Nintendo EAD

COMPANY» Founded 1983-09-30

Kyoto 601-8502,Honshu,Japan

Nintendo EAD is the largest of Nintendo's internal software divisions, making some of the most recognized franchises of all time, namely the Mario and Zelda series.

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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (abbreviated to EAD) is the largest of Nintendo (Company)'s internal divisions.

In 2004, after corporate restructuring, Nintendo Research and Development teams 1 and 2 were absorbed into EAD, which now comprises at least five teams of twenty to thirty employees. You can usually tell which team developed any given game from it's director. Aside from Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka, each team only works on their own individual title at any given time. It is assumed further unknown teams exist, or are formed temporarily for specific individual projects. There is also a programming group of two-hundred employees within the division known as SRD Co. Ltd.

In the summer of 2014, Nintendo opened a new headquarter in Kyoto and moved all of its internal development teams to that new building, known as the Nintendo Development Center. It houses all of the EAD Kyoto divisions as well as other development divisions.

On September 14 2015, Nintendo announced a large scale restructuring that formalizes the changes set in motion years prior by collecting all Kyoto development in one building. Nintendo EAD and Nintendo SPD have been merged into Nintendo EPD - Entertainment Planning & Development Division lead by General Manager Shinya Takahashi (Person), previously GM of Nintendo SPD with Katsuya Eguchi (Person) (EPD Kyoto development) and Yoshiaki Koizumi (Person) (EPD Tokyo development) serving as Deputy General Managers.

Structure

Nintendo EAD Kyoto

'Deputy General Manager': Katsuya Eguchi (Person)

Executive Officer: Takashi Tezuka (Person)

EAD Software Group No. 1

Group Manager: Hideki Konno (Person)

• Luigi's Mansion (2001)
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (2003)
• Nintendogs (Game) (2005)
• Mario Kart DS (Game) (2005)
• Mario Kart Wii (Game) (2008)
• Nintendogs + Cats (2011)
• Mario Kart 7 (Game) (2011)
• Mario Kart 8 (Game) (2014)
• Miitomo (Game) (2016)
• Fire Emblem Heroes (Game) (2017)

EAD Software Group No. 2

'Group Manager': Hisashi Nogami (Person)

• Animal Crossing (Game) (2002)
• Animal Crossing: Wild World (2005)
• Star Fox Command (Game) (2006)
• Wii Sports (Game) (2006)
• Wii Play (Game) (2006)
• Wii Music (Game) (2008)
• Animal Crossing: City Folk (2008)
• Wii Sports Resort (Game) (2009)
• Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)
• Nintendo Land (Game) (2012)

EAD Software Group No. 3

'Group Manager': Eiji Aonuma (Person)

• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000)
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003)
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventure (2004)
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (2006)
• The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007)
• Link's Crossbow Training (2007)
• The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009)
• The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD (2013)
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (2013)
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (2016)
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

EAD Software Group No. 4

'Group Manager': Hiroyuki Kimura (Person)

• Super Mario Advance (Game) (2001)
• Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (2002)
• Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 (2002)
• Super Mario Bros. 3: Super Mario Advance 4 (2003)
• Super Mario 64 DS (Game) (2004)
• Yoshi Touch N' Go (2005)
• Big Brain Academy (Game) (2005)
• New Super Mario Bros. (2006)
• Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (2007)
• New Play Control! Pikmin (2008)
• New Play Control! Pikmin 2 (2009)
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii (2009)
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
• New Super Mario Bros. U (2012)
• Pikmin 3 (Game) (2013)

EAD Software Group No. 5

'Group Manager': Tadashi Sugiyama (Person)

• Wii Fit (Game) (2007)
• Wii Fit Plus (Game) (2009)
• Steel Diver (Game) (2011)
• Star Fox 64 3D (Game) (2011)
• Wii Fit U (Game) (2013)

Nintendo EAD Tokyo

'General Manager': Yoshiaki Koizumi (Person)

EAD Software Group Tokyo No. 1

'Group Manager': Takao Shimizu (Person)

• Super Mario Sunshine (Game) (2002)
• Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat (Game) (2004)
• Super Mario Galaxy (Game) (2007)
• Jibun de Tsukuru Nintendo DS Guide (2010)
• The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (2011)
• The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition (2011)
• Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre (2013)
• The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D (2015)

EAD Software Group Tokyo No. 2

'Group Manager': Koichi Hayashida (Person)

• Flipnote Studio (Game) (2008)
• New Play Control!: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat (2008)
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Game) (2010)
• Super Mario 3D Land (Game) (2011)
• Flipnote Studio 3D (Game) (2013)
• Super Mario 3D World (2013)
• NES Remix (Game) (2013)
• NES Remix 2 (Game) (2014)
• Ultimate NES Remix (Game) (2014)
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (2014)

Developed Games

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The Legend of Zelda (Game)

21 February 1986

A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.

GBA​ NES​ NSW​ +4

Super Mario 64 (Game)

23 June 1996

Super Mario 64 takes the Mario franchise into polygonal worlds, setting numerous standards for 3D game design along the way.

NSW​ WSHP​ WIIU​ +1

Super Mario Kart (Game)

27 August 1992

The first installment in the long-running Mario Kart franchise features eight iconic characters from the Mario universe.

SNES​ NSW​ WSHP​ +2

Wii Sports (Game)

19 November 2006

Compete with friends in simplified motion controlled versions of five sports: tennis, baseball, bowling, golf, and boxing. It served as the pack-in game for most distributions of the Wii, making it the best-selling single-platform game of all time.

WII​

F-Zero (Game)

21 November 1990

Nintendo's flagship futuristic racing game featuring the raw new power of "Mode 7" technology, which gives players the illusion of dangerous high-speed racing at over 200 mph!

SNES​ NSW​ WSHP​ +2

Star Fox 64 (Game)

27 April 1997

Return to the cockpit of the Arwing fighter craft and save the Lylat system from conquest in this re-telling of the original Star Fox.

NSW​ WSHP​ WIIU​ +1

Wii Sports Resort (Game)

25 June 2009

Take a trip to the tropical Wuhu Island and partake in 24 sports-themed mini-games in this sequel to the popular Wii pack-in game Wii Sports.

WII​

Super Mario Sunshine (Game)

19 July 2002

While vacationing on tropical Isle Delfino, Mario is framed for vandalism committed by his own shadowy doppelganger, forcing the paroled plumber to clean up the entire island by using a specialized water-spraying device known as F.L.U.D.D.

GCN​ NSW​ NSW2​

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game)

31 December 1993

The fourth game in the Legend of Zelda series and the first one to appear on a handheld. Link is trapped on Koholint Island, and to escape he must wake the Wind Fish by finding the Eight Instruments of the Sirens.

GB​ 3DSE​

Yoshi's Story (Game)

21 December 1997

A follow-up to Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Yoshi's Story follows six Yoshis as they traverse the pop-up storybook version of their island to find the Super Happy Tree.

NSW​ WSHP​ WIIU​ +1

F-Zero X (Game)

14 July 1998

Nintendo's fast-paced sci-fi racing series is brought into full 3D for the Nintendo 64, with a revamped sense of speed, updated modes (including split-screen multiplayer), and wilder track layouts.

NSW​ WSHP​ WIIU​ +1

Mario Kart 64 (Game)

14 December 1996

Mario Kart's first foray into 3D and the second game in the series, featuring an assortment of various power-ups and characters with a distinct Mario vibe.

WSHP​ WIIU​ N64​

Published Games

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Company details

Name

Nintendo EAD

Abbreviation

Founded

30 September 1983

Location

Kyoto 601-8502,Honshu,Japan

Website

http://www.nintendo.com/

Aliases

Nintendo R&D4

Developed Games

• The Legend of Zelda (Game)
• Super Mario 64 (Game)
• Super Mario Kart (Game)
• Wii Sports (Game)
• F-Zero (Game)
• Star Fox 64 (Game)
• Wii Sports Resort (Game)
• Super Mario Sunshine (Game)
• The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Game)
• Yoshi's Story (Game)
• F-Zero X (Game)
• Mario Kart 64 (Game)
• Mario Kart: Double Dash!! (Game)
• Pikmin (Game)
• New Super Mario Bros. (Game)
• Mario Kart DS (Game)
• Super Mario 64 DS (Game)
• Nintendogs (Game)
• The Mysterious Murasame Castle (Game)
• Animal Crossing: Wild World (Game)
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Published Games

• None
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Franchises

• Mario (Franchise)
• The Legend of Zelda (Franchise)
• Super Mario (Franchise)
• Super Mario Bros. (Franchise)
• Mario Kart (Franchise)
• Animal Crossing (Franchise)
• New Super Mario Bros. (Franchise)
• Wii (Franchise)
• Yoshi (Franchise)
• Star Fox (Franchise)
• F-Zero (Franchise)
• Pikmin (Franchise)
• Touch! Generations (Franchise)
• Mario Artist (Franchise)
• New Play Control (Franchise)
• Wii Sports (Franchise)
• A Link to the Past (Franchise)
• Game & Watch (Franchise)
• Ocarina of Time (Franchise)
• Super Mario All-Stars (Franchise)

People

• Shigeru Miyamoto (Person)
• Koji Kondo (Person)
• Takashi Tezuka (Person)
• Charles Martinet (Person)
• Eiji Aonuma (Person)
• Satoru Iwata (Person)
• Yoshiaki Koizumi (Person)
• Asuka Ohta (Person)
• Bill Trinen (Person)
• Cammie Dunaway (Person)
• Clare Edgeley (Person)
• Dylan Cuthbert (Person)
• Eiji Noto (Person)
• Hideki Kamiya (Person)
• Hideki Konno (Person)
• Hidemaro Fujibayashi (Person)
• Hiromasa Shikata (Person)
• Hiroshi Yamauchi (Person)
• Hisashi Nogami (Person)
• Howard Phillips (Person)

Characters

• Mario (Character)
• Luigi (Character)
• Bowser (Character)
• Princess Peach (Character)
• Toad (Character)
• Yoshi (Character)
• Lakitu (Character)
• Link (Character)
• Ganon (Character)
• Zelda (Character)
• Wario (Character)
• Hammer Bro (Character)
• Kamek (Character)
• Donkey Kong (Character)
• Iggy Koopa (Character)
• Birdo (Character)
• Bowser Jr. (Character)
• Larry Koopa (Character)
• Lemmy Koopa (Character)
• Morton Koopa Jr. (Character)

Concepts

• Polygonal 3D (Concept)
• Retroachievements (Concept)
• Boss Fight (Concept)
• Greatest Hits (Concept)
• High Score (Concept)
• Virtual Console (Concept)
• Boss Pattern (Concept)
• Third-Person Perspective (Concept)
• Titular Protagonist (Concept)
• Piranha Plant (Concept)
• Countdown Timer (Concept)
• Jump (Concept)
• Boss (Concept)
• 2D (Concept)
• Final Boss (Concept)
• Toads (Concept)
• Damsel In Distress (Concept)
• Game Over (Concept)
• Ice Stage (Concept)
• Sequel (Concept)

Locations

• Castle (Location)
• The Mushroom Kingdom (Location)
• Hyrule (Location)
• Tropical Island (Location)
• Cave (Location)
• Bowser's Castle (Location)
• Desert (Location)
• Beach (Location)
• Hyrule Castle (Location)
• Underwater (Location)
• Bridge (Location)
• Death Mountain (Location)
• Jungle (Location)
• Rainbow Road (Location)
• Kakariko Village (Location)
• Waterfall (Location)
• Basement (Location)
• Cemetery (Location)
• Dungeon (Location)
• Haunted House (Location)

Objects

• Bomb (Object)
• Bob-omb (Object)
• Gloves (Object)
• Lava (Object)
• Mushroom (Object)
• Coin (Object)
• Water (Object)
• Key (Object)
• Super Mushroom (Object)
• Starman (Object)
• Mario Block (Object)
• Sword (Object)
• Mustache (Object)
• 1-Up Mushroom (Object)
• Bottle (Object)
• Bow (Object)
• Fire Flower (Object)
• Heart (Object)
• Koopa Shell (Object)
• Treasure Chest (Object)