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Universal’s Epic Universe in Orlando is debuting its Super Nintendo World and the Donkey Kong Country expansion on May 22, so Nintendo game designer and creator Shigeru Miyamoto (a.k.a. Mario’s dad) spoke about the park, what he’s interested in doing, and a little bit about …Read more »
Nintendo held a special video presentation to shed some more light on plans for the Donkey Kong Country addition to the Super Nintendo World theme park. According to the announcement, the new area will make its long-awaited debut in Universal Studios Japan on December 11, …Read more »
Things are about to get even wilder at Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park. The Mario-themed area is getting ready to expand into the world of Donkey Kong Country, which will open in the park in spring 2024. This follows the initial announcement …Read more »
Universal Studios Japan closed down for a while because of COVID. And after it opened its doors again, it still kept a lot of restrictions in place. This included forbidding guests from hugging or high-fiving mascots, due to sanitary reasons. However, with more COVID restrictions …Read more »
First there was Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan, which kept being delayed because of COVID. But it finally opened, and fans can go on an actual Mario Kart ride, among other things. Then there was the announcement that there would be a Super …Read more »
Timing for the Super Nintendo World attraction’s west coast debut has been narrowed down, as Universal Studios officially announced plans to open it sometime in 2023. The Orlando park was originally slated to be the first, but COVID-19 delays pushed those plans back to 2025, …Read more »
The No Limit! Parade at Universal Studios Japan used to march through the amusement park, filled with characters from all different franchises. The parade was put to a halt because of COVID, with the park spending its time either closed or at limited capacity. But …Read more »
Super Nintendo World in Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan has had some hiccups from opening during the middle of COVID, which caused delays and means not as many people will visit as they would otherwise. Despite these setbacks, they’re already going full steam ahead with expanding …Read more »
The Japanese government has decided to keep a state of emergency in place until the end of the month for the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures. Universal Studios Japan, which includes the new Super Nintendo World, will continue to be closed in the meantime. …Read more »
After multiple COVID-related delays, Super Nintendo World officially opened on March 18. However, there’s a new state of emergency in Japan, and it has asked all theme parks to close down. So all of Universal Studios Japan, including Super Nintendo World and the Hello Kitty …Read more »
The opening of Super Nintendo World is still about a month away, but you can take a “virtual trip.” Its website allows you to go around the theme park that looks suspiciously like a video game brought to life. During the virtual tour, you can …Read more »
The Mario Cafe and Store opened at Universal Studios Japan on 16 October 2020, serving Mario-themed food and selling some really cool merch! It’s the world’s first official Mario Cafe. The store’s exterior is on point, with exacting attention to detail with regard to the …Read more »
A sneak peek video of the soon-to-open Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan has been released. The video gives us a glimpse of a world that looks as if it more or less came straight out of a Mario video game, and then shows …Read more »
The Super Nintendo World extension to Universal Studios Japan was meant to open up this year for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, but got postponed because of COVID-19. However, we’ve gotten an update from Universal Studios Japan on the matter, and they say that part …Read more »
Even though its opening has been postponed, Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World theme park looks like it will definitely be worth the wait. Up to this point we’ve mostly seen either CG mockups or far-away photos of what the park has to offer, but …Read more »
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