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Last year we reported on MariCar, a Go-kart tour service in Japan which rents Mario Kart-themed cosplay to customers as they are lead on a driving tour around Tokyo. In characteristic fashion, Nintendo felt the need to protect their IP from damage and began a …Read more »
Nintendo has its own Universal Studios theme park on the way, so why would they let a bunch of impostors take to the streets in Tokyo with “real world” Mario Kart services? MariCAR Shinagawa has been doing just that for a while now, giving people …Read more »
What could possibly spur Nintendo, masters of profit, to suddenly drop the price of its Nintendo 3DS handheld from $249.99 to $169.99? How about the fact that it has only sold 830,000 units of the system since it launched in March? That's far below expectations, …Read more »
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Orlando is scheduled to open next year, and ahead of this new information and visuals have been released. Super Nintendo World is part of the Epic Universe expansion, which also has segments for The Wizarding World of Harry Potter …Read more »
Last year someone sent a slew of nasty, threatening messages to Nintendo, and as a result Nintendo called off some events out of safety concerns. Now police have announced that they believe they have the culprit. Beyond the threats, the man is in trouble for …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 »
Super Nintendo World is live in Japan, and it also has its sights set on openings in Los Angeles, Florida and Singapore. It looks like LA is up next, because Universal Studios Hollywood has officially announced plans to open the attraction to the public starting …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 »
Recently a Nintendo shareholder said to top people at the company during a meeting that discussed candidates for the board of directors, “We hope that those holding key positions at Nintendo are at least game enthusiasts, even if they don’t have skills in game production. …Read more »
With the fiscal year having come to a close in March 2021, Nintendo released its full report, and the results even managed to surpass expectations. Thanks to high sales numbers for titles like Animal Crossing: New Horizons and for the Switch console itself, Nintendo had …Read more »
The results of the Academy of Interactive Arts and Science’s DICE Awards 2021 were recently revealed, and Final Fantasy VII Remake was among the big winners. Square Enix’s action-RPG took home the RPG of the Year honors, with the award coming one year after its …Read more »
While it was recently announced that the Orlando version of Super Nintendo World won’t open until 2025, Japan’s opening is right around the corner. Universal Studios Japan announced plans to kick off the festivities and open doors to the public on March 18, following a …Read more »
The opening of Super Nintendo World, initially set for February 4, was delayed by the global pandemic. However, they have been running preview events and dry rehearsals for six weeks now, asking visitors to hold back sharing anything on social media until February 4. I …Read more »
For a few years Nintendo and Mari Mobility Development Inc. have been duking it out (legally). Mari Mobility Development Inc. owns MariCar, a Mario-Kart-esque tourist attraction in Tokyo and Osaka where you used to be able to wear Nintendo outfits while driving. Nintendo’s initial fears, …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 »
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