The gaming world is abuzz with the rumors of the rise of Crash Bandicoot. Not only is a new Crash Bandicoot game supposedly in development, but a port of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy may be in the works for the▨ Nintendo ൲Switch and Windows PCs.

The rumors of more Crash Bandicoot games comes from the 97th page of the e of 2018. This book reveals that Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is coming to the Nintendo Switch in 2018, along with a Windows version (though there is no mention of an Xbox One port.) The book also states that a new Crash Bandicoot title is coming in 2019, with a five-year plan in motion for more Crash Bandicoot games to follow.

via playstation.com

The rumors of the new Crash Bandicoot titles and ports suggests that this is part of a larger strategy to bring the series back to its previous success. This was likely prompted by the critical acclaim and high-sales of the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, which was loved by a generation of gamers who f♔orgot how꧃ ruthlessly difficult the games could be.

Crash Bandicoot was created to be a rival to both Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog, as every system of the era needed its own mascot character to star in platform games. Crash didn't stick around as long as his contemporaries, as there were long gaps without any new Crash Bandicoot platform games. There were quite a few Crash Bandicoot spinoff🐽 games, but these tended to be of dubious quality, save for the awesome racing games.

A Nintendo Switch port of Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy wouldn't actually be the first appearance of Crash on a Nintendo system, despite his status as being a PlayStation mascot. Crash Bandicoot games that appeared on Nintendo systems in the past include Crash: Mind over Mutant (which appeared on the DS and the Wii),  Crash Boom Bang! (which appeared on the Nintendo DS), Crash Tag Team Racing (which appeared on the GameCube), and Crash of the Titans (which appeared on the Gꦑamꦰeboy Advance, DS, and Wii).

While Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy saw Crash returning to hi𒉰s PlayStation roots, it seems like the future of his series involves becoming a multi-platform franchise.

 

 

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