No matter how perfectly you drive, it’s always possible that a well-timed blue shell or other item will ruin your race. This is the cruel fallacy of any Mario Kart title, and Mario Kart World is no ...

Racing Games Switch 2's next big racing game Kirby Air Riders doubles the number of tracks from Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai's GameCube classic, with all 9 original courses returning ...

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For nearly three decades, it has been gaming’s most ruthless foe: the blue shell. First introduced in 1996’s Mario Kart 64, I’d wager that the dreaded homing missile has been the cause of more broken ...

Mario Kart World, the iconic racing game series' first-ever open-world entry from Nintendo, boasts various features that longtime fans may be familiar with – including what might just be the most ...

Some gamers recently discovered a strange new glitch in Mario Kart World, which causes Blue Shells to miss players they would otherwise hit. Mario Kart Worldplayers should be aware of this glitch, as ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook LEGO and Nintendo added the first Mario Kart sets to the Super Mario lineup in January, and ...

Both LEGO and Mario have an incredible legacy of success in the pop culture genre, and have teamed up in the past to make some incredible collaboration sets. Namely, the Super Mario collection was a ...

Mario Kart World is sporting the biggest Mario Kart character ensemble we’ve ever had. With additions like “Cow” and “Snowman,” it seems like the real question is, “Who isn’t in Mario Kart World?” ...

World 1-1. We’ve all run, jumped, and brick-bashed our way through that familiar first stage. It seems so simple and second-nature to us now, but in this modern age of iterative entertainment, it is ...

Despite Mario reaching his 40th anniversary this year with Super Mario Bros, we’re about to approach the 30th anniversary since Mario made his 3D debut with Super Mario 64 in 1996. This became a ...