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Nintendo gave away a free ''Mario Party'' glove for a time after the game's release, the reason being that many players got blisters and other ailments on the palms of their hands due to the mini-games that involve spinning the {{button|n64|Stick}} around as fast as possible, which are [[Tug o' War]], [[Paddle Battle]], and [[Pedal Power]] (this is also commonly thought to be the reason ''Mario Party'' wasn't released on the [[Virtual Console]], but ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' was). Nintendo suggested that the players should use the thumb to spin the Control Stick, but this method is a lot slower than rotating with the palm of the hand, and the thumb can slip off the joystick. Receiving the glove required proof of purchase of the first game of the series. The glove giveaway did not surface until after the release of ''Mario Party 2''. This was because Nintendo lost a class action lawsuit that was filed by several families of the injured players and had to pay several thousands of dollars in damage reparations as a result. As a consequence of unbalanced difficulty and self-injury, as well as the Control Stick's high potential for decalibration through this method, there were no more mini-games after ''Mario Party'' that involved spinning the Stick as fast as possible until ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' was released since the analog stick on the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] made it safe to spin quickly without injuries. | Nintendo gave away a free ''Mario Party'' glove for a time after the game's release, the reason being that many players got blisters and other ailments on the palms of their hands due to the mini-games that involve spinning the {{button|n64|Stick}} around as fast as possible, which are [[Tug o' War]], [[Paddle Battle]], and [[Pedal Power]] (this is also commonly thought to be the reason ''Mario Party'' wasn't released on the [[Virtual Console]], but ''[[Mario Party 2]]'' was). Nintendo suggested that the players should use the thumb to spin the Control Stick, but this method is a lot slower than rotating with the palm of the hand, and the thumb can slip off the joystick. Receiving the glove required proof of purchase of the first game of the series. The glove giveaway did not surface until after the release of ''Mario Party 2''. This was because Nintendo lost a class action lawsuit that was filed by several families of the injured players and had to pay several thousands of dollars in damage reparations as a result. As a consequence of unbalanced difficulty and self-injury, as well as the Control Stick's high potential for decalibration through this method, there were no more mini-games after ''Mario Party'' that involved spinning the Stick as fast as possible until ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'' was released since the analog stick on the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]] made it safe to spin quickly without injuries. | ||
In ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', there is also a warning in place for the Tug o' War | In ''[[Mario Party Superstars]]'', there is also a warning in place for the Tug o' War and Cast Aways minigames for players not to use their palms while playing the minigame, referencing the issue. | ||
==Regional differences== | ==Regional differences== | ||