As you've no doubt seen, Nintendo and Universal recently hosted an event to celebrate the breaking of ground for the Super Nintendo World Theme Park attraction. A key detail of that was the news that a Mario Kart-themed ride would be a part of the theme park, which naturally opens up some exciting possibilities.
Some further details from the event are in this game.watch.impress article (in Japanese), which shows that plenty of ideas are on the table. One of these is an idea that Switch systems could have features to interact with the park should attendees take their system along. It's merely cited as a possibility, but Shigeru Miyamoto stated that Nintendo had achieved similar concepts in the past with its 3DS Guide: Louvre app. This was notable for a few reasons - Miyamoto-san said he believes Switch will still be growing when the park opens in 2020, and it demonstrates that portable-centric features like this are being considered for future Switch updates.
Based upon translations of the article, it seems clear that Miyamoto-san was keen to emphasize that the park may also incorporate other IPs aside from Mario - he asks people to draw their own conclusions from the decision to call it Super Nintendo World with no 'Super Mario World' logos. The initial focus of the reveals is clearly on Mario, but that may not be the exclusive angle of the attraction when it's finished.
Time to start saving up for those flights...
[source game.watch.impress.co.jp, via twitter.com]
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It needs more it's than just Mario. He's being optimistic about the Switch still being around in 2020. Well technically it will be regardless of whether it's successful or not.
Great idea. Never got to experience 3DS at the Louvre but can't wait for Japan 2020
@SLIGEACH_EIRE pardon?
Eeh...?!
@olrodlegacy You don't have time to check for typos when you're desperately trying to be the first comment.
Hey, if there's some kind of exclusive dlc, like special weapons for BOTW or new Mario Kart racing suits, well that would be an extra incentive to go to the theme park.
Defo has to be more than just Mario. There needs to be a Metroid coaster for sure, a bit like Space Mountain, proper scary. Zelda more tricky, spinning Gorons perhaps haha.
This reminds me of something Disney World did around... 2000 I think?
You could buy this little, standalone Mickey-shaped dot matrix handheld minigame collection. You'd start with only one of the games unlocked, but when you walk to certain other rides and attractions, (like Space Mountain, It's a Small World, the Hollywood Studios backlot tour, etc.) you unlock other minigames based on them.
And some of them were actually pretty fun! Definitely passed the time when you were stuck in line and made your visit feel more like an adventure!
Switch doesn't even fit in a pocket, Nintendo really expects me to bring it to a theme park? X.X
@SLIGEACH_EIRE you really think the Switch won't last 3 years or are you just trolling? The Wii U even lasted over 4. And the Switch is aready doing better than it did...
@ShadJV Sure you can say the Wii U lasted 4 years but it didn't really. It was dead pretty much early on, it limped to 4 with massive droughts and no 3rd party support. The Switch is living off Wii U ports and very little 3rd party support. And no the Switch isn't already doing better than the Wii U. It's sold ~4 million units, while Wii U sold >13 million. Yes, it has momentum but anything could happen between now and 2020.
I just want to be able to go. I could care less about this possible app.
I wonder if the Mario Kart ride will be bumper cars going round Baby Park.
People have their expectations too high. This is going to be MAYBE two "rides" and then it will just be theming....maybe a restraunt and a gift shop and photo oppurtunities. So many people act like this is a full theme park instead of a tiny little themed corner.
I have only been Universal Hollywood and that place is pretty small if you don't count the back lots.
Make sure you have it in a Nerf Armor before you go on the Donkey Kong minecart ride.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE are you comparing lifetime sales of the Wii U with the first few months of the Switch? Because I meant when Wii U was this age, otherwise that's not really a fair comparison.
And as dead as Wii U got, Nintendo still released first party games (even if they were the only one). And they'd be the one releasing anything for Switch that interacts with the park.
@blaisedinsd it'll be a land in the park, which basing off Orlando is 3-5 rides... though they expand it it's popular as well as cycle rides (after a few years they take down a ride and replace it to get the same people to come back).
Idk who actually expects more rides than that though, I just saw people who don't want the few rides to all be Mario.
There better be one up in Florida when we go there 2022 for a month of amusement park folly with our entire family.
(That family consists of parents, eight siblings and at the moment 18 cousins spawned from those siblings and their respective companions).
Although Disney World is still the number one place, but hey... Get that Nintendo World there!
@ShadJV There is noway going to be 3 - 5 rides. Looking at the budget of 500 billion yen (approx 450 million dollars), which was aprox the same budget for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter I bet my money on only two rides. The Mario Kart darkride will be the centerpiece attraction and will be an attractions that looks like a mix between The Forbidden Journey and Test Track. I could see the Donkey Kong coaster coming, or some other small attraction. But 3? Only if these are really small infills next to the big attraction.
Interesting, though 3DS would've been better because who wants to lug a Switch around a theme park? Also bag storage on rides had better be secure with all those Switches knocking about.
But hey, at least you'll only have 3 hours use out of them before putting them away
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