How's it clever? You even state compared to a HANDHELD version it wasn't was full. 🙄
Sorry, yea. How silly of me to talk about handheld games that actually put effort in rather than silly little ports 🙄 oh, and the games being released 3 years apart. using the same style of thinking one could say the same about Pokemon XD on the Cube in comparison to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. I must remind myself you don't play DS... Handheld isn't a disability.
Fact is - Mario Kart Double Dash is the 2nd largest Mario Kart game to date. And arguably the deepest, what with character combinations adding a level of strategy.