And lest you think this will be a simple statue of Princess Peach and a Mario Kart-themed go-kart track, the publication says this should be on par with the likes of Universal's Harry Potter-themed zone but focused entirely on everyone's favorite Italian plumber. Hell, it could even be called "Super Mario World." Crazier things have happened!

Need more evidence for how serious of a deal this is? Universal is putting up ¥40 billion ($351,509,200) -- given Nintendo's current financial woes, the company is probably happy someone else is footing the bill. For that amount, maybe we'll see a full scale version of the entire Mushroom Kingdom in a few years.