Here it is. What we’ve all been waiting for. This is the first look inside the eagerly anticipated Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios in Osaka.
Announced in 2015, the park was originally slated to open this year, but due to the global pandemic, it was delayed. Super Nintendo World has been coming along nicely! Today, USJ announced that the park will open this February.
Check out the first images inside the park, namely the Mario Kart attraction.
There’s also a promotional clip.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4Nc9au7FjY
Bloomberg’s Kurumi Mori got a first hands-on look at the ride. Watch and read her impressions below. (For more, follow her and Bloomberg Quicktake on Twitter.)
It’s official! The very first #SuperNintendoWorld is set to open on Feb. 4th in Osaka, Japan!
I got a first-hand look and can confirm the Mario Kart ride uses AR headsets but is ON RAILS. So no falling off Rainbow Road 🌈 😆
Full thread below👇 pic.twitter.com/IIz3uuIQF7
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020
Every rider is given a slim headset with a visor, presumably for AR. Each Mario Kart has 4 seats and each seat has a steering wheel. The kart is definitely on rails but riders are given some control. They also collect items and “throw shells” at other karts. pic.twitter.com/1gchg1qVLX
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020
Riders set off from Bowser's castle and race through different scenes including a lava level, underwater, a spooky area, Rainbow Road and more. The course uses AR, projection mapping and other tech for immersion.
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020
I guess that's about it. Lmk if you have questions and check back in a bit for my full @Quicktake video
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020
Japan's #SuperNintendoWorld will open on Feb. 4, 2021 in Osaka.@rumireports gets a world’s first look at @USJ_Official's real-life #Mario Kart. More: https://t.co/T9nUMnB1UB #任天堂 pic.twitter.com/oZku1gwQTj
— Bloomberg Originals (@bbgoriginals) November 30, 2020
Super Nintendo World will open on February 4 at Universal Studios Japan.
All tweets used with permission.
