Mario Kart 8 Champions of San Diego
Mario Kart 8 Champions of San Diego was a series of global[1]:1:32 online Mario Kart 8 tournaments held daily by Nintendo of America from July 24 through July 27, 2014 in conjunction with San Diego Comic-Con 2014. The tournaments saw players from around the world competing against the winner of a Mario Kart 8 competition that was held locally at the Nintendo Gaming Lounge, a dedicated space within the Comic-Con event.[2] This series of online tournaments doubled as the second weekend challenge of the 2014 edition of Camp Miiverse, whose stated objective was to rank high and potentially overcome the San Diego Comic-Con champion,[3][4] who went by "SD Champ" in-game,[4] in any of the tournaments.
Tournament information[edit]
The following are details for every tournament in this series.[5]
| Day | In-game name | Times | Item setting | Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 24, 2014 (Thursday) |
Champions of SD 1[6] | 14:00–15:00 PST | All Items | 0732-5590-8849 |
| Champions of SD 2[1]:1:13 | 16:00–17:00 PST | Frantic Mode | 6716-3994-5885 | |
| July 25, 2014 (Friday) |
Champions of SD 3[1]:1:13 | 13:00–14:00 PST | All Items | 4832-8895-2957 |
| Champions of SD 4[7] | 15:00–16:00 PST | Bob-ombs Only | 1895-9593-4811 | |
| Champions of SD 5[1]:1:13 | 17:00–18:00 PST | Frantic Mode | 5548-3750-1393 | |
| July 26, 2014 (Saturday) |
Champions of SD 6[1]:1:13 | 13:00–14:00 PST | All Items | 9515-4367-4359 |
| Champions of SD 7[1]:1:13 | 15:00–16:00 PST | Bananas Only | 0526-1939-9869 | |
| Champions of SD 8[1]:1:13 | 17:00–18:00 PST | Frantic Mode | 3743-9933-0068 | |
| July 27, 2014 (Sunday) |
Champions of SD 9[1]:1:13 | 13:00–14:00 PST | Shells Only | 9940-1441-4290 |
| Champions of SD 10[1]:1:13 | 15:00–16:00 PST | Frantic Mode | 4552-8910-7134 |
Camp Miiverse challenge results[edit]
In Camp Miiverse, Team Mario and Team Zelda each won five tournaments in this series, resulting in a tie.[8] The following are the highest-ranking players in each tournament from those who participated in Camp Miiverse and provided proof of their results through a screenshot.[8] (These players may not necessarily have been the highest-ranking overall, as joining Camp Miiverse was not needed to participate in a tournament.)
| Tournament no. |
Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLT★LēģīTX | Mario |
| 2 | Rodjr | Zelda |
| 3 | Kirby!™ | Mario |
| 4 | [iS]☆Jett | Zelda |
| 5 | ☆Jim724☆ | Mario |
| 6 | Dr. Ivo | Mario |
| 7 | Digo | Zelda |
| 8 | [iS]☆Jett | Zelda |
| 9 | Alex | Mario |
| 10 | Digo | Zelda |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Warcheeso Productions (September 18, 2014). Let's Play MK8 SD Tournament R 1. YouTube. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
Referenced timestamps: - ^ Campbell, Evan (July 23, 2014). SDCC 2014: Take On the SDCC 2014 Mario Kart 8 Tournament Winners Online. IGN (English). Retrieved June 4, 2025. (Archived July 29, 2014, 23:10:39 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ "Your challenge, campers will be to join and see if you can make it to the top on one of the tournaments, and better yet, beat the San Diego Challenger!" – NintendoTom (July 23, 2014). Miiverse. (Archived August 27, 2014 via YouTube by Jgamerz12.)
- ^ a b "Hi campers, our special weekend Mario Kart 8 tournament starts today!
"Your challenge is to participate in one of the online Mario Kart 8 tournaments and see if you can win and beat the score of the challenger ‘SD Champ’ that will be participating from our gaming lounge at San Diego Comic-Con! He or she will be the winner of the local competition that will be held in San Diego, so this will not be an easy challenge.
"How it works:
"+Play in a tournament, get a high score! See if you can make it to the top of each tournament and try to beat the score of San Diego challenger ‘SD Champ’!" – NintendoTom (July 24, 2014). Miiverse. (Archived August 27, 2014 via YouTube by Jgamerz12.) - ^ Official schedule for Mario Kart 8 Champions of San Diego (JPG). Nintendo of America. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from IGN.com. (Archived June 4, 2025, 17:13:05 UTC via Wayback Machine.)
- ^ Nintendo of America (July 25, 2014). Wii U - Mario Kart 8 - Amy Joins SDCC Online Tournament (0:00). YouTube. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo of America (July 26, 2014). Wii U - Mario Kart 8 - Amy Joins Day 2 SDCC Online Tournament (0:00). YouTube. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ^ a b "Campers, the results are in for the Mario Kart 8 tournament!
"Here are the top campers from each race. We only counted those who said they were in Camp Miiverse and posted their scores:
[...]
"Team Mario one[sic] five, and Team Zelda won five tournaments. It's a tie!" – NintendoTom (July 28, 2014). Miiverse. (Archived August 27, 2014 via YouTube by Jgamerz12.)
