What
do
you
get
when
you
teach
a
marsupial
how
to
drive
a
racing
kart?
Massive
amounts
of
success,
because
Crash
Team
Racing:
Nitro-Fueled
has
sold
through
10
million
copies
since
launching
in
2019.
Oh,
and
you
probably
get
some
confusing
insurance
claims,
too.

The
official
Crash
Bandicoot
X
account
revealed
the
news.
Fans
were
excited
that
the
PlayStation
icon
(despite
never
being
owned
by
Sony)
has
done
so
well,
along
with
a
bunch
of
other
fans
demanding
a
60fps
update
for
modern
consoles.
I
may
have
been
one
of
the
people
in
the
second
group.

Of
course,
10
million
copies
is
nothing
compared
to
Mario
Kart
8,
which
has
sold
more
box
than
your
mum
–
68.2
million!
But
let’s
face
it,
Mario
Kart
8
is
a
bit
of
an
anomaly
and
10
million
copies
sold
is
nothing
to
be
sneezed
at.

In
fact,
based
on
my
research,
Crash
Team
Racing:
Nitro-Fueled
the
most
successful
kart
racer
that
doesn’t
feature
Nintendo’s
plumber.
Admittedly,
the
competition
is
thinner
than
the
carcass
of
a
tyre
on
Donkey
Kong’s
kart
after
100
laps,
but
it’s
still
a
hell
of
an
achievement.
It
also
indicates
that
even
as
a
niche
genre,
there’s
potential
in
the
kart
racing
genre.
The
upcoming
Sonic
Racing:
Crosswords
is
aiming
to
fill
that
gap,
but
I’m
personally
hoping
that
there’s
still
a
chance
for
a
Nitro-Fueled
2.