{"id":11243,"date":"2016-11-29T11:45:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T16:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=11243"},"modified":"2016-11-29T11:45:40","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T16:45:40","slug":"universal-parks-and-nintendo-bringing-nintendo-to-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/11\/universal-parks-and-nintendo-bringing-nintendo-to-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Universal Parks and Nintendo bringing Nintendo to life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine the fun of stepping into a larger-than-life Nintendo adventure. Gigantic Piranha Plants spring to life. Question blocks, power-ups and more surround you. And Mario and all his friends are there to pull you into a brand-new world.<\/p>\n<p>You will enter an entire realm filled with iconic Nintendo excitement, gameplay, heroes and villains. And it is coming to three Universal theme parks around the globe.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The creative visionaries behind Nintendo\u2019s legendary worlds and characters are working together with the creative teams behind Universal\u2019s blockbuster theme park attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Nintendo-themed areas are coming to Universal Studios Japan, Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. These will be expansive, immersive and interactive. They will be highly themed and authentic environments filled with multiple attractions, shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Guests will feel as if they are playing inside their favorite games \u2013 this time in real life. There will be something for everyone \u2013 regardless of their age or gaming experience level.<\/p>\n<p>Planning and creative work on these areas is well underway; they will open separately over the next several years.<\/p>\n<p>The new themed areas come as the result of a global partnership between Universal Parks &#038; Resorts and Nintendo.<\/p>\n<p>Each Universal theme park will announce details of its specific Nintendo areas. The first such announcement will come soon.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H9j-MHzwEQ8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine the fun of stepping into a larger-than-life Nintendo adventure. Gigantic Piranha Plants spring to life. Question blocks, power-ups and more surround you. And Mario and all his friends are there to pull you into a brand-new world. You will enter an entire realm filled with iconic Nintendo excitement, gameplay, heroes and villains. 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