Nintendo have announced that there are three new local championships taking place over the next few months, that will give Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Splatoon 3 and Super Smash Bros Ultimate players, a chance to prove their skills.

Right now we have all the details for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: AU/NZ Championship 2024, so we have those below. We know the dates for the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe event and the month for the Splatoon 3, but once we get more details, we will update.

The winners of the events in years past have found themselves taking to the stage at PAX Australia to compete for the grand prize and that is a possibility again, however with Nintendo Live taking place in Sydney, they could be finding themselves hosting finals there.

Either way, time for the details:

Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Qualifying Event 1:

• Sunday 9th June 2024 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm AEST

Qualifying Event 2:

• Saturday 15th June 2024 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm AEST

Tournament Rules:

• Format: 1v1

• Stock: 3

• Time Limit: 7:00

• FS Meter: Off

• Fighters: All

• Items: Off

• Stages: All stages (Battlefield and Omega Form Only)

• Stage Hazards: Off

Entry is done via the game, no sign-ups needed, you just need to load into the game, select the online mode and then navigate to the Official Tourney Qualifiers. Once you select it, you will be prompted with the rules and if you agree, you are in.

Prizes:

Top 2 per qualifying event: Advance to the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: AU/NZ Championship Finals

Top 10 per qualifying event: 1,000 My Nintendo Gold Points

20 randomly selected players: 500 My Nintendo Gold Points

All players who participate will also receive 50 My Nintendo Platinum Points per qualifier

The official rules will be available here, so you can take a read before the event kicks off.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Weekend 1:

• Saturday 29th June to Monday 1st July

Weekend 2:

• Friday 5th July to Sunday 7th July

Splatoon 3

We know this will take place in July, but there is nothing more than that.