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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.

Latest revision as of 10:16, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  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.