Mario Kart 7 (Community Code 44-1952-2691-6546)

[TomGuycott]

I know it's too early to tell without getting a chance to use it myself, but by the looks of it the Fire Flower gives you access to multiple projectiles that fly faster than shells. Sure, they don't stay on the stage by the looks of it like shells can, but that's effective for the user.

The only balancing factor I can think of is that the bouncing might make it bounce OVER enemy karts if not timed right, but by the looks of that video they bounce so low that it doesn't make a difference. I guess it really just depends on how many you can fire as well.

I could see it being a great kind of item to give the player in last place to give them a fighting chance, but I agree with Boo, it looks WAAAY overpowered.