Nintendo shows plans for collab with Universal Studios
Nintendo has put out a video today, featuring Shigeru Miyamoto and Universal Studio's Mark Woodbury as they discuss what their plans for the Nintendo attractions at Universal Parks will entail. Not only will Universal Park Osaka Japan have a "Nintendo Land", but the other two parks in America, Orlando Florida and Hollywood California, specifically, will also be getting Nintendo related rides and mascots. More details will be coming soon, according to both companies.
Imagine the fun of stepping into a larger-than-life Nintendo adventure. Gigantic Piranha Plants spring to life. ? Blocks, power-ups and more surround you. And Mario and all his friends are there to pull you into a brand-new world.
You will enter an entire realm filled with iconic Nintendo excitement, gameplay, heroes and villains. And it is coming to three Universal theme parks around the globe. See more in the official announcement video on YouTube (above).
The creative visionaries behind Nintendo's legendary worlds and characters are working together with the creative teams behind Universal's blockbuster theme park attractions. Their goal: to bring the characters, action and adventure of Nintendo video games to life within Universal theme parks. And to do so in new and innovative ways that capture what makes them so special. All of the adventure, fun and whimsy you experience through a screen will now be all around you – in breathtakingly authentic ways.