Super Nintendo World, the Mario-themed expansion to Universal Studios, is shaping up to be one of the most interesting and tech-infused theme park attractions to date.
The park, launching ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as part of Universal Studios Japan in the city of Osaka, will feature wearable wrist bands called “Power Up Bands” that will sync with a smartphone app and track digital activities while you walk around
— The Verge
After breaking ground on its ambitious high-tech theme park, Super Nintendo World, in 2017, Universal Studios Japan unveiled more details this week about the anticipated destination slated to open in Osaka this summer.
"A life-size, living video game" -- Thierry Coup shows us the new app used to enjoy Super Nintendo World with a wrist band, touting an interactive experience #Nintendo pic.twitter.com/n468l5elnO
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) January 14, 2020
While official images of the park's architecture and spatial design are still under wraps, Super Nintendo World's operators already previewed some of the tech features and released a sugary-sweet teaser video featuring pop stars Galantis and Charli XCX.
Video via Nintendo on youTube.
If the upbeat game aesthetic centered around a fictional Italian plumber isn't your thing, another pillar of Japanese popular culture is currently building a theme park dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki's vast universe of worlds and characters: a Studio Ghibli-themed park is expected to open in 2022 near Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture.
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