Yesterday we brought you the special indie developer Mario Kart 8 tournament we ran at this year's EGX, and today we've got another racing treat — a similar event which features twelve of the UK's most popular YouTube gaming stars.
The assembled challengers can call upon a combined total of over 12 million subscribers on YouTube, which might go some way to explaining the massive crowds we had around the Nintendo stand when during the contest.
Taking part were:
- stampylonghead
- TheDiamondMinecart
- TheGamingLemon
- MiniLaddd
- HurderOfBuffalo
- MrDalekJD
- TheGamingTerroriser
- unknownplayer03
- TheMasterOv
- sqaishey
- LethalChris1
- AdamPlaysYT
Minecraft expert TheDiamondMinecart won the tournament with a blistering performance, followed by TheMasterOv, MrDalekJD and TheGamingTerroriser. We ran a second YouTuber tournament later on at EGX, and will be posting a video of that in a few days — as well as footage of the official UK Mario Kart 8 Championships. In the meantime, enjoy!
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And not a single one of them I know...
@Undead_terror Actually, i think thats great
Most of the well known ones probably dont even play Mario Kart, because its not part of the cool kids club
That video was soo ehm, kinda silly, well not to offend anyone, but whats that music >_> and dont know any single one of them.
@97alexk It's a cover version of the Jane Wiedlin track Rush Hour by the now defunct Irish band Joyrider, released in the UK in 1996 - presumably before you emerged from your mother's tummy.
I used it because I thought it suited the theme of the video well - racing!
Was Dr Treyarus there? Maybe he fixed it from the inside like the Kobyashi Maru?
I'm kinda glad I don't know who any of those people are.
@Damo Well it didnt, and wow, a song that is older then me, congrats, i listen to 80's song all the time, and really suited well for racing? could'nt you take a nintendo soundtrack?
@97alexk Sorry it wasn't whatever your generation listens to.
@97alexk Yeah I think Nintendo music is the best and it would have been better for the video. Just some constructive criticism.
Don't know any of them... Where's Adam AKA Swimmingbird at!
@97alexk @Thearnaud44 Thing is, Nintendo is usually a bit more aggressive about protecting its musical output on YouTube than bands which died out 20 years ago.
Besides, using Nintendo music would be too predictable!
@yuwarite Oh god xD im not gonna discuss this
I have no idea who are any of these people are... My "YouTube Stars" go as far as HellFireComms and BrainScratchComms, to Gaijin Goombah, Jontorn and Markiplier though.
"YouTube Star" is an oxymoron
Don't know who any of these people are,i thought you meant youtubers like gamegrumps, Jontron,Markiplier or even Pewdiepie.Not these guys well who cares,i'm not the one to hate on people i don't know.
I wish we could see Jontron playing and swearing in the next video, but that's probably not going to happen
I was at least expecting RayWilliamJohnson, Jontron, TotalBiscuit, AVGN, Pewdiepie, or Nigahiga. Disappointed that it's just a bunch of nobody.
They need to do an NA version. Also, where is Dr. Trayaurus?
@retro_player_22
More people need to read Nintendolife/watch Ryan Higa
@retro_player_22 They're also nobodies, albeit much more popular.
I'd love to see "Which 3DS is Best at Mario Kart 8?"
It's good to see Nintendo finally put those white Wii Us to use.
@KodyDawg You're enjoying content made by people of my generation and older, though. I used the Justin Bieber example, as he's a content creator from your generation.
@97alexk It's alright, you know your generation does (insert pc word for suck), though. I've heard many kids your age agree with this sentiment and even say it on a daily basis, so don't feel inclined to argue it, just because I'm saying it to you in arguementative tone.
Who are these people? Where are the known ones like PewDiePie, James Rolfe, Smosh Games, Jon Tron etc? The title of Youtube star is nothing nowadays. This just proves that anyone can do it.
I don't know a single one,is any of them big?
Oi, is it just me or are these people slightly less ear-piercingly annoying than Hueydeadpie and his ilk? Guess that explain a lot about why those guys are popular in the first place...
@AK-1138
Mike Love > Brian Wilson
its tough being a celebrity
@dereq the word sheeple just screams hipster
who?
@dereq no insult intended man,you just come off as a bit of a hipster
Ha are there not many minorities in UK or what lol
None, only me LOL JK
Would have loved to see Doug Walker (Nostalgia Critic), James Rolfe (AVGN), Jon Jafari (JonTron), Arin Hanson (Egoraptor) or Felix Kjellberg (PewDiePie) among this list of people I have never heard of.
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