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	===User Freedom===		===User Freedom===
	*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 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 \|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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	*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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	'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Gravelle \|first=Cody \|date=11 Jun 2019 \|title=Crash Team Racing Is ... Good, But It Also DOESN'T Have Microtransactions \|url=https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114013309/https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=ScreenRant}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Hovermale \|first=Christopher \|date=5 Aug 2019 \|title=Activision’s post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices \|url=https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214152818/https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=Destructoid}}</ref>		'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Gravelle \|first=Cody \|date=11 Jun 2019 \|title=Crash Team Racing Is ... Good, But It Also DOESN'T Have Microtransactions \|url=https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114013309/https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=ScreenRant}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Hovermale \|first=Christopher \|date=5 Aug 2019 \|title=Activision’s post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices \|url=https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214152818/https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=Destructoid}}</ref>

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	'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled'']]''' is a 2019 kart racing video game developed by Beenox and published by [[Activision~~\|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<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Gravelle \|first=Cody \|date=11 Jun 2019 \|title=Crash Team Racing Is ... Good, But It Also DOESN'T Have Microtransactions \|url=https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114013309/https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=ScreenRant}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Hovermale \|first=Christopher \|date=5 Aug 2019 \|title=Activision’s post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices \|url=https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214152818/https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=Destructoid}}</ref>.		'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Gravelle \|first=Cody \|date=11 Jun 2019 \|title=Crash Team Racing Is ... Good, But It Also DOESN'T Have Microtransactions \|url=https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114013309/https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=ScreenRant}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Hovermale \|first=Christopher \|date=5 Aug 2019 \|title=Activision’s post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices \|url=https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214152818/https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=Destructoid}}</ref>

	==Consumer Impact Summary==		==Consumer Impact Summary==

	===User Freedom===		===User Freedom===
	*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}}</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>

	===Business Model===		===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<ref name=":2" />. 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<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jan 2020 \|title=How Microtransactions in CTR Nitro-Fueled Work \|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313235941/https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|archive-date=13 Mar 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref>. However, consumers were still<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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"<ref name=":0" />.		*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.<ref name=":2" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jan 2020 \|title=How Microtransactions in CTR Nitro-Fueled Work \|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313235941/https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|archive-date=13 Mar 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref> However, consumers were still<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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".<ref name=":0" />

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==See also==		==See also==
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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}}</ref>.
	*The product also requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function. The Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer, 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>.

	===Business Model===		===Business Model===

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Introduction: Provided more details on the game. Also explained briefly what controversy occurred. Consumer impact summary: User Freedom - Mostly rephrased both points for clarity, but also added a citation to the second bullet. At the bottom of the cited blog post, it states that the game requires an internet connection to use certain functions. Business Model - Detailed the controversy with the game's microtransactions. References: Added references accordingly. Also added archive links.

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	'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled]]''' is a video game published by [[Activision]] for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.		'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|''Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled'']]''' is a 2019 kart racing video game developed by Beenox and published by [[Activision\|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<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Gravelle \|first=Cody \|date=11 Jun 2019 \|title=Crash Team Racing Is ... Good, But It Also DOESN'T Have Microtransactions \|url=https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114013309/https://screenrant.com/crash-team-racing-microtransactions-gameplay-presentation-e3-2019/ \|archive-date=14 Jan 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=ScreenRant}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|last=Hovermale \|first=Christopher \|date=5 Aug 2019 \|title=Activision’s post-launch microtransactions are the peak of anti-consumer practices \|url=https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250214152818/https://www.destructoid.com/activisions-post-launch-microtransactions-are-the-peak-of-anti-consumer-practices/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=Destructoid}}</ref>.

	It is a reboot of the popular 1999 title, Crash Team Racing with updated graphics, new playable characters, and additional micro transactions.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jan 2020 \|title=How Microtransactions in CTR Nitro-Fueled Work \|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|url-status=live \|access-date=28 Mar 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref>		==Consumer Impact Summary==

	==Consumer ~~impact summary~~==

	===User Freedom===		===User Freedom===
	*The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause ~~once~~ the game ~~has been installed.~~<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=~~28 Mar~~ 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}}</ref>.
	*~~Requires~~ connection to a proprietary server for some features to function.<!-- ~~Citation Needed~~. -->		*The product also requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function. The Grand Prix, Wumpa Coins, Nitro Points, online multiplayer, 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>.

	===Business Model===		===Business Model===
	*The game ~~initially~~ released on June 21, 2019 ~~but micro-transactions were only added~~ on July 30th of that ~~year~~<ref>{{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~~ \|access-date=~~28 Mar~~ 2025 \|website=~~Activision Blog~~}}</ref> ~~potentially creating confusion among~~ consumers ~~who purchased~~ the ~~game before~~ that ~~period or based on reviews prior to~~ the ~~update~~.		*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<ref name=":2" />. 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<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jan 2020 \|title=How Microtransactions in CTR Nitro-Fueled Work \|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313235941/https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|archive-date=13 Mar 2025 \|access-date=16 May 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref>. However, consumers were still<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> 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"<ref name=":0" />.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled]]''' is a video game published by [[Activision]] for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.		'''[[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled\|Crash Team Racing Nitro Fueled]]''' is a video game published by [[Activision]] for the Nintendo Switch in 2019.

	It is a reboot of the popular 1999 title, Crash Team Racing with updated graphics, new playable characters, and additional micro transactions.<ref>https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work</ref>		It is a reboot of the popular 1999 title, Crash Team Racing with updated graphics, new playable characters, and additional micro transactions.<ref>{{Cite web \|date=20 Jan 2020 \|title=How Microtransactions in CTR Nitro-Fueled Work \|url=https://www.ign.com/wikis/crash-team-racing-nitro-fueled/How_Microtransactions_in_CTR_Nitro-Fueled_Work \|url-status=live \|access-date=28 Mar 2025 \|website=IGN}}</ref>

	==Consumer impact summary==		==Consumer impact summary==

	===User Freedom===		===User Freedom===
	*The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause once the game has been installed.<ref>https://www.activision.com/ca/en/legal/terms-of-use</ref>		*The product requires users to accept a binding arbitration clause once the game has been installed.<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=28 Mar 2025 \|website=[[Activision]]}}</ref>
	*Requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function.<!-- Citation Needed. -->		*Requires connection to a proprietary server for some features to function.<!-- Citation Needed. -->

	===Business Model===		===Business Model===
	*The game initially released on June 21, 2019~~<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_Team_Racing_Nitro-Fueled<nowiki></ref>~~ but micro-transactions were only added on July 30th of that year<ref>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</ref> potentially creating confusion among consumers who purchased the game before that period or based on reviews prior to the update.		*The game initially released on June 21, 2019 but micro-transactions were only added on July 30th of that year<ref>{{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 \|access-date=28 Mar 2025 \|website=Activision Blog}}</ref> potentially creating confusion among consumers who purchased the game before that period or based on reviews prior to the update.

	==See also==		==See also==

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	==References==		==References==
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