Nintendo Coming to Universal Parks

[quinnmac000]

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[Mike S]

"All of the adventure, fun and whimsy you experience through a screen will now be all around you – in breathtakingly authentic ways."

:agree:

Does it mean what I think it means???

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!! So excited!!!!!!! :clap:

I think it's clear those sets are sitting in a soundstage at USF as we speak...

Damn, and I was just there

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I'm totally using this

 

[Frogki]

Definitely loved the little details - the otherworldly feel is definitely the most vibrant they've come up with yet. Wondering how long we'll wait for more info...

 

[twebber55]

was there anything new announced that we didnt know already?

 

[quinnmac000]

Each park being different was not expected

 

[Mike S]

was there anything new announced that we didnt know already?

Nothing except for the background sets giving us a little peak at what could be coming.

 

[JungleSkip]

was there anything new announced that we didnt know already?

I'd argue it confirmed a lot of the things we've been talking about more than told us anything truly new.

-Multiple attractions in each land
-Family oriented
-More physical than screen-based

 

[Frogki]

There is definitely the feeling they wanted to emphasize that this is going to bring out a physical environment of what's on the screens. They were excited to show off, and this will help with the 'screenz' image...

 

[GadgetGuru]

This announcement seems very Disney-esque. This is a announcement that says a little bit, but not much, way before the land is scheduled to open.

I'm cool with that though. The more Universal news, the better.

 

[Mike S]

This announcement seems very Disney-esque. This is a announcement that says a little bit, but not much, way before the land is scheduled to open.

I'm cool with that though. The more Universal news, the better.

I'm thinking this is because Nintendo wants to talk about it.

 

[Shucker]

Sorry to ask, but does anyone know what will happen to ET during the construction?

 

[Mike S]

I just noticed the background music is from Super Mario Galaxy!!!

 

[Cheezbat]

Nice.

Of course we were gonna get Nintendo, as well as Japan, but Hollywood too? No Singapore? Where the heck are they going to fit anything else in Hollywood? That park is too small for these full lands. And poor Singapore. Rejected again.

 

[fryoj]

Yeah, very little info in the vid and PR. Two things I did take from it though. The blog says the lands at the different parks will open over several years. That pretty much means the "all opening in 2020" theory that was floating is out. Not sure what they mean by several, but at best I'd say one park per year. Since Japan is probably first, USF and even more so USH, could be a while.

The other thing is they got the right music in the vid!! Hopefully thats what's playing when you walk into the land.

 

[JungleSkip]

I'm thinking this is because Nintendo wants to talk about it.

Switch event in January could be interesting.

Sorry to ask, but does anyone know what will happen to ET during the construction?

I'm still going with ET's demise is imminent

 

[Mike S]

Nice.

Of course we were gonna get Nintendo, as well as Japan, but Hollywood too? No Singapore? Where the heck are they going to fit anything else in Hollywood? That park is too small for these full lands. And poor Singapore. Rejected again.

I think it's been said before that Resorts World Sentosa is to blame for no Potter and now Nintendo at USS.

 

[GadgetGuru]

Switch event in January could be interesting.



I'm still going with ET's demise is imminent

Crazy theory: if the Switch event talks about more than Switch, I think Nintendo will lay out a Netflix TV deal and some merch plans at the same time. Prove that they're trying to move from a gaming company to a Disney-style media conglomerate with games at the center.

 

[JungleSkip]

Crazy theory: if the Switch event talks about more than Switch, I think Nintendo will lay out a Netflix TV deal and some merch plans at the same time. Prove that they're trying to move from a gaming company to a Disney-style media conglomerate with games at the center.

I'm totally guessing on Switch event having anything more than Switch, but it'd be a great time to show off USJ's land

 

[thefro]

I'm totally guessing on Switch event having anything more than Switch, but it'd be a great time to show off USJ's land

I suspect everything at the Switch event will be directly related to the Nintendo Switch in some way. They have an absolute ton of stuff to cover as they officially haven't revealed anything that wasn't in the teaser trailer.

I think they'll have a separate event/videos for all the Universal stuff down the road.

 

[JaySalahi]

Nice.

Where the heck are they going to fit anything else in Hollywood? That park is too small for these full lands.

We are tearing down 5 more soundstages on the backlot. We just opened two brand new and very very high quality soundstages (nicest I've been in) in a different part of the backlot. you'll be seeing a lot of changes in Hollywood. The whole Soundstage section is shifting to the middle/other side of the backlot.