Mario Kart World Cup Propels Into The Esports Scene

Mario Kart World Cup Propels Into The Esports Scene

The Mario Kart World Cup commenced on July 11th and ended August 8th, marking the 5th annual World Cup event. The tournament has evolved dramatically since its conception, and a Mario Kart esports scene may be on a rise.

Across two livestreams there were 14,000 viewers, marking the most viewed Mario Kart competition of all time. In 2015, the first World Cup scored a coveted spot on Twitch’s homepage, radically boosting viewers. This tournament has set the bar for every competitive Mario Kart Wii tournament that has followed, launching Mario Kart from simply being a video game into the esports business.

This year, the organisation asked star esports players from countries such as Denmark and Japan to form teams and compete, and followed a more general esports format. Although Mario Kart still lacks some hallmarks of a modern esport, their esports scene is on a rise, and the passion of their competitive scene has grown.

This push towards bringing Mario Kart into competitive esports is an interesting one, as it is a game that has been played competitively for a very long time and has a lot of value. It will be interesting to see what next year’s tournament brings us.

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