The previously announced collaboration between Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan has seemingly begun construction, with one particularly curious individual managing to snap a few pictures of what has been completed – and revealing that a gigantic version of a Mario level will apparently be part of the event.
The parking lot of the Osaka-located theme park apparently had a construct similar to that of a humongous-sized Mario level laying out for all to see, as indicated by the individual’s Twitter and Instagram accounts:
A new video has also been released via Universal Studios Japan’s YouTube channel, giving viewers a look at what they have in store for “Super Nintendo World”:
The Nintendo-themed area is slated to open in 2020.
I wonder what attractions it’ll feature – in the background you can see a few streets with builings packed together, which I assume will be the usual garbage-sellers (food, souvenirs and maybe games/hardware) but to the right there’s a Bowser’s castle-thing going on, so maybe a haunted mansion kind of ride?
I’m sure there’ll be more details released as work progresses, but I can’t help but feel it looks kinda… underwhelming. I know, it’s only a smaller area within the Universal Studios park, but if the only reason to go there is to bump into a (terrible) Mario-costume wearing actor and see a few iconic Mario things from the games, why not just play the games instead?
People thinking it will look anything like that fake 3d mock up are kidding them selves.
Themselves is one word.
Mario’s sound is awful.
sorry, “voice”.
It is his “iconic” voice tho, from Mario 64 up to now.
Looks more like a segment of Takeshi’s Castle to me. Which is still awesome. ;P