Take a Sneak Peek at Japan’s New Multi-Level Super Nintendo Theme Park and Its ‘Mario Kart’ Ride – Concrete Playground

When Super Mario Kart first rolled onto Super Nintendo consoles back in 1992, it came with 20 inventive courses and endless hours of fun. Nearly three decades later, the game has become a beloved phenomenon — not just speeding through desert tracks and rainbow roads, but onto Google Maps and mobile phones, and also into reality. The hugely popular game’s next stop? Theme parks.

Come Thursday, February 4, 2021, you’ll be able to enjoy a real-life Mario Kart experience as part of the first-ever Super Nintendo World. Initially announced back in 2017, the new site is joining Universal Studios in Osaka. Its launch was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic but, after revealing back in October that it’d open early in the new year, the…