Nonetheless, the game has remained relatively popular globally, and in 2019, an Updated Re-release called KartRider: Drift was announced, serving all regions worldwide as well as having cross-platform play with the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and mobile devices. Several mobile versions were also released, as KartRider Rush, KartRider Dash, and KartRider Rush+ The game was also localized for North America, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Indonesia, and Russia, but all of these versions didn't last very long before being dropped.
The game has a surprisingly large competitive scene, with televised tournaments broadcast in both South Korea and China (where the game was localized as PopKart).
The game was released in South Korea in 2004 and ran until 2023. CrazyRacing KartRider was a Mascot Racer for Windows created by Nexon, based on their previous game Crazy Arcade.
