The Future of Lost Continent

[Mike S]

I still want it all at Epic.

That doesn’t change anything.

All that would do is keep them under an unneeded artificial restriction. Once Mario and presumably Zelda are open what do they do? Never expand? Take over Dark Universe if there’s future leadership that thinks that land is “underperforming?” As far as we know right now Pokémon is set for Islands and nothing for USF at the current time. I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes before 2030 and they think of something to put there even if it’s just a single attraction and not a whole land.

 

[Blue]

Which is smart.

Much prefer all Nintendo to be at Epic versus a Potter situation.

There’s not enough room for Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon at Epic. Besides, they’re three separate universes that just happen to be from the same company. Not similar to Potter at all.

And to be fair… I do think Epic/USF would’ve benefited more with Ministry staying at USF and something else taking over its land at Epic.

 

[SkiBum]

There’s not enough room for Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon at Epic. Besides, they’re three separate universes that just happen to be from the same company. Not similar to Potter at all.

And to be fair… I do think Epic/USF would’ve benefited more with Ministry staying at USF and something else taking over its land at Epic.

I don't know. Diagon Alley is at USR and, while that doesn't preclude Ministry being in the same park, it makes more sense to have a Potter representation at Epic. Thus, UNI has three parks with three different Potter settings. Same with splitting the Nintendo IP's across multiple parks. While I do think that Zelda could live at the same park as Mario and there should be enough room, it would make sense to have Zelda at Studios, Pokemon at Islands, and Mario at Epic. Though I am not tied to that set-up.

 

[Jake S]

“Pokémon” is not “Nintendo,” though. If Nintendo wants all its IPs attached to Super Nintendo World, that doesn’t preclude Pokémon from going to IOA.

 

[Mike S]

“Pokémon” is not “Nintendo,” though. If Nintendo wants all its IPs attached to Super Nintendo World, that doesn’t preclude Pokémon from going to IOA.

It is and also isn’t. The Pokémon Company is pretty independent but Nintendo also owns enough of it to ensure that you’ll never see Pikachu on PlayStation unless they sell off what they own of the company.