Just three months ago, Universal Studios Hollywood opened the doors to its new Super Nintendo World space when the complaints started pouring in. The park, centered on Nintendo characters, includes the Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge attraction, a kind of roller coaster with elements of virtual reality, the Toadstool Café restaurant and several arcade games and gift shops.
However, Bowser’s Challenge has already been the subject of much criticism, as the carousel karts have a safety requirement that You cannot be taller than 40 inches (about 101.6 centimeters) to fit them, something that many Americans do not like. While American women (according to Healthline) have a median height of 38.7 inches, well below the cutoff, men measure just over 40.2 inches on average. This means that many people, mostly men, are simply too old to make the trip.
This caused people to complain on Twitter that Nintendo and Universal aren’t inclusive and some even called them fatphobic. Regardless of one’s opinion, it’s undeniable that Nintendo and Universal may have started the attraction’s design from Japanese standards, where 32.6 inches is the average waistline, according to a 2013 study. .