These, then, are those fantasies. To our mind, this is the only way to improve upon the imperious Mario Kart 8 Deluxe— a near ...

With the truly shocking confirmation that, alongside the new console, Nintendo is busy assembling a follow-up entry to the best-selling game on Switch, it's got us thinking about what we really want ...

With the truly shocking confirmation that, alongside the new console, Nintendo is busy assembling a follow-up entry to the ...

Which means that at the time of writing, the next Mario Kart is a blank slate. Pure, undriven snow upon which we can impose ...

Magic: The Gathering is no stranger to a few hidden references in its cards but Aetherdrift’s Mario Kart callbacks take the cake.

Spikeshell Harrier is the big draw here, with art clearly meant to evoke the racing spirit of the set with a callback to ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 10-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Magic: The ...

The Blue Shell is the most frustrating item in all of Mario Kart. The author of so many races lost just before the finish line. The Blue Shell, officially called the Spiny Shell, is an item that ...

If we equated the battle for National Freshman of the Year in men's college basketball to a race in Mario Kart, Duke's Cooper Flagg is so far ahead ahead ...

So, when can we get back to mastering our blue flame powerslides and bellowing expletives at jovial cartoon characters who use perfectly timed shells on us? Nintendo’s keeping the Switch 2 ...

Judging by how many copies of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe have been sold ... Sure, there’s still the Blue Shell to deal with, but that’s a small price to pay for such a polished racer.