Some minigames like Tug o' War, Paddle Battle, Cast Aways, Deep Sea Divers, Pedal Power, and the Mecha Fly Guy minigame caused players to resort to using their palm to rotate the hard, plastic control stick faster to win or get better results. This appears to be an intended control method as it was featured in a Japanese commercial for the game, but it was not a safe way to play those minigames, injuring players through blistering, burns, lacerations, punctures, and cuts. After over 100 complaints were made to the New York Attorney General's office, Nintendo agreed to a settlement to pay $75,000 to the office to cover their investigation into the matter, and agreed to give out padded, fingerless sports gloves to injured players who could provide proof-of-purchase, potentially giving out $80 million worth of them. However, the requirements to do so were reportedly "elaborate" and it's not known how many gloves actually reached injured players. Since the game had already sold 1.5 million units by the time this settlement was reached, a warning was published in an issue of Nintendo Power that recommended players to instead rotate the control stick with their thumb, or hold it between the thumb and forefinger. This warning was also added to the start of the Nintendo Switch Online re-release of the game, as well as Tug o' War's re-appearance in Mario Party Superstars, to protect Nintendo from legal liability when re-introducing control stick minigames to the Mario Party series.