Millions of fans love to play Mario Kart, and Universal Studios Hollywood just announced more information on their ride inspired by the game. The ride, called “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge,” is just like the Mario Kart ride you can find in Universal Studios Japan’s 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 »
When you have someone like Bowser stomping around, you’re putting your entire park at risk. While it’s unclear who’s to blame in this instance, Super Nintendo World at Osaka’s Universal Studios Japan closed today—despite it being a holiday period that would normally bring in a …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 »
After multiple delays related to COVID-19, Super Nintendo World in Universal Studios Japan is here! Reporters from the site SoraNews24 were able to be there firsthand and shared pictures to give us an idea of what to expect. Here is the opening of Super Nintendo …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 »
What with the whole pandemic thing going on, Super Nintendo World has had a rough go of its attempted opening in Japan, and the most recent State of Emergency isn’t helping. It seems delays are being handed out all around with this project, because the …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 »
Japan’s state of emergency response to COVID means that the opening of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan has been postponed (again). But a Mario-themed train that was meant to coincide with the expansion’s opening has chosen to start up its side of the …Read more »
Japan’s recent State of Emergency declaration, which expanded and also includes Osaka and additional areas as of January 13, means that Universal Studios Japan and other parks must abide by the rules. That also means that the planned February 4 opening of Super Nintendo World …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 »
Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto has always been at the heart of Nintendo’s legacy as a game developer, so it’s only fitting that he be the first to offer a tour of the Super Nintendo World theme park. It’s quite the spirited tour, too, …Read more »
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