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In ''Mario Party'', certain minigames required players to rotate the controller's joystick, including one at the [[Mini-Game House]] in which the player is challenged to wind up a mechanical [[Fly Guy]] toy. Some players used the palms of their hands, rather than their thumbs, to rotate the joystick. As a result, they often endured blisters. In an act of contrition, Nintendo gave away free gaming gloves to the victims of these blisters.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/671601.stm Nintendo to hand out gaming gloves]". BBC News. March 9, 2000.</ref> Some wore away the joystick because it was not very durable. So negative was the response to these minigames that Nintendo decided to largely retire joystick rotation from the series' sequels. The only | In ''Mario Party'', certain minigames required players to rotate the controller's joystick, including one at the [[Mini-Game House]] in which the player is challenged to wind up a mechanical [[Fly Guy]] toy. Some players used the palms of their hands, rather than their thumbs, to rotate the joystick. As a result, they often endured blisters. In an act of contrition, Nintendo gave away free gaming gloves to the victims of these blisters.<ref>"[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/671601.stm Nintendo to hand out gaming gloves]". BBC News. March 9, 2000.</ref> Some wore away the joystick because it was not very durable. So negative was the response to these minigames that Nintendo decided to largely retire joystick rotation from the series' sequels. The only exception to this rule is [[Vicious Vending]] from ''Mario Party 5'', where the joystick must be rotated only once to turn a lever; additionally, in ''Mario Party 4'', the joystick must be rotated once in the [[Lottery Shop]]. The Nintendo 64 - Nintendo Switch Online version of ''Mario Party'' includes a notice advising of Nintendo's recommendation to rotate the joystick with one's thumb, and the ''Mario Party Superstars'' version of [[Tug o' War]] contains a warning against rotating with one's palm. 360-degree control rotation in minigames returned in ''Mario Party: Island Tour'', where the series was introduced to the Nintendo 3DS, which has a circle pad that players can spin safely. | ||
In July 2007, ''Mario Party 8'' was recalled from United Kingdom game stores shortly after its release date.<ref>Richards, Jonathan. "[http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article2090668.ece Nintendo withdraws game that taunts spastics]". ''The Times'' of London. July 17, 2007.</ref> Though Nintendo cited it as the result of a mere assembly error, this allegedly came about because on the board [[Shy Guy's Perplex Express]], when Kamek utters a magic spell to alter the order of cars on the board, he uses the word "spastic," a term used to refer to an intellectually disabled person. Complaints were raised from consumers because the aforementioned term is considered highly offensive in the United Kingdom. As such, the game was temporarily banned from the UK while the offending word was replaced at code level and the software was reproduced. ''Mario Party 8'' was rereleased in August 2007 with "erratic" used instead.<ref>"[http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/non-spastic-mario-party-8-returns-aug-8-to-europe Non-spastic ''Mario Party 8'' returns Aug. 8 to Europe]". Weblogs, Inc. July 27, 2007.</ref> | In July 2007, ''Mario Party 8'' was recalled from United Kingdom game stores shortly after its release date.<ref>Richards, Jonathan. "[http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/gadgets_and_gaming/article2090668.ece Nintendo withdraws game that taunts spastics]". ''The Times'' of London. July 17, 2007.</ref> Though Nintendo cited it as the result of a mere assembly error, this allegedly came about because on the board [[Shy Guy's Perplex Express]], when Kamek utters a magic spell to alter the order of cars on the board, he uses the word "spastic," a term used to refer to an intellectually disabled person. Complaints were raised from consumers because the aforementioned term is considered highly offensive in the United Kingdom. As such, the game was temporarily banned from the UK while the offending word was replaced at code level and the software was reproduced. ''Mario Party 8'' was rereleased in August 2007 with "erratic" used instead.<ref>"[http://www.joystiq.com/2007/07/24/non-spastic-mario-party-8-returns-aug-8-to-europe Non-spastic ''Mario Party 8'' returns Aug. 8 to Europe]". Weblogs, Inc. July 27, 2007.</ref> | ||