Yeah, items are fun if you're just messing around. Even themed item battles are fun i.e only pokemon characters are aloud and use only pokeballs as items, or using only the homerun bat to get the KOs (Yes, I've done these haha).
Edit: Just out of curiosity, how many of you have Mario kart 8 and Smash Wii U?
Edit: Just out of curiosity, how many of you have Mario kart 8 and Smash Wii U?