It’s been a few years since Nintendo and Universal Studios announced their plans to build a Nintendo-themed area in Universal’s parks, but it looks like that project has made some serious progress, as new photos of the ongoing construction reveal.
TheSuper Mario Worldinspired area in Universal Studios Japanis scheduled to open next year, just in time for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics. This collaboration was first announced back in 2015, with Nintendo and Universal saying they wanted to launch a variety of “immersive experiences” based on Nintendo properties at Universal Studios parks around the world, with the first of these being built in Osaka, Japan.
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Since then there have been several updates of the Nintendo-themed areas progress over the years, ranging from leaked concept art toofficial CGI videosof what the park would look like when complete. However, these have all been early development leaks. Reveals of what was actually being built have been almost entirely nonexistent.
Yoshi’s Adventure is only one of two rides confirmed to be featured on Super Nintendo World’s opening day, with the other having been revealed to be aMario Kartinspired ride. This has lead many fans to speculate as to what other rides could be available at Super Nintendo World and other Nintendo-themed areas in the future. Maybe some based onMario Partyminigames like Train in Pain and Bumper Brawl would be neat, or some areas from the near forgottenNintendo Land(which is, coincidentally, based on the idea of a Nintendo-themed amusement park). Of course, Nintendo could just recreate any of the on-the-rails levels fromPokémon Snap, seeing as each one is already built like a ride.
Thought it’s been announced that other Universal Studios parks will get Nintendo-themed areas in the future, no dates or details have been firmly confirmed.
Super Nintendo World Osaka’s Mario-themed area is due to open in spring next year in Universal Studios Japan.
