Sega has revealed some striking statistics for the recent Open Network Test of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
The test – which was held last weekend from August 29th to September 1st – accumulated over a million downloads, and 10 million races were held. The numbers were confirmed on the official Japanese Sonic account on Twitter.
『ソニックレーシング クロスワールド』
オープンネットワークテストへのご参加ありがとうございました！✨／
なんと！約100万ダウンロード🏅
そして約1000万レースプレイいただきました！
＼来週の体験版や再来週の製品版発売も、一緒に盛り上げていきましょう！👍
#ソニックレーシングCW pic.twitter.com/QejWTbXC5k— ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ【公式】 (@SonicOfficialJP) September 11, 2025
For those who missed the test or are eager for more, a single-player demo will be available next week on September 17th.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will launch on Nintendo Switch 1 on September 25th. It will release digitally on Switch 2 in the “Holiday 2025” period, while a physical edition is coming in early 2026. The physical version will include the full game on the cartridge.
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A lifelong Nintendo fan and a longtime editor at Zelda Universe, Reece will forever be grateful that he somehow dodged the Naughty List of Christmas 1998, when Santa delivered the life-changing gift of a Nintendo 64 with Super Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, and Mario Kart 64. When he's not playing games, Reece is usually reading Punisher comics, delving helplessly into the weirdest depths of anime and manga, or spending time with his cocker spaniel Gracie -- the goodest girl ever!
