Universal Studios Japan today revealed a new look at "SUPER NINTENDO WORLD,” the world's first*2 Nintendo-themed expansive entertainment area featuring Nintendo's legendary worlds and characters. "SUPER NINTENDO WORLD” will present the exciting world of Nintendo, which originated in Japan and is now hugely popular around the world. SUPER NINTENDO WORLD will bring the fun of Nintendo games to life within an expansive, highly themed environment. Guests will enter a world of excitement where they feel as if they are playing inside their favorite Nintendo games.
In The creative visionaries behind Nintendo’s legendary worlds and characters are working together with the creative teams behind Universal’s blockbuster theme park attractions to create an incredibly immersive, interactive world that can be enjoyed by everyone.
The new image released by Universal Studios Japan reveals a highly themed and expansive, multi-leveled land which will feature multiple attractions, shops and a restaurant. The attractions will include an all-new Mario-Kart attraction and Yoshi ride, which will bring the hugely popular Nintendo games and characters to life in a way that takes theme park entertainment to an entirely new level and goes beyond what Nintendo fans and theme park fans have ever seen.
The image also revealed the iconic Peach’s Castle and Bowser’s Castle.
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD is expected to boost the attendance of Universal Studios Japan in the years to come. It is set to open in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games.
According to the estimate by Dr. Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Professor Emeritus of Kansai University, Japan, the economic impacts created by Universal Studios Japan during the 10 years following the opening of "SUPER NINTENDO WORLD” will be about 6,200 billion yen in the Kinki Region, and about 11,700 billion yen nationwide. The impact in the labor market will be about 1.08 million people*3. *1 Based on an internal survey of Nintendo brand characters and their worlds at other parks and themed areas around the world. *2 Based on an internal survey of the theme parks in operation worldwide in November 2016. *3 Announced by Kansai University (December 12, 2016)