Announcing the PokéJungle Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe was recently released for the Nintendo Switch and we know many of our readers are currently offering everything the game has to offer. Today, however we’re please to announce something fun for the site: The PokéJungle Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament. A bit of a mouthful, right?

Our tournament will start as a one-off event, with the possibility of running weekly tournaments depending on the turn-out! We want our readers to decide the possible date for the first tournament, and as such we are proposing the following dates and times:

OPTION 1
Location Date and Time Timezone
Tokyo (Japan) Sunday, 7 May 2017, 00:00 JST
London (United Kingdom – England) Saturday, 6 May 2017, 16:00 BST
New York (USA – New York) Saturday, 6 May 2017, 11:00 EDT
Los Angeles (USA – California) Saturday, 6 May 2017, 08:00 PDT
OPTION 2
Location Date and Time Timezone
Tokyo (Japan) Sunday, 14 May 2017, 00:00 JST
London (United Kingdom – England) Saturday, 13 May 2017, 16:00 BST
New York (USA – New York) Saturday, 13 May 2017, 11:00 EDT
Los Angeles (USA – California) Saturday, 13 May 2017, 08:00 PDT
OPTION 3
Location Date and Time Timezone
Tokyo (Japan) Monday, 8 May 2017, 00:00 JST
London (United Kingdom – England) Sunday, 7 May 2017, 16:00 BST
New York (USA – New York) Sunday, 7 May 2017, 11:00 EDT
Los Angeles (USA – California) Sunday, 7 May 2017, 08:00 PDT

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We will keep our poll open for 24 hours, after which we will formally announce the dates of our tournament. In the meantime please fire off in the comments below with any questions you may have and we’ll do our best to answer them!

See you on the racetrack!

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2,513 thoughts on “Announcing the PokéJungle Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Tournament!”

  1. So my AP psych workbook just fucking referenced Catcher In The Rye in a question but in a rather subtle way
    Welp

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  2. Sorry to anyone that likes it, but I’ve honestly never felt so bored playing a game as I do Pokemon X…. I mean seriously….. Like ever…..

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  3. Fanfic chapter 1 is done motherfuckers

    I’ll leave posting it until I find a suitable place to put it, unless you guys want me to post it rn

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  4. I love how X and Y put Dragalge and Clawitzer as version exclusives despite one of them clearly being the cooler choice

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  5. Fuck it I’m posting the thing

    I started writing it a bit more seriously but it’s probably gonna degrade into shitty memes again

    “I’m just saying that with all the magical and technological advancements we should be able to have more than three Pokemon.” Star shrugged, her three Summon Crystals in hand, turning them over as she waited for her food to come. “I’d die for a Furret.”

    “The three Pokemon you choose allow you to use stronger magical spells affiliated with their types than you could on your own. Having more than three familiar Pokemon could be harmful to your body and mind.” Kuppo refuted.

    “Right, but why do Pokemon have to be familiars? It just feels so convoluted, like fair enough some Pokemon can be kept as pets outside of Crystals, but couldn’t we like keep a few more Pokemon in something technological? I think three more to make like, six would be a good number.” Star continued.

    Kuppo sighed. “Look, I’m not saying more Pokemon would be worse, but technology still isn’t as advanced as it would be without magic, and that requires us to use our own Infinity Energy to interact with and manipulate. Tech that stores Infinity Energy to function can’t run for too long, and utilising energy harvested from leaks from the Crystals which is considered heresy in at least half the world and is also expensive, and finally electric based technology is seen as inefficient compared to mag-”

    To Seraph, Kuppo’s speech became white noise as he begun to speak to Kurusu.

    “So buddy, Star tagged along because she has nothing to do over the summer, and Kuppo decided to wet towel me because apparently my goals are ‘unrealistic’ or ‘dangerous’ or some other Tauros shit. Why are you here?”

    A few seconds of silence passed, with Kuppo’s speech and the clattering of the kitchen being the only ambience in the near empty restaurant.

    The boy simply shrugged at his friend, and then turned back to the book in his hands, waiting for his food to come.

    Seraph entertained himself by practicing his Aqua spell, channeling the energy from his Araquanid’s Summon Crystal.

    Hydro magic allowed the caster to manipulate water in its liquid state. With his arachnid familiar, Seraph could manipulate small amounts of water masterfully or have a weak influence on a large body of water. Without his familiar, his magic was similar to the Jungle guild when it wasn’t news time: quiet and not very impressive besides the occasional nuggets of excellency.

    Seraph had pulled a few small bubbles up above his glass when the arrival of his food cost him to accidently throw them up in glee. Droplets rained upon Kurusu, leading to Star to interrupt Kuppo’s still ongoing speech to make a joke about how Seraph getting others damp was a first, which was met by larger bubble hitting her squarely in the face.

    After the meal had been finished, the party decided to have a conversation about how their magical abilities were developing.

    “Hex is fine, Overlord is fine, Swarm is fine, but Combatant, Hydro and Growth are all subpar.” Seraph sighed, making the flowers on the table slightly perk to emphasise how weak his Grass – Affinity magic was.

    Star stretched, before summoning a small wisp of white light in her right palm. “Charm is pretty strong, seeing as I’ve got two familiars for it. My Hydro’s better than Seraph’s, but my Mind and Summon magic aren’t doing so hot, and the less said about my Combatant the better…”

    “Saboteur is great, but my Hydro, Cryo and Mineral abilities just aren’t good enough.” Kurusu added.

    Finally, Kuppo told his friends of his capabilities. “Swarm. Electro. Hex. Pyro. Geo. Aero… They’re all just average, none good none bad.”

    “You’ve definitely got it best, Kuppo”. Star stated. “Electro, Cryo, Geo, and Aero all allow you to manipulate raw elements, and Swarm lets you communicate with Bug Pokémon. Add in your Hexes and you’re a Jack of All Trades.”

    Kuppo responded. “Whilst that may be true, your Charms are way stronger than my Hexes, and with your Hydro you’re also a force to be reckoned with on the elemental side too. True, your other magics need work, but you have two strong magic skills to last you until you improve.”

    “I wish my Hydro could be as good as your’s Star.” Kurusu sighed.

    “Hey, you’ll improve.” The girl smiled. She then smirked as she looked at Seraph. “Besides, you’re still better at it than Bubbles.”

    A vein on Seraph’s head swelled with anger.

    “I’m trying!”

    “I know.” Star said. “But I feel like you’re forcing it because Araquanid is one of your familiars. You don’t have to use all of your familiars’ Type Magic, you could focus on ones you’re good at, like Hex.”

    “I’m going to carry on learning Hydro for Araquanid, just like you’re learning Combatant for Lopunny. You struggle, but you don’t give up. Why should I?”

    “That’s different!” Star exclaimed, raising herself up with her arms on the table. Her sudden adversity got her a few odd looks from some other restaurant patrons.

    Seraph had flinched when Star moved, but snapped out of it with a retort. “How is it, Star!? The only difference is that I’m doing it for myself and you’re doing it for-”

    “Seraph, Star, now isn’t the time to argue.” Kuppo calmly said.

    The owner had approached the table, a portly yet proud man in an ebony suit. A Ribombee fluttered around him.

    “Everything okay?” He asked, looking at Star.

    “It’s fine, I was just about to leave and get us some rooms at the local inn whilst these guys enjoy some dessert.” She calmly clarified.

    “But I don’t want desse-” Kurusu started, until a nudge from Kuppo and some daggers from Star caused him to go silent.

    “Kuppo,” Star started, reaching into her pockets, producing a silvery note from her pocket. “Pay for me.”

    After her friend had nodded, Star walked out of the restaurant, her gait betraying her calm facade.

    Seraph’s eyes followed her until she exited, before meeting Kuppo’s.

    “You need to apologise.” The boy stated.

    Seraph sighed, knowing his friend was, as usual, right. But Star had genuinely upset him, and in Seraph’s opinion she should’ve known better.

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  6. Unpopular opinion: Hoothoot is cuter than Rowlet

    and should’ve gotten a snowy owl regional variant

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  7. Question: If a Stunfisk ran the Aether Foundation would if be called the Aether Floundation?
    (My hate for this thing has actually died a lot so…)

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  8. I don’t know why people don’t mention this but why tf wasn’t the battle competition giving out Hoenn starter megastones a Hoenn and Alola challenge like the Kanto and Alola one was?

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  9. Fuse two Pokemon, give type, ability, name and appearance. No new features, everything must come from the two sources

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  10. I forgot to buy the charger for the Joy-cons smh. Now i’m pretty limited to only playing in handheld mode until next month…

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