Mario Kart 7: No Maka Wuhu Patch Coming - Nintendo of America

[QUOTE="Minishdriveby"][QUOTE="jedinat"] No, they can't patch the US version of the game because it would then give US players an unfair advantage over the rest of the world. THAT is what they meant.Rod90

Call it what you want it creates a shorter path for the race. You can replace the word shortcut with "glitch," and the sentence still holds the same meaning.

[QUOTE="Rod90"][QUOTE="Minishdriveby"] I don't understand how blocking a shortcut would give someone an advantage... isn't the shortcut the advantage?Minishdriveby

Call it what you want it creates a shorter path for the race. You can replace the word shortcut with "glitch," and the sentence still holds the same meaning.

It's a shortcut that seems to be caused by a glitch. In this case, Nintendo calling it a shortcut implies that they don't intend to treat it as a glitch (at least not publically). The terminology does make a difference, I think, in terms of the meaning of the sentence even if the end result it the same, which it is.

Whatever it is, you are right that if it was only removed only in NA, it would give everyone else an advantage over those in NA not the other way around.