It’s been 10 years because the Donkey Kong online game collection had a mainline launch, however the opening of the Donkey Kong Country space at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) in Osaka is proof that Nintendo’s massive ape can nonetheless draw a crowd.
A number of dozen fortunate followers braved single-digit temperatures the morning of Dec. 11 to soak up the realm’s opening ceremony — that includes the eponymous character and the person who introduced him to life, Nintendo government Shigeru Miyamoto — and be the primary to journey the theme park’s latest attraction: Mine Cart Madness.
“There are many components all through the land the place you’ll find gameplay and design from the world of Donkey Kong,” Miyamoto, who was additionally concerned within the design of the Nintendo-themed world at Universal Studios, mentioned throughout the opening ceremony. “I imagine it’s a land that may be loved by the entire household.”