Super Nintendo World in Japan to open February 4th 2021, first photos from inside the Mario Kart ride

by Daniel VuckovicNovember 30, 2020

We’ve seen a bunch of spy shots from the sky and up high of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan but nothing as crisp as this.

Universal has announced that the park will open on February 4th. Just last month Nintendo announced the attraction would open in Spring 2021, but it seems it’s going to be open a month earlier that expected.

Photos and details about how the rides work have been shown off by Japanese media who were able to attend early. The Mario Kart ride certainly some form of augmented reality.

＼＼速報／／

新大規模エリア
『スーパー・ニンテンドー・ワールド™』
2月4日(木)オープン決定🎉

最新鋭技術で実現した「マリオカート」をはじめ、日本が世界に誇る、任天堂ゲームの世界が現実に✨

先行体験が当たるキャンペーン情報は、この後投稿‼️#USJ #WeAreMario #SuperNintendoWorld pic.twitter.com/I0erl9u93y
— ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン公式 (@USJ_Official) November 30, 2020

It’s official! The very first #SuperNintendoWorld is set to open on Feb. 4th in Osaka, Japan!

I got a first-hand look and can confirm the Mario Kart ride uses AR headsets but is ON RAILS. So no falling off Rainbow Road 🌈 😆

Full thread below👇 pic.twitter.com/IIz3uuIQF7
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020

Every rider is given a slim headset with a visor, presumably for AR. Each Mario Kart has 4 seats and each seat has a steering wheel. The kart is definitely on rails but riders are given some control. They also collect items and “throw shells” at other karts. pic.twitter.com/1gchg1qVLX
— Kurumi Mori (@rumireports) November 30, 2020

Not that anyone in Australia can go just yet, but February is a while away – and things could be better by then. Fingers crossed!

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