chrisPjelly
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Will my Gold Mario Amiibo give me a free front gate pass?
A Mario Kart attraction would be bad ass.
Why would they do this in Japan and not the U.S.?
Doesn't make sense to me.
Gotta get in on those deals manExactly my thoughts. Plane ticket to JP is a few thousand alone.
Respectable sources have implied that a Mario Kart attraction will very likely be the centerpiece of the project.
I'm curious about Orlando. I wonder if they decided against revamping the kids zone with Nintendo stuff and are holding everything for the third video game themed park.
We could be in the next Word War in 4 years. It's no use thinking about such things as a consumer right now. I'm not saying only think and say positive stuff, but that it's always a given we can't predict the future.I love this idea but I wonder how popular Nintendo will be 4 years from now. I don't mean that in a doom and gloom sense. They have world famous IP and a great legacy, that's not going to change. But 4 years from now we will have the NX and know pretty well whether it has been successful or not. We'll have seen Nintendo's mobile efforts and how they fared. We'll see their other IP licensing deals. By the time this theme park opens, Nintendo could be a very different looking company.
I'm curious about Orlando. I wonder if they decided against revamping the kids zone with Nintendo stuff and are holding everything for the third video game themed park.
Respectable sources have implied that a Mario Kart attraction will very likely be the centerpiece of the project.
A Mario Kart attraction would be bad ass.
These theme park deals seem like it will push Nintendo to work even harder to revilitize their presence for the years to come. They seem to be working on it, especially now with all the new initiatives like moving into the Mobile and Online spaces, and other things that they've never done in the past.I love this idea but I wonder how popular Nintendo will be 4 years from now. I don't mean that in a doom and gloom sense. They have world famous IP and a great legacy, that's not going to change. But 4 years from now we will have the NX and know pretty well whether it has been successful or not. We'll have seen Nintendo's mobile efforts and how they fared. We'll see their other IP licensing deals. By the time this theme park opens, Nintendo could be a very different looking company.
I'd love if there was a bit of Hyrule Castle, though I doubt they'd do anything on the scale of Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
I'd love if there was a bit of Hyrule Castle, though I doubt they'd do anything on the scale of Sleeping Beauty's Castle.
As much as I'd love that, if they went with a castle it would definitely be Peach's Castle. More iconic, and it would definitely be a cheeky nod to Disney.
That said, I kinda doubt they'd do something so ballsy as to make a fairytale castle their major centerpiece. Plus, less informed guests would see it as a knockoff.
They already have Hogwarts as the castle centerpiece of Universal Studios. Dunno if they're inclined to have more castles. Maybe they can have a Luigi's Mansion haunt akin to Disney's
Hmmm... So A Link Between Parks?I think the rumor that they pull a Wizarding World and turn Nintendo Land into a park "bridge" between the core park and the third park seems the most likely to me. Makes too much sense. Open up with the core Nintendo segment first, then when the third park opens launch with a second half the connects the two parks together with a themed link.
Well now they HAVE to call it that.Hmmm... So A Link Between Parks?
Hmmm... So A Link Between Parks?
They already have Hogwarts as the castle centerpiece of Universal Studios. Dunno if they're inclined to have more castles. Maybe they can have a Luigi's Mansion haunt akin to Disney's
Hmmm... So A Link Between Parks?
I thought the area for Nintendo in Orlando was already said to be somewhat small...like taking over the Kidzone part of the park of something.
Is there any reason why Nintendo went with Universal and not Disney for this?
Satoru Iwata said:If I can talk a bit more about our just-announced alliance with Universal Parks & Resorts, we first met with them in April last year when I was visiting the U.S. on a business trip. We met with people from NBCUniversal who proposed the possibility of the theme park business to us. Even before then, the possibility of theme park attractions (with Nintendo IP) had become an often-discussed topic in society. Even inside Nintendo, the possibility had been discussed several times. But we had not made this a reality because, on each occasion, the time was not ripe yet or we were not able to find an appropriate partner with whom to work. In the case of our first meeting with Universal Parks & Resorts, they provided us with a very detailed proposal right from the beginning. Also, as we met right after they had opened the Harry Potter attractions, we were able to learn precisely how they had been created. We received a great deal of useful information from the first meeting for us to review if they possessed a corporate culture which would ensure us the ability to license our IP to them and to work well together. Since the proposal was so specific, as soon as I returned to Japan, I informed Mr. Miyamoto, of our company, and told him that I wanted to give positive consideration to it. Since then, we have met with them several times in Japan and in the U.S., and not only me and people who carry out our negotiations but also members from each company's creative side, namely, people who will be assigned to make the actual attractions and Nintendo's game producers who have been creating our games for many years. As a result, we confirmed that we share a lot of common ground between our corporate cultures, and because parts of the proposal made us really excited, we have decided to work together on a long-term basis.
Also keep in mind Universal Studios Japan is only an hour away from Nintendo's HQ, so they're basically local for Nintendo.
I love this idea but I wonder how popular Nintendo will be 4 years from now. I don't mean that in a doom and gloom sense. They have world famous IP and a great legacy, that's not going to change. But 4 years from now we will have the NX and know pretty well whether it has been successful or not. We'll have seen Nintendo's mobile efforts and how they fared. We'll see their other IP licensing deals. By the time this theme park opens, Nintendo could be a very different looking company.
Yup. There's a reason Universal, Sony, and Disney (among many others) have all expressed a lot of interest in getting a piece of the Nintendo pie, one way or another.I think their IP is timeless enough to withstand anything that happens to their hardware business.
You're assuming the NX handheld will be relevant in 2020.if Nintendo is smart, they can use it to push NX handheld too
Eg receive some spotpass freebies, use the NX as a digital map, some mini games which you can play with your NX there that will win you prizes etc
I love this idea but I wonder how popular Nintendo will be 4 years from now. I don't mean that in a doom and gloom sense. They have world famous IP and a great legacy, that's not going to change. But 4 years from now we will have the NX and know pretty well whether it has been successful or not. We'll have seen Nintendo's mobile efforts and how they fared. We'll see their other IP licensing deals. By the time this theme park opens, Nintendo could be a very different looking company.
Hmmm... So A Link Between Parks?
Luigi's Haunted Mansion~
You're assuming the NX handheld will be relevant in 2020.
In the Nintendo Direct restaurant you have to wait for 5 hours without knowing the menu, then you get served a disappointing meal.
Wonder how many rides they'll get for $400m.