Nintendo will organize a Mario Strikers tournament in Latin America

in the midst of euphoria World Cup in Qatar, Nintendo will hold a virtual tournament Mario Strikers: Battle League in Latin America For more than 14 years looking for the best on the continent in this video game.

Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru They will be the participating countries, so a local tournament will be organized until the end of 2022, and then a regional one, with champions from each nation.

“We invite you to live football as only you know Mario and all his friends mushroom kingdom. Be a part of this tournament, show your skills Mario Strikers Battle League And claim the glory of this Latin American Cup. You’ll be able to win Nintendo Points, personalized jackets and many other surprises,” said Nintendo.

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This will be a Mario Strikers tournament

The Mario Strikers Battle League Latin America Cup It will start on the 8th of November and end on the 14th, where the qualifiers will be played first by all those who applied in each country.

Then there will be a second round to determine the local champions, which will be held on December 16-21. So that in the end it will be a regional confrontation on the 22nd of the last month of the year and the big winner will be announced there.

To participate, you must be over 14 years old, have a video game that launched this year, and be subscribed Nintendo Switch Online, as the matches will be played online from everyone’s home. In addition, you must register by December 4 at this link: https://play.toornament.com/es/tournaments/6203139063219978240/.

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The format of the matches will be 1 vs. 1 best of three matches, four minutes per game, item activations and also hyperstreaks. In case of disconnection, the confrontation will be awarded as a match.

The gameplay of each stage will be as follows:

– Phase 1 (group phase), 128 players are divided into 16 groups of 8 players each, only 2 players will advance to the next phase.

– Phase 2 (Round) The 32 players who qualified will be seeded into 8 groups of 4 players each, here will play in a round robin where each player will face their teammates once. Each win equals 3 points, draw 1 point and loss 0 points.

After the matches, the points will be counted and thus we will know the positions of the players in each group. Only the top 2 players from each group will advance to the third phase.

– Phase 3 (Playoffs) The 16 players who advance to this phase will be seeded into a single elimination bracket where they will compete against each other to find the top winner in each country.

Nintendo broadcasts the matches from the best-of-eight stage, so the final can be seen by all fans.

The prizes for which players will participate in each country will be:

1 place

– Commemorative medal.

– Commemorative jacket.

– Nintendo Switch OLED console.

– Personalized commemorative backpack.

– Personalized commemorative Nintendo Switch case.

2nd place

– Nintendo Switch console.

– Commemorative medal.

– Commemorative Nintendo Switch case.

3rd place

– Nintendo Switch Lite console.

– Commemorative Nintendo Switch case.

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