Minigame Tournament

Minigame Tournament a bonus minigame in Mario Party 10 for 1-8 players. This is the only mode in Mario Party 10 that can be played with up to eight players. Because only 4 Wii Remotes can be connected to the Wii U at one time, pass and play is enforced when playing with five or more human players.

Gameplay
The game starts with eight players divided into two groups of four. The first group consists of odd player numbers. The second group consists of even player numbers. This is decided based on the order the characters are picked.

Round of 8
First, the players in group #1 face off in a minigame with 1st and 2nd moving on and 3rd and 4th being eliminated. This is repeated with group #2. Before a minigame begins, each player must grab the for their character and press the  button to confirm. When playing with five or more human players, after group #1 plays, the players who played that minigame must hand over the to the other players.

After both groups have done their minigames, this round ends.

Semifinals
The player order is based as follows:

These players will then face off in a minigame with 1st and 2nd moving on again with 3rd and 4th being eliminated. Since the controller assignments for the characters will change here, each remaining player must grab the for their character and press the  button to confirm. From this point on, there will be no more "passing-the-Wii-Remote-around" situation.

After the minigame, this round is over.

Final
Whoever came 1st in the second round is Player 1 in the final round while the 2nd place player is Player 2 in the final round. There is no need for the last two players to press before the final minigame is selected, as the controller assignments for the characters do not change here.

These players then face off in a minigame, with the winner running to a giant crown to do their winning animation.

In Case of a Tie
If a tie occurs for any position in a minigame except third place, a dice roll decides. If there is a two-way tie for 1st, the tie is still broken, as this is to determine the lineup for the remaining rounds.

CPU Minigames
If a minigame is only between CPU contestants, the minigame will be skipped and results will be simulated. It is still possible to see who comes in which position by looking at where the characters are placed.

Trivia

 * This is the 2nd Mario Party game to be playable with up to 8 players, the first being Mario Party 7.
 * Despite this, only 4 controllers can be connected to the console at anytime in both games.
 * A mode with the same name appears in Mario Party 5. However, there are only 4 players, the bracket is determined randomly and there is a playoff to see who earns 3rd place.
 * Mount Duel from Mario Party 6 seems to play similar to that mode in Mario Party 5.