As I’m sure anyone with a pulse can tell you, Fortnite is pretty massive. It’s so massive, in fact, that we’ve seen Epic Games’ battle royale title practically become a melting pot of every creative IP of the last 100 years. Players can don skins with characters from John Wick,…
The Rediscover GO update continues with Rediscover Your World and Residcover Kanto. For Rediscover Your World, visual updates have been added to Pokémon GO. That means biomes have clear, visual cues and backgrounds (i.e.: sandy beaches for the beach biome). To celebrate the change, Rediscover Kanto is an event featuring…
In a bit of a surprise announcement this morning, Private Division has revealed a new trailer for Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game. The title is a bit of a mouthful, but essentially, this is a brand new single-player life simulation game set within the Middle-earth…
Super Nintendo World has a very tiny secret concealed amidst all the grand rides, minigames, and merch. Much like the “Hidden Mickeys” which are strewn all over the Disney Parks, there are hidden Pikmin tucked into inconspicuous nooks and crannies throughout Universal Studios Japan’s Super Nintendo World. Thanks to news…
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan is finally starting to open up to (reduced) crowds, which means we finally get to see the hotly anticipated park in action. WDW News Today, and their sister YouTube channel Universal Parks News Today, have posted tons of high-definition footage from inside the…
Let’s-a-go! Though Super Nintendo World’s opening at Universal Studios Japan has seen multiple setbacks and delays, one bit of celebration is still underway. Starting today, certain trains on the Osaka Loop Line and JR Yumesaki Line will be decked out in a Mushroom Kingdom motif. Mario, Peach, Luigi, and more…
Despite Universal Studios Japan issuing another delay for Super Nintendo World last week, the theme park is prepping for its inevitable grand opening. Today, plenty of theme park enthusiasts took to social media reporting that a “technical rehearsal” was being held for the new area as well as the Universal…
Things seemed to be on track for Super Nintendo World’s planned opening at Universal Studios Japan next month on February 4th, with the release of a special Nintendo Direct alongside a few press events. Sadly, however, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused another postponement. With the Osaka prefecture entering a new…
With the opening of Super Nintendo World only a month away, now’s a good time to take a close look at the park map and dissect things, isn’t it? As shown by Shigeru Miyamoto himself in the Direct that showed off the park, the area’s entrance is based…
More and more information is coming to light about Super Nintendo World thanks to its official website launching. You can pour over Power-Up Band details or take a look at new art and maps, but for me, a theme park visit isn’t complete without delicious and eye-catching food. On that…
If you simply can’t wait for Super Nintendo World’s grand opening in just one month’s time, you may want to check out the new website opened by Nintendo and Universal Studio Japan, which offers visitors a virtual tour. The interactive tour lets you navigate between the Mario Kart attraction, Yoshi’s…
We’re so close! In just one month, those lucky enough will finally be able to experience Super Nintendo World in Japan. There’s still so many questions we’d love to know the answers to, but thanks to Ars Technica, we now have one less to ask: They’ve acquired a Power-Up Band…
One of the new rides from Super Nintendo World in Japan is Yoshi’s Adventure, an omnimover ride described as the following: “Hang on to Yoshi as you search for Captain Toad on a treasure hunt! Use the Captain’s map to find 3 mysterious eggs! Get a spectacular view of the…
Across the internet, Nintendo fans desperate for the official opening of Super Nintendo World (and even more desperate to visit) are gobbling up every last detail and new photo we can find. As both an obvious Nintendo fanboy and theme park enthusiast, I’ve been closely following the development of this…
A quick line in the recent Super Nintendo World Direct from Shigeru Miyamoto revealed that the park’s Power-Up Bands would function as amiibo. Instead of one time souvenirs, anyone visiting the Universal Studios Japan area will have a functioning Super Mario ‘figure’ that will stand out from the rest in…
