Nintendo Coming to Universal Parks

[JungleSkip]

While I agree that the tech may not be ready...

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But then why does it say AR Goggles Return in the plans...? Or so I've heard anyway.

IMO it’s the only way to do things like the bananas and shells. Characters and scenery will be real, but IDK how else they pull of the power ups

 

[Alicia]

IMO it’s the only way to do things like the bananas and shells. Characters and scenery will be real, but IDK how else they pull of the power ups

To keep the line moving and load process from taking too long, it's my understanding you will pick up your goggles and harness before the preshow room, which there will be several. There you will learn how to get your harness on and Team Members will assist getting it set up for you-before load.

This reminds me how the interactive shooter haunted house at Busch Gardens works. With three or so prep rooms, there's always one ready for guests to start gearing up and the line won't get too bottlenecked by the process.

I assume harnesses are needed for battery packs/CPU/etc. If they pull this off it could be revolutionary... if not, we'll still have a cool dark ride with AAs and super colorful scenery. So I'm glad to see them try.

 

[Teebin]

If they discarded the AR then it isn’tbecause of the tech. A theme park attraction is a controlled environment in which AR would function quite well, every angle predictable. No, if the idea was shelved, then it would have happened due the quasi screen nature of the tech.

 

[Parkscope Joe]

While I agree that the tech may not be ready...

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But then why does it say AR Goggles Return in the plans...? Or so I've heard anyway.

Designed area but maybe not implemented? I mean FJ had a glasses distribution area that was never used.

 

[fryoj]

I assume harnesses are needed for battery packs/CPU/etc. If they pull this off it could be revolutionary... if not, we'll still have a cool dark ride with AAs and super colorful scenery. So I'm glad to see them try.

I'd think it would make more sense to have the CPU, battery, etc on board the RV and just have a cord that goes from the glasses to the RV. It would reduce the cost greatly. Theres the issue of designing a plug that wouldn't allow for loose connections and can stand up to being plugged in a few thousand times a day, but that still seems the better option.

 

[Viator]

Designed area but maybe not implemented? I mean FJ had a glasses distribution area that was never used.

You including Hollywood & Osaka into that one, Joe? :tongue:

 

[quinnmac000]

I assume harnesses are needed for battery packs/CPU/etc. If they pull this off it could be revolutionary... if not, we'll still have a cool dark ride with AAs and super colorful scenery. So I'm glad to see them try.

Harnesses are not necessary as Meta already have models of glasses which lacked harnesses and worked via wireless technology.

 

[Alicia]

Harnesses are not necessary as Meta already have models of glasses which lacked harnesses and worked via wireless technology.

Just describing what I've heard.

 

[cameronw99]

My guess is any Pokémon ride will Center around the original 151

Hope thats the case. Most people that know anything about the franchise at least know those. If not from growing up with it they know it from playing Pokemon GO for the first 2 weeks like the rest of us

 

[Imperius]

Yeah original 150 is all that's needed for me. Some of the newer Pokémon are great, but all I need is an AA Charizard.

 

[epcyclopedia]

I think we need a Yoshi and Pokémon crossover.

You ride Yoshi on a safari to find Pokémon, and catch them with his tongue. Then depending on how good the stats are Yoshi pushes out an egg with some fuzzy plush to take home.

 

[UK-Trigg]

How do you get 10000 Picahue onto one attraction?

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Poke 'em on

 

[shiekra38]

How do you get 10000 Picahue onto one attraction?

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Poke 'em on

Post reported for verbal attack

 

[captainmoch]

I'm okay with the original 151 being the focus, and I completely get it, but I hope there's at least SOME references to later generations. If it's exclusively Kanto-based it'd be a waste of potential, imo.

 

[quinnmac000]

Why have a ride with only 151 AAs when you can have a ride with 805 AAs?

Anyways wouldn't it be smarter to do a poll or survey an audience than promoting Kanto just to attract the fans 20 years ago who never played any of the newer games since then which can alienate some of the younger fans.

 

[tielo]

Maybe the harnesses are used to zapp you when you got hit, that would be extreme but also kind of cool.

 

[Magic-Man]

Can someone post a overhead view of the Kidzone area and MIB for me please? Preferably all in the same picture. I can't take a picture on google maps without all the labels for the rides.

 

[randompixel]

Can someone post a overhead view of the Kidzone area and MIB for me please? Preferably all in the same picture. I can't take a picture on google maps without all the labels for the rides.

Click "Labels on"/"Labels off" from the side menu.

 

[Magic-Man]

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Click "Labels on"/"Labels off" from the side menu.

Oh ok thank you

 

[Parkscope Joe]

Harnesses are not necessary as Meta already have models of glasses which lacked harnesses and worked via wireless technology.

Pump the breaks.

Those concepts are from 2013 and my understanding is they never shipped. Look up the current models online to see how impractical this is. Using AR before it’s not at a place yet for use in an attraction.