Super Nintendo World delayed again due to COVID-19 spike in Japan

Super Nintendo World
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Super Nintendo World, which was due to open to the public on February 4, has now been delayed for the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:second time due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Following a spike in COVID-19 cases💃, Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga declared a state of emergency for 11 Japanese prefectures this week – including Osaka, where Universal Studios Japan is based. Consequently, Super Nintendo World has now postponed its opening day indefinitely, and according to the , its new target date "will be decided and announced after the state of emergency is lifted in Osaka p🧸refecture." 

), it's possible that this state of emergency may take under a month. Of course, there's no way to tell and it's not like Super Nintendo World will literally open the day after the state of emergency ends, so spring would be a reasonable estimate for the updated opening. 

Super Nintendo World park was first announced in 2016 and has since become home to several Mario-and-friends-themed attractions. This includes Mario Kart: Koopa Challenge, Yoshi’s Adventure, Power Up Band Key Challenges, and potentially even a 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Donkey Kong attraction in the future. Nintendo and Universal Studios Japan have been doing a lot of promotional work to build up opening day, including 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:a virtual tour hosted back in November with Shigeru Miyamoto acting𒉰 as🐼 a tour guide. 

For now, you can at least take a high-flying tour of the theme park through this website extension.

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