Friday, February 17

Let’s-a go to Super Nintendo World, Hollywood’s new interactive theme park

Watch out, if <em>SMB3</em> is any guide, he breathes lasers...

Enlarge / Watch out, if SMB3 is any guide, he breathes lasers...

Nintendo is often referred to as "the Disney of video games." But while Nintendo has long matched Disney's reputation for family-friendly home entertainment, it had nothing that could compare to Disney's domination in the physical world of theme parks.

That started to change in 2021, when Super Nintendo World finally opened in Osaka's Universal Studios Japan. Now, a very similar experience is coming to America with the opening of the Super Nintendo World section of Universal Studios Hollywood.

Ars got a sneak peek at the new section of the park just ahead of its Friday opening and came away utterly enchanted by the charming interactivity and Disney-esque attention to detail apparent throughout the park's newest themed area.

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