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Crash Nitro Kart is a racing game for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube and Xbox. The game was developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Universal Interactive in 2003. Crash Nitro Kart is an indirect follow up to Crash Team Racing. In 2007, PlayStation 2 version was re-released as part of the three-disc Crash Bandicoot Action Pack compilation (alongside Crash Twinsanity and Crash Tag Team Racing). The game has a story, which is explored in Adventure mode. Crash Nitro Kart was the last Crash Bandicoot game released under the Universal Interactive label, which parent company Vivendi would scrap after the game's release, in favor of their new company, Vivendi Universal Games. It is the first Crash Bandicoot game to have full-motion video cutscenes. Content from Crash Nitro Kart would later be used for Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled.

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During Crash Team Racing's development, Crescent Island, a course from Diddy Kong Racing, was recreated to see if the PlayStation could handle similarly sized courses.
Mr. Crumb, who recently reappeared in Crash Bandicoot: On the Run!, originated as the villain of an obscure Tiger Electronics handheld simply titled Crash Bandicoot.
Traveller's Tales (pictured) attempted to create a racing game twice, Crash Nitro Kart and Crash Tag Team Racing, but different game developers would later work on each title instead.
Crash Bandicoot was called Willy the Wombat during early stages of the first game's development.

News

December 19, 2022: The shutdown of Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! on February 16, 2023 is announced across the game's social media accounts.
December 8, 2022: Crash Team Rumble is unveiled at The Game Awards for release in 2023 on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Xbox One.
January 18, 2022: Microsoft has announced their deal to acquire Activision for $69 billion dollars and is set to obtain complete ownership of the Crash Bandicoot franchise on July 2023.
March 25, 2021: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! has been released for iOS and Android devices.
March 12, 2021: Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time has been released for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X.
March 2, 2021: Crash Bandicoot: On the Run! will be released for mobile devices on March 25th.