Nintendo announces partnership with Universal Theme Parks

The latest news to come out of Kyoto, Japan is that Nintendo has decided to partner with Universal Parks and Resorts to bring its characters to life in “dedicated experiences” based on popular Nintendo characters. This news in of itself is a little mind blowing as Nintendo has not always been known for its partnerships when it comes to the licensing of its own IP’s. This announcement is a huge step forward and will give millions of people a chance to enjoy the beloved Nintendo characters that many of us have loved over the years. Not much information is known at this time as this announcement was just made a few hours ago. But this definitely gets my mind wandering with all the possibilities!

Head past the jump for a few more details.

Here are a few tidbits straight from the Nintendo press release:

KYOTO, Japan and ORLANDO, Florida (May 7, 2015) – Nintendo and Universal Parks & Resorts today announced plans to bring the world of Nintendo to life at Universal theme parks – creating spectacular, dedicated experiences based on Nintendo’s wildly popular games, characters and worlds.

The agreement brings two icons of entertainment together and represents a significant partnership for Nintendo as it expands the reach and popularity of its characters and intellectual property.

Universal theme parks offer incredibly popular, innovative themed family entertainment experiences based on compelling stories and characters – using powerful storytelling and innovative technology. Nintendo has created remarkable and imaginative worlds filled with captivating stories and beloved characters. Now, for the first time, those stories and characters will be brought to life in entirely new ways – only at Universal theme parks.

The immersive experiences will include major attractions at Universal’s theme parks and will feature Nintendo’s most famous characters and games. More details will be announced in the future, as the Nintendo and Universal creative teams work to create specific concepts.

The possibilities of this partnership are endless, and I for one am excited to see what they have in store for us! The thought of being able to sit in a water ride based on Wind Waker, or to go on a crazy roller coaster based on Skyward Sword, my mind is literally having a hard time processing this! Don’t event get me started on the things they could do with their non- Zelda related IP’s! I will be impatiently waiting for more information as the creative teams work together to iron out all the specifics. Although this is most likely in our far off future, I will definitely be one of those poor souls braving the ridiculous lines for these attractions when they open!

What are your thoughts? Do you agree with Nintendo partnering with Universal Theme Parks? What rides would you like to see? Let us know all about it in the comments below!

Source: gonintendo