Universal Studios Japan delays Nintendo area opening due to virus emergency

A display for the gaming company Nintendo. Credit: Reuters File Photo

Universal Studios Japan said on Thursday it would postpone the opening of its Super Nintendo World area from the scheduled date of Feb. 4 until after the lifting of a state of emergency in the Osaka prefecture.

On Wednesday Japan widened the emergency beyond Tokyo, the capital, to seven more prefectures, including Osaka, amid a steady rise in coronavirus infections. The emergency is set to run until Feb. 7.

Universal Studios Japan is owned by Comcast Corp.

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