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{{italic title|''Mario Kart 8'' Championship 2014}}
{{italic title|''Mario Kart 8'' Championship 2014}}
The '''''Mario Kart 8'' Championship 2014''' was a competition held by news website {{wp|Gamer Network#Partnered websites|Nintendo Life}} in collaboration with the official [[Nintendo]] UK online store.<ref name="MK8 comp Nintendo Life">Whitehead, Thomas (August 14, 2014). [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/play_and_win_the_uk_mario_kart_8_championship_heat_one_is_on_saturday_16th_august Play & Win: The UK Mario Kart 8 Championship, Heat One, Is On Saturday 16th August]. nintendolife.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140815034706/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/play_and_win_the_uk_mario_kart_8_championship_heat_one_is_on_saturday_16th_august Archived] August 15, 2014, 03:47:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> It consisted of four online ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' tournaments, referred to as heats, which served as qualifiers for a final held live at {{wp|EGX (expo)|EGX London 2014}}; to qualify for the finals, players had to place first to third by number of circuit points at the end of a heat.<ref name="MK8 comp Nintendo Life"/> Nintendo Life covered travel and accommodation expenses for the qualifying players.<ref name="MK8 comp Nintendo Life"/>
The '''''Mario Kart 8'' Championship 2014''' was a competition held by news website {{wp|Gamer Network#Partnered websites|Nintendo Life}} in collaboration with the official [[Nintendo]] UK online store.<ref name="MK8 comp Nintendo Life">Whitehead, Thomas (August 14, 2014). [https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/play_and_win_the_uk_mario_kart_8_championship_heat_one_is_on_saturday_16th_august Play & Win: The UK Mario Kart 8 Championship, Heat One, Is On Saturday 16th August]. nintendolife.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140815034706/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/play_and_win_the_uk_mario_kart_8_championship_heat_one_is_on_saturday_16th_august Archived] August 15, 2014, 03:47:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)</ref> It consisted of four online ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' tournaments, referred to as heats, which served as qualifiers for a grand final held live at {{wp|EGX (expo)|EGX London 2014}}; to qualify for the final, players had to place first to third by number of circuit points at the end of a heat.<ref name="MK8 comp Nintendo Life"/> Nintendo Life covered travel and accommodation expenses for the qualifying players.<ref name="MK8 comp Nintendo Life"/>


The following is further information about the ''Mario Kart 8'' Championship 2014 event.
The following is further information about the ''Mario Kart 8'' Championship 2014 event.

Revision as of 09:16, November 4, 2023

The Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014 was a competition held by news website Nintendo Life in collaboration with the official Nintendo UK online store.[1] It consisted of four online Mario Kart 8 tournaments, referred to as heats, which served as qualifiers for a grand final held live at EGX London 2014; to qualify for the final, players had to place first to third by number of circuit points at the end of a heat.[1] Nintendo Life covered travel and accommodation expenses for the qualifying players.[1]

The following is further information about the Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014 event.

Heats

Banner Banner for the Mario Kart 8 Championship 2014
First heat[1] In-game name MK8 EGX Qualifying[2]
Period August 16, 2014, 16:00–⁠20:00 BST
Code 2876-5853-5012
Second heat[3] In-game name MK8 EGX Qualifying 2
Period August 24, 2014, 14:00–⁠18:00 BST
Code 5794-2562-1682
Third heat[4] In-game name MK8 EGX Qualifying 3
Period September 6, 2014, 14:00–⁠18:00 BST
Code 3320-6917-7272
Fourth heat[5] In-game name MK8 EGX Qualifying 4
Period September 14, 2014, 16:00–⁠20:00 BST
Code 9654-7542-0621
Structure of every heat
  • Mode: 150cc Race
  • Items: Normal Items
  • COM: Hard COM
  • Public/Private: Code Required[6]

Final

Location Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London
Date September 27, 2014 BST
Grand prize
  • A physical copy of every new game published by Nintendo on the Wii U and released within the 12 months following September 27, 2014
  • £100 in Nintendo eShop credit

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Whitehead, Thomas (August 14, 2014). Play & Win: The UK Mario Kart 8 Championship, Heat One, Is On Saturday 16th August. nintendolife.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. (Archived August 15, 2014, 03:47:06 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  2. ^ nintendolife (August 16, 2014). 633 racers have entered our #mk8tournament so far. But there can only be 3 winners to go on to the @EGX finals today! Facebook. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  3. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (August 22, 2014). Play & Win: Mario Kart 8 Championship - Heat 2 - Launches on Sunday 24th August. nintendolife.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. (Archived August 25, 2014, 00:52:16 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  4. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (September 4, 2014). Play & Win: Mario Kart 8 Championship - Heat 3 - Launches on Saturday 6th September. nintendolife.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. (Archived April 13, 2015, 15:40:28 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  5. ^ Whitehead, Thomas (September 12, 2014). Play & Win: Mario Kart 8 Championship - Heat 4 - Sunday 14th September. nintendolife.com. Retrieved September 5, 2022. (Archived September 14, 2014, 00:11:27 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
  6. ^ Contest page. nintendolife.com. Archived August 31, 2014, 23:09:11 UTC from the original via Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 5, 2022.