The younger segment will try for their best time on the Luigi’s Mansion stage. They can only play as Mario and use the standard kart, standard wheels, and the super glider.
The older group must use Bowser — with the standard kart, standard wheels, and the super glider — on the Bowser Castle 1 course. Those with the highest score in each group from each testing location will advance to the finals.
Visit Nintendo's website for the full list of Best Buy stores that will be hosting the qualifiers. Competitors will also be able to try out demos for Super Mario Odyssey and Metroid: Samus Returns.In related news, Nintendo is hosting Gamescom live streams for both Super Mario Odyssey and Metroid: Samus Returns. Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.