As you know, it’s nearly the end of the road for Mario Kart 8. Indeed, after over a decade of Mario Kart 8 being the main game in the series, it seems it’s finally time to move on. Mario Kart 10 has been teased, and it’ll be releasing on the Switch 2 sometime this year.
So, to celebrate the end of this long running game, we’ve decided to host one final tournament here on Gaming Reinvented. One last Mario Kart 8 Deluxe tournament to see out the original game, and pave the way for a new console and era.
And as you can expect, it follows the typical formula. On April 12th 2025 (approximately 4 weeks from now), members from Nintendo communities from across the internet will have the chance to compete for a $200 grand prize. It’ll follow the same format as the rest of the tournaments we’ve hosted here, take place at the same time and on the same day of the week as before, and be a fantastic way to see out the Switch 1 and enjoy one last round of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe before the next title makes it obsolete.
So yeah, here are the rules:
- Mode: 150cc Grand Prix
- Teams: No Teams
- Items: Standard Items
- CPU: Normal CPU
- Vehicles: All Vehicles
- Smart Steering: Allowed
- Active: Fixed Period
- Start Date: 12th April 2025
- Start Time: 8pm (20:00) GMT+1
- End Date: (see start date)
- End Time: 23:30 GMT (or whenever we’re done)
- Races: 24 (plus 12 for the final)
Plus, the time zones for said tournament:
| Time Zone | Time |
|---|---|
| GMT+1 (UK) | 8pm |
| CEST (Europe) | 9pm |
| PDT | 12pm |
| EST | 3pm |
| AEDT (Australia) | 7am |
| JST (Japan) | 5am |
Yeah, it’s the same as before. Surprisingly, that part wasn’t even planned. We just happened to arrange it in April, without realising that it was a few weeks after the clocks go forward in the UK. For possibly the first time in the history of forever, daylight’s savings actually turned out to be useful for something.
We’ll be listing participating communities as they get added, but for now, Gaming Reinvented and Wario Forums are definite inclusions, and Studio21 likely is as well.
Regardless, if you want to enter, you can do so via the form linked here…
Enter the Spring 2025 Cross Community Mario Kart Tournament!
And if you want to discuss the event, you can do so on our Discord server today! Have fun folks! Let’s end this Mario Kart generation in style!
Enter the Spring 2025 Cross Community Tournament