Mario Kart World players are suggesting an interesting change to the iconic Blue Shell that would make it more useful for ...

Lego has quietly added a Spiny Shell Mario Kart set to its site. You can only buy it using Lego Insider points though, not money. You will need to have at least 2,500 points if you want to buy the ...

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 ...

Final Thoughts Mario Kart World is expected to be a massive success for the upcoming Switch 2. The spiny blue shell is one of the most iconic power-up items the franchise has ever released.

Mario Kart's Blue Shell (officially, the Spiny Shell) is one of the most iconic items in video game history. It's also one of the most controversial. A mainstay of the series since Mario Kart 64 ...

The Mario Kart 8 Limited Edition comes with a real life Spiny Shell, Nintendo has announced. The collector's item comes atop a black and transparent frame. Check it out in the video below. The £ ...

The spiny shell is no match for temporarily invulnerability. But if you don’t have a star, it’s still possible, though quite difficult, to dodge a spiny spell-under the right circumstances.

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is full of interesting items, and one of them is the Blue/Spiny Shell. Given to random players (typically someone further down the field), when launched it targets the player ...

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 ...

The most hated item in Mario Kart history--and perhaps in all of video games--can tell us a lot about Nintendo's design philosophy.

What’s more, LEGO is sweetening the deal with the Mario Kart Spiny Shell (40787) set as an Insiders reward. Here’s everything you need to know. Want more like this?

First introduced in Super Mario Kart 64 as the Spiny Shell, this spiky blue shell can be picked up in Item Boxes littered around the track and, once thrown, will fly out to the person in first ...