Comcast's (NASDAQ: CMCSA) theme parks division needs some help with its attractions pipeline, so it's only fitting that it calls on the most famous plumber of all. Nintendo's (OTC: NTDOY) Super Mario will play a starring role when Super Nintendo World makes its debut at Universal Studios Japan later this year, followed by openings at its California and Florida parks within the next three years.
We've known about Super Nintendo World since late 2016, but as we close in on the rollout of the first theme-park expansion in Osaka, we see Comcast willing to offer up a few more details. Speaking at its fourth-quarter earnings call on Thursday morning, Comcast announced that the new land will open at Universal Studios Japan just ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Given the tourism spike the Olympics will bring, it's a pretty big deal to have the new Nintendo-licensed attractions up and running. Comcast also confirmed during the call that Florida's version of Super Nintendo World will take place at Epic Universe, the new theme park that it will open just outside its existing Universal Orlando resort in 2023.
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