Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development

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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (or EAD; formerly Research & Development Team 4) is the largest division inside Nintendo of Japan, under the management of Shigeru Miyamoto. This team mostly focuses on the development of games.

EAD is best-known for their work on games in the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pikmin, and Donkey Kong franchises, among several other titles.

Games Developed by EAD

Title Year Platform(s)
Sheriff 1979 Arcade
Donkey Kong 1981 Arcade
NES
Donkey Kong Jr. 1982 Arcade
NES
Donkey Kong 3 1983 Arcade
NES
Popeye 1983 Arcade
NES
Mario Bros. 1983 Arcade
NES
Super Mario Bros. 1985 NES
Super Mario Bros. 2 1986 NES
The Legend of Zelda 1987 NES
Doki Doki Panic 1987 NES
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt 1988 NES
1988 NES
Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 NES
Super Mario World 1990 SNES
F-Zero 1990 SNES
1991 SNES
Super Mario Kart 1992 SNES
Super Mario All-Stars 1993 SNES
Star Fox 1993 SNES
1993 Game Boy
1995 SNES
Super Mario 64 1996 Nintendo 64
Wave Race 64 1996 Nintendo 64
Mario Kart 64 1996 Nintendo 64
Star Fox 64 1997 Nintendo 64
Yoshi's Story 1997 Nintendo 64
F-Zero X 1998 Nintendo 64
1998 Nintendo 64
2000 Nintendo 64
Luigi's Mansion 2001 GameCube
Super Mario Advance 2001 Game Boy Advance
2001 Game Boy Advance
Pikmin 2001 GameCube
Super Mario Sunshine 2002 GameCube
Animal Crossing 2002 GameCube
2002 GameCube
2002 Game Boy Advance
2003 GameCube
2003 Game Boy Advance
2003 Game Boy Advance
2003 Game Boy Advance
Pikmin 2 2004 GameCube
F-Zero Climax 2004 Game Boy Advance
Super Mario 64 DS 2004 Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS 2005 Nintendo DS
Nintendogs 2005 Nintendo DS
2005 Nintendo DS
2006 GameCube & Wii
New Super Mario Bros. 2006 Nintendo DS
2006 Nintendo DS

Title	Year	Platform(s)
Sheriff	1979	Arcade
Donkey Kong	1981	Arcade NES
Donkey Kong Jr.	1982	Arcade NES
Donkey Kong 3	1983	Arcade NES
Popeye	1983	Arcade NES
Mario Bros.	1983	Arcade NES
Super Mario Bros.	1985	NES
Super Mario Bros. 2	1986	NES
The Legend of Zelda	1987	NES
Doki Doki Panic	1987	NES
Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt	1988	NES
	1988	NES
Super Mario Bros. 3	1988	NES
Super Mario World	1990	SNES
F-Zero	1990	SNES
	1991	SNES
Super Mario Kart	1992	SNES
Super Mario All-Stars	1993	SNES
Star Fox	1993	SNES
	1993	Game Boy
	1995	SNES
Super Mario 64	1996	Nintendo 64
Wave Race 64	1996	Nintendo 64
Mario Kart 64	1996	Nintendo 64
Star Fox 64	1997	Nintendo 64
Yoshi's Story	1997	Nintendo 64
F-Zero X	1998	Nintendo 64
	1998	Nintendo 64
	2000	Nintendo 64
Luigi's Mansion	2001	GameCube
Super Mario Advance	2001	Game Boy Advance
	2001	Game Boy Advance
Pikmin	2001	GameCube
Super Mario Sunshine	2002	GameCube
Animal Crossing	2002	GameCube
	2002	GameCube
	2002	Game Boy Advance
	2003	GameCube
	2003	Game Boy Advance
	2003	Game Boy Advance
	2003	Game Boy Advance
Pikmin 2	2004	GameCube
F-Zero Climax	2004	Game Boy Advance
Super Mario 64 DS	2004	Nintendo DS
Mario Kart DS	2005	Nintendo DS
Nintendogs	2005	Nintendo DS
	2005	Nintendo DS
	2006	GameCube & Wii
New Super Mario Bros.	2006	Nintendo DS
	2006	Nintendo DS

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Hardware and Specialized Developers
Integrated R&D \| Software Planning \| Licensing Division \| R&E
First-Party Software Developers
R&D 1 \| R&D 2 \| EAD \| Special P&D \| Intelligent Systems \| EAD Tokyo \| NST \| Retro Studios \| Brownie Brown
Second-Party Developers
HAL Laboratory \| Camelot \| Genius Sonority \| Creatures Inc. \| AlphaDream \| Game Freak \| NOISE