Summary
- Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has sold 20 million units globally, reviving the character and evoking nostalgia.
- The game remains faithful to the original while looking modern and playable, resulting in positive reviews upon its 2017 release.
- Fans are excited about potential sequels or more remakes, showing a clear appetite for more Crash Bandicoot adventures.
Almost seven years after its original release, Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has reached 20 million units sold. It's an enormously impressive number for Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy, which kicked off a revival of the character in recent years.
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy was released back in 2017, bringing the best Crash Bandicoot PS1 games into one perfect package with a fresh coat of paint. The gameplay remained untouched, but it looked like a completely modern game all over again. It was released to positive reviews, with many praising developer Vicarious Visions for how it managed to capture the essence of the original Crash Bandicoot games, evoking that sense of nostalgia while making them playable to a modern audience. It single-handedly revived the Crash Bandicoot character, and it even resulted in a sequel in the form of Crash Bandicoot 4.
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On Twitter, it was confirmed that Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has hit the huge milestone of 20 million units sold globally, which is massive for the franchise as a whole. It really singles out why Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy is considered to be one of the best platformer remakes out there, because of how it remains so faithful to the original games. While it has taken almost seven years to reach this number, the achievement should not be downplayed - this just goes to show how gamers still feel about Crash Bandicoot, almost 30 years after the series debuted back in 1996.
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy Hits 20 Million Sales
The responses to the Crash Bandicoot tweet thanking fans were predictable, with many asking for remakes of other games in the series as well as a sequel to Crash Bandicoot 4. It would certainly be interesting if all Crash Bandicoot PS2 games were to get the N.Sane Trilogy treatment. While they may not be as beloved as the original trilogy, that only means room for innovation with these titles.
It remains to be seen when Crash Bandicoot will make his next appearance. After the N.Sane Trilogy, Crash Bandicoot 4 sold better than expected from Toys for Bob. That, combined with the sales of the remake trilogy, shows that there's a clear appetite for more Crash Bandicoot. The series may be approaching three decades old, but there's a lot of life left in it yet. With Toys for Bob recently going independent, it'll be interesting to see if it is able to return to the character for a fully-fledged sequel to Crash Bandicoot 4.
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
- Released
- June 30, 2017
WHERE TO PLAY
Your favourite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot™, is back! He's enhanced, entranced & ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy game collection. Now you can experience Crash Bandicoot™ like never before. Spin, jump, wump and repeat as you take on the epic challenges and adventures through the three games that started it all, Crash Bandicoot™, Crash Bandicoot™ 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot™: Warped. Relive all your favourite Crash moments in their fully-remastered graphical glory and get ready to put some UMPH in your WUMP!
- ESRB
- E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief
- Developer(s)
- Vicarious Visions
- Publisher(s)
- Activision
- Engine
- Alchemy Engine
- Franchise
- Crash Bandicoot
- Genre(s)
- Platformer
- How Long To Beat
- 15 Hours
