Mario Kart Wii completely jacked up the battle mode. I was hoping that Nintendo would realize this and fix it with Mario Kart 7 but its still the same! Balloon Battle is strictly point based and Coin Runner is kinda boring. I remember back in the day everyone loved battle mode and it was preferred just as much if not more than VS mode. The Battle maps for Wii and 3DS are also very weak and feel rushed. Battle mode has been ignored for too long! Bring back the old balloon battle!! Last man standing free for all! When you die you are done until next round. No stupid respawning! How about the drivable bomb carts from the 64 days? At least the item dropping ghosts carts from the ds. I wouldn't mind teams as long as its done right like in the DS Mario Kart. Get rid of the coin battles or at least fix them. (Shine Runner from the DS) (Coin Runners from the 3DS and Wii) How about we see Shine Thief again from the gamecube? What about Bomb-Omb Blast where you could hold multiple bombs that only hurt others? Lets bring back the old battle modes! Who's with me?