Nick is a freelance writer from Chicago, IL, with a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His lifelong belief in the artistic power of video games led him to ...

Doing well in Mario Kart World is the same as putting a target on your back when it comes to blue shells. For some, the combination of a high skill ceiling, tough NPCs, and prevalence of the spiny ...

The Blue Shell is one of the most powerful offensive items in Mario Kart World, but some fans are suggesting that Nintendo give it a new, more defensive function for those who are already in the lead.

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 ...

Mario Kart World looks friendly from the outside, but is actually extremely vicious. You'd best pray that the person you're about to pass by doesn't have any items to nail you with, otherwise you'll ...

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 ...