A pure Nintendo gate would be a much smarter use of the properties then just spreading them out.
That's the most backwards logic I've ever seen. Like we aren't talking about single-movie parks here, we're talking about the Disney of video games with a wide range of worlds with immersive land potential that have been synergizing well together for years now thanks to a certain game series that just got a new entry last week.
Can’t sell 3-park tickets to Nintendo fans if it’s all in one park.
It's a beloved franchise built out of universally beloved franchises and characters that rival the Mouse in recognizability. A theme park built on Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, DK, Metroid, Kirby and other stuff could absolutely work well.
But are they willing to build a "Warp Zone" attraction from the core resort all the way to the new parcel to sell park hopping in a big way like Hogwarts Express has?
It looks like some sort of weird mash up of the Universal globe and Islands of Adventure compass. I guess that makes sense with a good chunk of the worlds also being in those parks.Looks awesome. But why is the logo Earth if these worlds are supposed to be fantastic?
Just like Potter. If the attractions are in various parks, people are going to go to those parks.
Super Smash Bros is very popular in the gaming community.
FWIW, I suspect a couple suits at Nintendo have realized giving the rights to UNI was a costly mistake.
the argument against this will always be that more IP means more people
Harry Potter is one world, Nintendo is many different worlds that have no connections to each other outside of small references. Super Smash Bros. is not canon to any franchise. Mario, Donkey Kong, and Yoshi do exist together though which is why they’re in the same land.
Suuuuuuuuuure.
First, we don’t know the full terms of their agreement, so a lot of this is based on my own knowledge, which is limited, but Nintendo simply could make more money, in the long run, if it built and designed its own theme parks. Walt Disney Productions always had money problemsduring Walt’s lifetime, but only Disneyland solved that. A Nintendo park would help insulate Nintendo’s financial performance and allow for novel creative opportunities for their characters/worlds and for their creators to experiment in the medium of themed entertainment.
The third gate is going to have a version of the same land based on Mario. The wholly unique lands are going into the existing parks.
Maybe not totally unique. There’s an area in Japan set for future Nintendo expansion where we would have the Donkey Kong coaster. Depending on how events play out I wouldn’t be surprised if that area in Japan was used for Pokémon instead. But I don’t really know. Maybe USJ would be willing to have two full size Nintendo lands in one park which wouldn’t be surprising either considering it’s Japan.
I’m seeing it this weekend!!Btw unrelated but I just saw Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. SO FREAKING GOOD!!!!!!! AND STAY AFTER THE CREDITS!!!!!!!!!
