Crash Team Racing

Crash Team Racing

Basic Information
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Release Year	2019
Product Type	Videogame
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.

Consumer Impact Summary

User Freedom

• The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause before being allowed to play the game, even offline.
• 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.

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. 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. However, consumers were still 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".

See also

• Microtransactions
• Binding Arbitration
• Online Requirements