used by participating Twitter users:
*Tuesday: #MarioKartUKTues
*Thursday: #MarioKartUKThurs
*Saturday: #MarioKartUKSat
*Sunday: #MarioKartUKSun
 
==External links==
*April 6, 2020. [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/News/2020/April/Introducing-the-Nintendo-UK-VS-Cup-in-Mario-Kart-8-Deluxe--1758258.html Introducing the Nintendo UK VS Cup in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe!] nintendo.co.uk. Retrieved July 28, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/yOunS Archived] July 28, 2022, 22:19:40 UTC via archive.today.)
 
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[[Category:Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournaments]]

Latest revision as of 17:07, July 31, 2024

Not to be confused with Nintendo VS UK Cup.

Nintendo UK VS Cup was a recurring Mario Kart 8 Deluxe in-game tournament open only to residents of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was held by Nintendo UK every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from April 7, 2020 to June 14, 2020. The following is further information regarding this tournament.

Tuesdays In-game name NUK VS Tuesday
Period 10:00–16:00 UTC+01
Code 1550-5316-8171
Thursdays In-game name NUK VS Thursday
Period 14:00–20:00 UTC+01
Code 3910-9450-7051
Saturdays In-game name NUK VS Saturdays
Period 10:00–16:00 UTC+01
Code 1374-2300-1131
Sundays In-game name NUK VS Sundays
Period 14:00–20:00 UTC+01
Code 2845-2563-1019
Structure of each tournament
  • Mode: 150cc Race
  • Teams: No Teams
  • Items: Normal Items
  • COM: Normal COM
  • Vehicles: All Vehicles
  • Smart Steering: Smart Steering OK
  • Race Count: No Limit
  • Group Shuffling: Don't Shuffle
  • Player Rating: Any Rating
  • Public/Private: Open to Everyone

The tournaments ran concurrently with a promotional contest held by NintendoUK on Twitter, in which participants had to share video clips of their race with a specific hashtag for the day in which they joined the tournament. Entries for a certain tournament day could be submitted to the competition until the final day of the tournament; subsequently, one winning entry was selected for each tournament day, and its corresponding Twitter user was awarded £10 in Nintendo eShop credit.

The following hashtags were to be used by participating Twitter users:

  • Tuesday: #MarioKartUKTues
  • Thursday: #MarioKartUKThurs
  • Saturday: #MarioKartUKSat
  • Sunday: #MarioKartUKSun

External links[edit]