Nintendo development divisions
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Nintendo is organized into several internal divisions that stand for many of the world's most highly regarded games. These divisions are split into different groups, some of who create the hardware which is used to play the software other divisions create. Some internal divisions are "christened" with names to give credit to their work.
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD)
Nintendo Integrated Research & Development (IRD)
Formerly known as .This R&D divison developed some small, but influential hardware over the years. It is under the direciton of Genyo Takeda. They are known for making such hardware, like the battery backup used to save NES games, it has also made such video games like Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!, Startropics, Super Punch-Out, and .
Nintendo Technology & Development
This division houses the engineers who develop the hardware which Nintendo has created over the years. They are currently working on the Nintendo Wii.Nintendo Software Production & Development
This division was created to stand for the production of software which are being created by subsidiary and partnered studios like Retro Studios, Kuju Entertainment and n-Space.
| 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 |
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