Numerous German Twitch streamers are currently competing in Mario Kart 8. It has gone so far that streamers like MontanaBlack or EliasN97 are hosting large tournaments with thousands of euros in prize money.
What’s currently happening on Twitch: If you look at the biggest streamers in Germany, Mario Kart 8 is often being played. Actual tournaments are organized where many streamers compete against each other. There’s shouting, swearing, and cheering, and the audience enjoys it. Over the past few days, Mario Kart 8 has become one of the most popular games on Twitch Germany.
We show you what’s currently going on on Twitch and which streamers are involved in the success.
This is how Mario Kart 8 is going on Twitch
These streamers are involved: Almost all of the biggest streamers in Germany have watched it. They include, among others:
- MontanaBlack
- Trymacs
- EliasN97
- Amar
- MckyTV
- Knossi
- unsymphatischTV
- Inscope21
- SidneyEweka
- NiklasWilson
- repazmois
- SolutionPlayz
This includes numerous streamers who are also among the biggest streamers in Germany.
What are the streamers doing in Mario Kart? In many cases, some streamers simply came together and played Mario Kart together. However, two large tournaments were also held in the past few days. They were organized by EliasN97 and MontanaBlack respectively.
There, great streamers competed against each other for a lot of prize money.
- The winning team from the Eligella-Cup took home 6,000 euros in prize money
- In MontanaBlack’s tournament, the total prize money was 7,250 euros, with the winner taking home 3,000 euros alone
Here we embed a video for you of the Eligella-Cup so you can get an idea of the process:
Why is it so successful? Above all, the combination of content is attracting a lot of attention. Each participant streamed their view and commented on the whole thing. Thus, the combined viewer numbers were focused on the one game.
Additionally, there’s the entertainment factor of Mario Kart 8 and the individual streamers. There’s endless complaining, laughing, and teasing each other.
As is usual with Mario Kart, there are all kinds of exciting items that you can use against your opponents to overtake them. The one who finishes first wins the round.
How successful is it? The numbers speak for themselves. In the last 14 days, Mario Kart 8 ranked 6th in Watch Time nationwide in Germany, surpassing games like FIFA 21, Minecraft, or the current hit Valheim.
At its peak, even 285,000 viewers were watching Mario Kart 8 in Germany at the same time. Thus, it is the most successful game on Twitch and comes just after the “Just Chatting” category.
Before Mario Kart became truly successful on Twitch, Pokémon cards were particularly popular. The streamer Trymacs benefited greatly from this:
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