Move aside Disneyland. Nintendo will be having a theme park in Osaka sometime before the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. It was stated earlier that Nintendo was working with Universal Studios in order to build this new theme park. With plans being solidified, the full release of the theme park has been dated.
According to Nintendo Life, it is still not clear what exactly will be featured at the theme park, it is however cited that the ‘Mario themed area’ has a $500 million dollar investment by Universal Studios Japan, which is noted to far exceed the fantastic Harry Potter themed area in USJ.
Stock Wars: Disney Vs. Comcast
In this week’s installment, we take a look at two titans that dominate the entertainment industry:
Walt Disney Co. (NYSE:DIS) and
Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA).
The Mouse Factory: Few brands are more universally beloved than Disney, which traces its roots to the artistic genius and indefatigable spirit of the Chicago-born cartoonist Walt Disney.
Today, Disney oversees a variety of entities acquired over the years, including ESPN, 20th Century Studios, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm and Jim Henson’s Muppet Company, and the company is involved in films, television, streaming, live theater, recordings, theme parks, resorts, cruise lines, publishing and merchandising.
Donkey Kong series back in-house for a new 2D platformer created by the team behind
Super Mario Odyssey that could line up with the big ape’s 40th-anniversary celebration.
DK’s last big outing was on Nintendo’s previous console, the Wii U. 2014’s
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze was the second of two revivals of the SNES platformer series by Retro Studios, a Nintendo aligned developer out of Texas. That team is currently at work on
Metroid Prime 4, and sources have heard rumblings of a new
Donkey Kong 2D adventure coming from Nintendo of Japan.
The rumor includes that Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development (known as EPD Tokyo) will not be using the
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Sanrio Puro Land, Nijigen no Mori Theme Parks to Reopen as Universal Studios Japan, Some Cinemas Stay Closed
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Universal Studios Japan revealed on Friday that it is extending its temporary closure, after the Japanese government extended the state of emergency on Friday in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures until the end of May. The theme park closed temporarily with the declaration of the new state of emergency on April 25 due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
Nintendo Rides Switch Sales During Lockdowns to Post Record Pandemic Profit
Nintendo broke its previous profit record set in 2008-09, when it was generating massive revenue driven by its Wii and DS consoles. By Agence France-Presse | Updated: 7 May 2021 12:10 IST
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Highlights
It was more than the company s prediction of JPY 400 million
Nintendo s sales were up 34.4 percent to JPY 1.76 trillion
Nintendo reported its highest ever annual profit Thursday after virus lockdowns caused sales of its blockbuster Switch console to soar, but the Japanese gaming giant warned the bumper pandemic year would be hard to repeat.
While fresh waves of infections have dashed recovery hopes in many industries, successive rounds of restrictions have helped extend a run of good fortune for video game companies as people seek indoor entertainment.