Universal Studios has released a trailer for the forthcoming Super Nintendo World at its Japanese resort, which shows off - in CGI form, at least - what the park will look like once it is complete. Much of what is shown we've already seen in initial promotional material, but it's nice all the same.
As well as this footage, it has been revealed that Shigeru Miyamoto attended a special ceremony in Japan to mark the upcoming opening of the park, and has confirmed that Mario Kart will form the basis of one of the rides.
The ride will apparently use the "world’s most advanced technology" and is being pitched as the centrepiece of the park.
It was previously speculated that Mario Kart would feature somewhere in the park, so it's nice to have that officially confirmed.
The park is due to open in 2020, with Super Nintendo Worlds opening at Universal Studios Hollywood and Universal Orlando later on. Will you be making the effort to attend?
[source gonintendo.com, via insidethemagic.net]
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I bet this trailer totally depicts how it's going to be...
@Vriess Fun, Amazing and totally a Blast (from Bowser's Fireballs).
Looks great, but I expected a flurry of other franchises (like Zelda, Splatoon, Animal Crossing) to be a part of the new park
@Vriess The outside of the park will definitely be miles of rolling hills.
@Vriess Not Just animated and isn't showing anything.
A Metroid themed Haunted House / Spaceship like the one from Super Metroid would be cool.
I would absolutely love to have this in Germany, too!
I hope those piranha plants will be trained not to eat guests
I hope this article won't spoil Zelda Breath of the Wild for me, as well!
Oh, good. I am relieved.
The Volcano Bay videos turned out to be pretty close to the actual park so faith in Universal.
Orlando, you bet.
If it could have opened before the 2019 Rugby World Cup that double whammy might have convinced me to go back then. One day, one day...
Mario Kart 9 confirmed !
That was an almost offensively stereotypical response from those Japanese females.
Two whole people in that place.
@BionicDodo I'm considering going to that WC if I'm still living in Thailand.My own team Scotland are in the same group as Japan so the atmosphere will be something special.Saying that,I also see that game as a huge banana skin for us.Still bitter about our exit from the last WC. Absolutely robbed we were.
Cool. Though a more accurate description of that video is Super Mushroom Kingdom World. It's just Mario, no other Nintendo ip's feature. Perhaps later they will.
@OorWullie Indeed you were. I really felt for you guys. Bloody ref.
I would still love to go to the RWC19 but living in England makes it an expensive trip and having a little one makes it logistically difficult.
Looks fun like super Mario 3D world😉
@Dev Pretty sure there will only be one big attraction. Looking at the budget (approx 450 million dollars) which is alnost equal to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter you can kinda guess how much you can build with that. Mario Kart dark ride + max 2 attractions as filler.
Nope. No interest in going to Mario World.
@Malcrash Phase 2. Hogwarts Wizarding World also happened in two phases.
@SLIGEACH_EIRE Plus it's in the 'New Super Mario Bros' style. Which I hate.
Give me Peach's Castle with explorable rooms and paintings and maybe, just maybe we will talk
That second video was SO funny because it looked like they were in a parking lot somewhere and there was no one attending... lol what was going on??!?!!?!
its a childs dream...and maby also a bit mine:)
With a release after 2020 in Orlando, it's a long time away before I remotely care about this.
The big problem is creating no fanfare between now and 2020. Universal Orlando has done nothing to hint at Nintendo coming to their park. Even just AR cards placed on the floor of some stores and a small kiosk selling toys would be welcome. But nope, they keep pushing overpriced interactive wands and those tennis balls tied to a string......
@HappyMaskedGuy that's sounds way better
It looks fantastic! Id love to go
It's funny how Mario is going into the real world in Odyssey and we're going into his world in Super Nintendo Land.
That "Hellooo" sound clip from SM64. Right in the nostalgia chords
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if Nintendo plans this for a Big city in Texas, i'll go to it.
If I didn't hate traveling so much, I would try to go.
It's looking doubtful, but I hope to go sometime in the future.
I wish this was Disney instead but awesome. Dreamed of this for years
Looks like I need to make a trip to Universal in a few years (once this is built in the States). I also need to make it to the Harry Potter section. XD
So sad that Mr. Iwata ain't here anymore to witness all this. The success of the Switch, Nintendo brand being reinvigorated and now the opening of Nintendo Land. He would be so happy.
A teensy weensy bit disappointed that its more Super Mario World than Super Nintendo World in its initial stage. Although I would imagine, there could be plans to expand with other IP's in the future (space provided). Could you imagine a Splatoon paintball attraction? A sweet Metroid space theme coaster? But outside of that, this looks like its gonna be a blast to visit.
Just think of Mario themed snacks...
I'll definitively go to Orlando once Nintendo's park opens!
While this is definitely a cool idea, I think a VR theme park would be more impressive and offer more exciting opportunities than an old/outdated analogue theme park...
Unless, of course, they include real-life Splatoon stages and weapons. And real-life extendable ARMS and arenas.
If you could go there and splat and fight in real-life, now that would be something!
Obviously there should be kart racing tracks too, but seems like they're already doing that.
Gosh that 2nd video with Miyamoto and the other 2 guys was one of the most cringe-worthy things I've seen in the last decade. T_T
At around 13:19 in the second video, things become really bizarrely/slightly amusing.
Good to see a few more details ironed out about how the parks will be, even though they're still a while off, of course.
Amazing. Will go.
I swear to Got, if you can throw virtual banana peels at people to make them spin...
Warning: Trailer doesn't represent real-life graphics!
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