The Spiny Shell power-up has been a cause of dread for many Mario Kart players over the years, and now it could be getting a ...

As noted by OatmealDome on X, one of these tweaks includes the changing of a number of Switch profile icons to update their appearance. A total of 17 icons have been changed with the new update – 14 ...

The Switch 2 is set to launch worldwide on June 5, 2025, and while you can pick up the base console for £395.99 in the UK, the £429.99 bundle with Mario Kart World looks to be the most popular ...

From what we've seen so far, the new Mario Kart looks primed to push the franchise forward, with a new art style ... New items include Coin Shell, which spawns a line of coins to collect.

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Some of the most classic items from the Mario Kart franchise are green and red shells, banana peels, lightning, Bullet Bills, and the dreaded blue shell. While those items will be returning in ...

Where can Mario Kart go after the sublime Mario Kart 8? That’s the question that we were wondering for the past 7 years, especially as Nintendo stuffed their deluxe best-seller with more and ...

Vehicle customization was introduced in Mario Kart 7, where you could pick your vehicle’s chassis, tires, and glider. This feature continued into Mario Kart 8 and was even referenced in The ...

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Mario Kart World includes lots of new items, too. The Coin Shell disperses coins on the track ... which will be sold for $20 in a two-pack (one blue and one red). Players place their Joy-Con ...

Nintendo Switch 2 games include Mario Kart World, Metroid Prime 4 ... players will try to use this new feature to avoid Blue Shells and other scary items if there are no guardrails in place ...