Mario Kart 8 Deluxe on Nintendo Switch is no exception to the one and only rule of blue shells: first is the worst. When a blue-colored spiny shell is launched in Mario Kart, it instantly seeks out ...

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the most popular game on Nintendo Switch, no doubt partly due to the fact that it caters to players of all levels. Pro players with Jedi reflexes can compete in 200cc, while ...

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It is, almost without doubt, one of the most infuriating things that can happen to you in games. You're riding out at front, holding on to a well-earned lead as you drift this way and that in Mario ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Every Mario Kart player knows the pain of the blue shell (or spiny shell, as it’s technically called). When used, the flying, homing projectile will ...

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Well, don’t hold your breath. Eurogamer recently asked Kosuke Yabuki, director of Mario Kart 7 and 8, whether they’d ever consider ditching the blue shell, and he basically told players to suck it up.

Mario Kart 7 is one of the 3DS's biggest titles to date, selling more than one million copies in the U.S. alone. We recently got a chance to speak with the game's producer, Hideki Konno, via e-mail ...

Dodging blue shells in Mario Kart has long been a tricky, albeit perfectly doable skill that players have been executing for years at this point. The good news, then, is it looks like you can still do ...