I Want to Know What Pokemon Things Nintendo and Universal Are Cooking Up for Their Theme Parks

I spent time in the Mario and Donkey Kong living attractions at Super Nintendo World in Orlando’s Epic Universe theme park last year, wondering when Pokémon might appear in the parks as well. News from Universal Studios now confirms that Pokémon is also on the way, starting in Japan. Orlando will have them next, but we don’t know yet what the Pokémon experiences will be.

Nintendo explored real life overlaps with its games in toys and theme parks for a while, dating back to Pokemon Go. But in a theme park, the ideas could go much further. THE latest Pokémon game on Switch even made me wonder how this could turn into something localized in a park.

According to Universal Studios Japan’s announcement released today, details are still vague. Immersive Pokémon experiences don’t exactly feel like a ride, but they’re also unlikely to be a parade or spectacle, since the press release already mentions shows featuring Pokémon in the past.

Expectations for some sort of Pokémon theme park experience have been high for some time, ever since Nintendo unveiled Super Nintendo World with Universal. in 2020.

Since Pokemon Go still exists and Universal already has interactive toys in the park, like tapping ones Power-Up Bands and Magic WandsI also wonder if some sort of interactive toy will be part of what’s in store. After all, Nintendo strives to create more immersive home productsAlso. More details will come in the future, so I’m curious.