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Julie Delahaye

Sneak peek of the Nintendo theme park opening in 2020 with real-life Mario Kart

Nintendo fans, you may want to update your bucket list; the world's first Super Nintendo theme park is set to open its doors next year.

The $351 million venture (approx £268 million) will offer heaps of excitement for video game fans, promising "state-of-the-art rides, interactive areas, shops and restaurants".

One particular highlight is sure to be the real life Mario Kart race course, where pairs of riders will sit in karts running on a rail, with one controlling drift and the other concentrating on power ups and weapons.

So keep your eyes peeled for those pesky bananas!

Super Nintendo theme park will open in Japan next year (Universal)

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The park will open at Universal Studios Japan in 2020, in time for the Tokyo Olympic Games .

Nintendo and Universal Studios first unveiled the plans for the park back in 2015, but now they have revealed a sneak peek at what fans can expect with a new teaser video.

It looks like Mario will be the star of the show (Universal)

It looks like, unsurprisingly, Mario will be the star of the show, as the icon leads the charge and 'interacts' with visitors.

The new video offers a sneak peek of what the park will look like (Universal)

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The teaser video doesn't give away too much, as it's Mario wandering around an animated version of the park, but it does suggest that the decor will be very much like something directly out of the classic Mario games.

(Think colourful mushrooms, mystery boxes, coins to be collected etc).

There will be a real-life Mario Kart race course (Universal)

Oh, and we're betting that other Mario characters will also be making an appearance - we wonder if character meet and greets could be on the cards?

It will open at Universal Studios Japan (Universal)

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This will be the first of three Super Nintendo theme parks to open, with plans currently in place to open two more in Orlando and Hollywood.

Of course, a trip to Japan won't come cheap for Brits, but if you've already started planning a visit for the Olympics, then you may want to leave space on the itinerary for this quirky day out!

You can find out more at seejapan.co.uk .

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