Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled Deserves Mario Kart 8's Continued Support

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Kart racing fans have a ton to look forward to in 2022. Chocobo GP and Disney Speedstorm are two newcomers to the genre, though excitement came to a head during Februrary's Nintendo Direct broadcast. During it, Nintendo announced DLC for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, a whopping 48 remade tracks coming by the end of 2023. In the wake of all the news, one orange kart racing giant seems to be missing out.

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is the 2019 remake of 1999's Crash Team Racing. Nitro-Fueled did receive continued support for about a year after the game's release, giving players new tracks, characters, and costumes, as well as tournaments to compete in. Developer Beenox has been silent on any mentions of new content since, however, leaving fans craving more. It stands to reason that, if the eight-year-old Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is receiving new tracks, Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled is more than deserving of the same treatment.

Mario Kart 9 Could Learn from Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled

Crash Bandicoot first released in 1996 as PlayStation's main platforming mascot. After three games, the original developer Naughty Dog tried making a kart racer, and the original Crash Team Racing was born. The success of the original quickly turned into a series, consisting of Crash Nitro Kart, Crash Tag Team Racing, and Nitro Kart 2, all receiving some varying degrees of success, but none as popular as the original. As a result, fans were absolutely floored when the remake, Nitro-Fueled, was first announced to release in 2019.

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are the two kart racing giants of the current era. Though Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best-selling in its franchise, Nitro-Fueled does plenty to stand on its own four