Nintendo to launch its first Super Mario theme park in Japan by 2020

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by Sindy Cator on December 12, 2016 at 9:30 am

Last year Nintendo announced an ambitious partnership with Universal Studios that will see the two companies build a series of Super Mario theme parks across the globe – but it seems we’ll have to wait a few years before we can step foot in one. The Japanese game giant has revealed the first amusement park is scheduled to open its doors in time for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The new ‘Super Nintendo World’ will be based in the Osaka branch of Universal Studios. Earlier this month, the game-maker released a short clip on its YouTube channel, featuring living legend Shigeru…