Super Nintendo World (Osaka) - Donkey Kong Expansion Thread

[DarkMetroid567]

He’s hitting the Tiki Tong head that he’s standing on

OH that makes so much more sense

 

[Pacific]

Maybe this should've just been a solid indoor roller coaster set inside the temple.

Butttt I do like the kinetic energy of the carts zipping past. But, like Mario Kart and Yoshi, I feel like a superior ride is lost here somewhere.

Hopefully with the next SNW attraction, Nintendo allows Universal to make just a really solid ride that lacks a huge marketing gimmick (AR, jumping ride vehicles). And is just more about a really good experience.

 

[fryoj]

Are we sure Uni didn't pitch these ideas to Nintendo?

 

[Brian G.]

Are we sure Uni didn't pitch these ideas to Nintendo?

Nintendo definitely had a big say. If they didn’t like it, they wouldn’t approve. They wanted rides that appealed to as many ages as possible. There was other concepts that were told “No”.

 

[ParkExplorer9513]

There are definitely some costs when giving the IP creators total creative control, but then again, they supposedly know their characters best.

 

[Legacy]

Are we sure Uni didn't pitch these ideas to Nintendo?

From my understanding, the original concept for Mario Kart was faster, and Nintendo pulled it back because they felt it was too much for younger kids.

 

[mccgavin]

From my understanding, the original concept for Mario Kart was faster, and Nintendo pulled it back because they felt it was too much for younger kids.

Unless I'm mistaken, I've heard augmented reality was still being planned even when the attraction was intended to be faster, and there was also concerns of potential motion sickness when utilizing the technology at that speed.

 

[Pacific]

I still don’t get why either party were so desperate to make Mario Kart an AR attraction.

Anyway, can’t wait to see the waterfall effect working in Orlando. Gonna really make the skyline pop.

 

[Evan]

I still don’t get why either party were so desperate to make Mario Kart an AR attraction.

Anyway, can’t wait to see the waterfall effect working in Orlando. Gonna really make the skyline pop.

Agreed. It’s an operations suck as it is, and not that effective for the guest.

Different choices should have been made.