It's called "Give 2nd-4th place racers better items."
You know, like Mario Kart 64 did.
The games definitely need better item balance. And defending shouldn't so stupidly easy.
But the topic brought up was, "why Nintendo wanted to punish people for being in first place", and that's exactly the reason.
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Okay, I rolled a 14. What's that mean? Hsu
That you're a cheater. This is a 12-sided die. Chan