April 29-May 1

The April 2022Mario Kart 8open tournamentis being held this coming weekend on Switch, with the ability to earn My Nintendo Gold Points in the process.

Nintendo periodically runs these little contests to spur interest inMario Kart 8 Deluxe, and there’s another one ready to go for April. It takes place this weekend on April 29, 30, and May 1, from 12PM PT to 6PM PT on each day. Here are the full instructions:

Mario Kart 8 open

“To enter, you must participate in the Tournament in theMario Kart 8 Deluxegame during the Tournament Period. To access the Tournament, select the following, in order, within theMario Kart 8 Deluxegame: Online Play, Tournaments, Search by Code. Enter the following code [below] to enter the in-game tournament.”

Each day, the top eight players will win 2500 My Nintendo Gold Points that will be deposited into their account. That’s essentially $25 in moon bucks that you can use directly on the eShop: if you haven’t used Gold Points in a while,Nintendo has a handy explainer on their site.

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you may find the tournament IDs for each day below, and you can enter all three or any combination of them.

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