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Nintendo SPD Software Planning & Development
Type R&D Branch, and Subsidiary of Nintendo Industry Video games Founded September 30, 2003 Headquarters Kyoto, Japan Key people Yoshio Sakamoto: Manager Products Various video game titles Employees 60 Website [1] Nintendo Software Planning & Development (or SPD ) is a research, planning, and development division inside of Nintendo Co., Ltd main central headquarters. The division was created during a corporate restructuring in late 2003 with the abolishment of the old Nintendo R&D1 and Nintendo R&D2 teams. While several of the remaining Nintendo R&D1 designers reside in the division along with a staggered group of former Nintendo R&D2 and Nintendo EAD staff, the programmers and artists consist of a lot of new talent. The group has the task of independently developing small innovative games, assisting other development teams on projects, and managing overseas production of first-party franchises.[1] It is currently split into four separate departments who work concurrently on different projects.[2]
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Current Structure of Nintendo SPD
Nintendo SPD Group No.1
Manager/producer: Yoshio Sakamoto
Responsible for developing titles like the WarioWare series and the Metroid titles on handhelds.Title Year Platform(s) Director Producer WarioWare: Twisted!1 2004 GBA Goro Abe Yoshio Sakamoto WarioWare: Touched!1 2004 NDS Goro Abe Yoshio Sakamoto Play-Yan3 2005 GBA Takuma Matsunada Yoshio Sakamoto WarioWare: Smooth Moves1 2006 Wii Goro Abe Yoshio Sakamoto Rhythm Tengoku 2006 GBA Kazuyoshi Osawa Yoshio Sakamoto Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero 2007 NDS Kazuyoshi Osawa Yoshio Sakamoto Otona no DS Kao Training1 2007 NDS Takakazu Nakata Katsuya Yamano Birds and Beans 2008 DSiWare Hiroshi Momose Yoshio Sakamoto Paper Airplane Chase 2008 DSiWare Hiroshi Momose Yoshio Sakamoto Rhythm Heaven 2008 NDS Kazuyoshi Osawa Yoshio Sakamoto Atsumeru Egaocho1 2009 DSiWare Katsuya Yamano WarioWare: Snapped!1 2009 DSi Goro Abe Yoshio Sakamoto WarioWare D.I.Y.1 2009 NDS Goro Abe Yoshio Sakamoto WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase1 2009 WiiWare Goro Abe Yoshio Sakamoto Friend Collection 2009 NDS Ryutaro Takahashi Yoshio Sakamoto Metroid: Other M*2 2010 Wii Takehiko Hosokawa Yoshio Sakamoto Rhythm Heaven Wii 2011 Wii Kazuyoshi Osawa Yoshio Sakamoto - 1 Co-production with Intelligent Systems
- 2 Co-production with Team Ninja
- 3 Co-production with Nintendo RED
Nintendo SPD Group No.2
Manager/producer: Hitoshi Yamagami
Responsible primarily for first party puzzle games on Nintendo handhelds.Title Year Platform(s) Director Producer Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix6 2005 GCN Yukihiro Yamazaki Hitoshi Yamagami Dr. Mario & Puzzle League7 2005 GBA Masaki Tawara Hitoshi Yamagami Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! 2005 NDS Kouichi Kawamoto Hitoshi Yamagami Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day 2005 NDS Hirsohi Honjo, Masaki Tawara Hitoshi Yamagami Mahjong DS 2005 NDS Masaki Tawara Hitoshi Yamagami Super Princess Peach1 2005 NDS Akio Imai, Azusa Tajima Hitoshi Yamagami, Yasuhiro Minamimoto Jump Superstars5 2005 NDS Takao Nakano Hitoshi Yamagami Tetris DS 2006 NDS Masaki Tawara Hitoshi Yamagami Jump Ultimate Stars5 2006 NDS Takao Nakano Hitoshi Yamagami My Household Diary4 2007 NDS Azusa Tajima Hitoshi Yamagami Endless Ocean2 2008 Wii Masaki Tawara Hitoshi Yamagami Style Savvy4 2009 NDS Azusa Tajima Hitoshi Yamagami Sin & Punishment: Star Successor3 2009 Wii Atsutomu Nakagawa Hitoshi Yamagami Metal Torrent2 2010 DSiWare Hiroyasu Hashidate Hitoshi Yamagami Endless Ocean 2: Blue World2 2010 Wii Masaki Tawara Hitoshi Yamagami Xenoblade Chronicles8 [3] 2011 Wii Tetsuya Takahashi Shingo Kawabata, Takao Nakano - 1 Co-produced with TOSE.
- 2 Co-produced with Arika.
- 3 Co-produced with Treasure.
- 4 Co-produced with Syn Sophia.
- 5 Co-produced with Ganbarion.
- 6 Co-produced with Konami.
- 7 Co-produced with Intelligent Systems.
- 8 Co-produced with Monolith Soft.
Nintendo SPD Group No.3
Manager/producer: Kensuke Tanabe
Responsible for overseeing the development of titles by overseas and outhouse teams. Currently overseeing an unknown number of internal and external projects.Title Year Platform(s) Director Producer Metroid Prime1 2002 GCN Mark Pacini Kensuke Tanabe Metroid Prime 2: Echoes1 2004 GCN Mark Pacini Kensuke Tanabe Battalion Wars2 2005 GCN Kensuke Tanabe Super Mario Strikers3 2005 GCN Kensuke Tanabe Geist4 2005 GCN Kensuke Tanabe, Hideki Konno Metroid Prime Hunters5 2006 NDS Kensuke Tanabe Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis5 2006 NDS Kensuke Tanabe Excite Truck6 2006 Wii Kensuke Tanabe, Keisuke Terasaki Metroid Prime 3: Corruption1 2007 Wii Mark Pacini Kensuke Tanabe Battalion Wars 22 2007 Wii Kensuke Tanabe Mario Strikers Charged3 2007 Wii Kensuke Tanabe Punch-Out!!3 2009 Wii Kensuke Tanabe Excitebots: Trick Racing6 2009 Wii Kensuke Tanabe Eco Shooter: Plant 3508 2009 Wii Kensuke Tanabe Fluidity7 2010 WiiWare Jonathan Biddle Kensuke Tanabe Donkey Kong Country Returns1 2010 Wii Bryan Walker Kensuke Tanabe Pilotwings Resort6 2011 3DS Richard Garcia Kensuke Tanabe - 1 Co-produced with Retro Studios.
- 2 Co-produced with Kuju Entertainment.
- 3 Co-produced with Next Level Games.
- 4 Co-produced with n-Space.
- 5 Co-produced with Nintendo Software Technology.
- 6 Co-produced with Monster Games.
- 7 Co-produced with Curve Studios
- 8 Co-produced with Intelligent Systems
Nintendo SPD Group No.4
Manager/producer: Hiroshi Sato
Responsible for overseeing the development of titles by external Japanese teams. Currently overseeing an unknown number of internal and external projects.Title Year Platform(s) Director Producer Napoleon6 2001 GBA Masaki Tawara Shinji Hatano Kuru Kuru Kururin1 2001 GBA Hiroshi Sato Shinji Hatano Kururin Squash!1 2004 GCN Miyuki Hirose Hiroshi Sato DK: King of Swing7 2005 GBA Shinya Sano Toshiharu Izuno Elite Beat Agents5 2006 NDS Shinya Saito Hiroshi Sato DK: Jungle Climber7 2007 NDS Shinya Sano Toshiharu Izuno Mario Party 84 2007 Wii Miyuki Hirose Hiroshi Sato Mario Party DS4 2007 NDS Miyuki Hirose Hiroshi Sato Hotel Dusk: Room 2153 2009 NDS Satoshi Kira Hiroshi Sato Another Code R3 2009 Wii Satoshi Kira Hiroshi Sato Wii Party2 2010 Wii Miyuki Hirose Hiroshi Sato - 1 Co-production with Eighting.
- 2 Co-production with Nd Cube.
- 3 Co-production with Cing.
- 4 Co-production with Hudson.
- 5 Co-production with INiS.
- 6 Co-production with Genki.
- 7 Co-production with Paon.
See also
References
- ^ N-Sider. Nintendo Revolution FAQ
- ^ Cassidy, Kevin. NCL Team Structure work in progress. June 7, 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2007.
- ^ "Iwata asks Xenoblade part 3". http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/news/iwata/iwata_asks_xenoblade_chronicles_32883_33157.html.
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