Mario Kart World Competitor Is Off to a Strong Start

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Shortly after launching, *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds*-the Sega-supported competitor to *Mario Kart World*-has quickly become popular, heating up the competition between the two kart racing games. Though people have often compared the franchises, their showdown in 2025 is especially noteworthy thanks to *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds*’ innovative marketing strategy.

As a big Sonic fan, I remember back in June 2025 when Takashi Iizuka, the head of Sonic Team, playfully called out *Mario Kart World* for being exclusive to the Switch. He made it clear that *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds* would be different, letting players race together no matter what platform they were on! But they didn’t stop there – Sonic Team even released a funny commercial that gently poked fun at *Mario Kart World*’s open-world style. It was a pretty bold move, and honestly, it got me even more hyped for *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds*!

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Has ‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Reviews

The kart racer *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds* launched on September 25th and has been very well-received by players and critics alike. The game has quickly become a top seller on Steam, indicating it’s likely to be a financial success for Sega. Currently, it’s reached over 13,000 players at the same time on Steam (according to SteamDB) and boasts an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating from users. Reviewers also give it high marks, with an average score of 83/100 on OpenCritic.

Okay, so I’ve been checking out *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds*, and it’s off to a pretty good start, but let’s be real, it’s still got a long way to go to catch up to *Mario Kart*. *Mario Kart* has already sold about six million copies since it came out with the new Switch 2, and that’s just on one system! We don’t have official numbers for *CrossWorlds* yet, but I don’t think it’s going to have as many players as *Mario Kart World* anytime soon.

The *Mario Kart* series is one of the most successful video game franchises ever, selling hundreds of millions of copies worldwide since it first came out. Just *Mario Kart 8* and its enhanced *Deluxe* version have sold over 70 million copies. In contrast, *Team Sonic Racing* is estimated to have sold around four million copies.

Okay, so I’ve played both *Mario Kart World* and *Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds*, and honestly, even though Sega and Nintendo are rivals, both games are awesome in their own ways. *Mario Kart* is all about exploring fun tracks and having a blast, while *Sonic Racing* is pure, fast-paced adrenaline. Ultimately, we gamers win because we get two really great racing games to choose from!

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2025-09-26 12:04