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*The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause before being allowed to play the game, even offline.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Sep 2024 |title=Terms of Use |url=https://www.activision.com/ca/en/legal/terms-of-use |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=Activision}}</ref> | *The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause before being allowed to play the game, even offline.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 Sep 2024 |title=Terms of Use |url=https://www.activision.com/ca/en/legal/terms-of-use |url-status=live |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=Activision |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230927005907/https://www.activision.com/ca/en/legal/terms-of-use |archive-date=27 Sep 2023}}</ref> | ||
*The product also requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function. The Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer, and access to the Pit Stop are among these features.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=30 Jul 2019 |title=Get Ready to Go Prehistoric! The Back N. Time Grand Prix is coming to Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on August 2nd! |url=https://blog.activision.com/crash-bandicoot/2019-07/Get-Ready-to-Go-Prehistoric-The-Back-N-Time-Grand-Prix-is-coming-to-Crash-Team-Racing-Nitro-Fueled-on-August-2nd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417092259/https://blog.activision.com/crash-bandicoot/2019-07/Get-Ready-to-Go-Prehistoric-The-Back-N-Time-Grand-Prix-is-coming-to-Crash-Team-Racing-Nitro-Fueled-on-August-2nd |archive-date=17 Apr 2025 |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=Activision Blog}}</ref> | *The product also requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function. The Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer, and access to the Pit Stop are among these features.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=30 Jul 2019 |title=Get Ready to Go Prehistoric! The Back N. Time Grand Prix is coming to Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on August 2nd! |url=https://blog.activision.com/crash-bandicoot/2019-07/Get-Ready-to-Go-Prehistoric-The-Back-N-Time-Grand-Prix-is-coming-to-Crash-Team-Racing-Nitro-Fueled-on-August-2nd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250417092259/https://blog.activision.com/crash-bandicoot/2019-07/Get-Ready-to-Go-Prehistoric-The-Back-N-Time-Grand-Prix-is-coming-to-Crash-Team-Racing-Nitro-Fueled-on-August-2nd |archive-date=17 Apr 2025 |access-date=16 May 2025 |website=Activision Blog}}</ref> | ||
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Crash Team Racing
| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| Release Year | 2019 |
| Product Type | Video Games |
| In Production | No |
| Official Website | https://www.crashbandicoot.com/ca/en/crashteamracing |
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is a 2019 kart racing video game developed by Beenox and published by Activision, released worldwide for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is a remake of Crash Team Racing (1999) with updated graphics, new playable characters, and various adjustments to the original's gameplay. Nitro-Fueled was generally received positively, but it received criticism from consumers for its post-release addition of microtransactions.[1][2]
Consumer Impact Summary
User Freedom
- The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause before being allowed to play the game, even offline.[3]
- The product also requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function. The Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer, and access to the Pit Stop are among these features.[4]
Business Model
- The game released on June 21st, 2019 without microtransactions. However, on July 30th of the same year, Activision announced that an update on August 2nd would add microtransactions.[4] This update enabled players to purchase Wumpa Coins, the in-game currency, using real currency. The game's digital storefront only sells cosmetic items, meaning that none of the items players can purchase provide a gameplay advantage. In addition, players can earn Wumpa Coins without purchasing them with real currency.[5] However, consumers were still[1][2] displeased with the addition of microtransactions because a member of the development team had stated in an interview at E3 2019 that the entire game would "avoid microtransactions".[1]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gravelle, Cody (11 Jun 2019). "Crash Team Racing Is ... Good, But It Also DOESN'T Have Microtransactions". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 14 Jan 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hovermale, Christopher (5 Aug 2019). "Activision's post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices". Destructoid. Archived from the original on 14 Feb 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ "Terms of Use". Activision. 26 Sep 2024. Archived from the original on 27 Sep 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Get Ready to Go Prehistoric! The Back N. Time Grand Prix is coming to Crash™ Team Racing Nitro-Fueled on August 2nd!". Activision Blog. 30 Jul 2019. Archived from the original on 17 Apr 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ↑ "How Microtransactions in CTR Nitro-Fueled Work". IGN. 20 Jan 2020. Archived from the original on 13 Mar 2025. Retrieved 16 May 2025.