While some critics pointed out similarities between Kart Rider and Nintendo’s Mario Kart series, this controversy did not concern its players, especially the young kids already enjoying the game—myself included. Kart Rider marked a pivotal moment in Nexon’s history, peaking at 200,000 concurrent players (in a country of 50 million people), dominating the PC-bang market, and reaching 10 million registered accounts in 2005, within just a year of its release. In 2023, after 18 years of service, Kart Rider was replaced by its sequel, Kart Rider: Drift, though the reception to this successor has been mixed and is still unable to surpass the legacy of its predecessor.