| Entertainment Analysis and Development | |
| Type | R&D Branch and Subsidiary of Nintendo |
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| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | September 30, 1983 |
| Headquarters | Kyoto, Japan |
| Key people | Manager Shigeru Miyamoto Deputy Manager Takashi Tezuka |
| Products | Various video game titles |
| Employees | 500~ |
| Website | Nintendo.co.jp |
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (任天堂 情報開発本部 Nintendō Jōhō Kaihatsu Honbu, lit. "Nintendo Information and Development Headquarters"), commonly abbreviated as EAD, is the largest division inside Nintendo. It was preceded by the Creative Department (クリエイティブ課 Kurieitibu Ka), a team of designers with an art background responsible for many different tasks, which Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka originally belonged to.[1][2] Both developers currently serve as managers of the EAD studios and are credited in each game developed by the division, with varying degrees of involvement. EAD is best known for its work on games in the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, F-Zero, Star Fox, Donkey Kong, and Pikmin franchises.
In 1997, Miyamoto explained that twenty to thirty employees were devoted to each EAD title during the course of its development.[3] He also disclosed the existence of a programming group within the division called SRD, a group of about two-hundred employees with proficiency in hardware development.[3]
In 2004, Nintendo underwent a corporate restructuring, in which several members of the Nintendo Research & Development 1 and Nintendo Research & Development 2 were reassigned under the EAD banner.[4] Nintendo EAD is itself split into five separate teams in Kyoto who work concurrently on different projects in addition to a sister group in Tokyo.[5]
Manager/Producer: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Takao Sawano
Not necessarily responsible for a specific franchise or genre
Games developed:
| Title | Platform | Released |
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| Super Mario 64 DS | NDS | November 21, 2004 (NA) |
Manager/Producer: Hideki Konno
Responsible for Nintendogs and new Mario Kart games
Games developed:
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendogs | NDS | April 21, 2005 (JP) |
| Mario Kart DS | NDS | November 14, 2005 (NA) |
| Mario Kart Wii | Wii | April 10, 2008 (JP) |
| Nintendogs + Cats | 3DS | February 26, 2011 (JP) |
| Mario Kart 7 | 3DS | December 1, 2011 (JP) |
Manager/Producer: Katsuya Eguchi
Responsible for most Wii branded games and the Animal Crossing series
Games developed:
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Crossing: Wild World | NDS | November 23, 2005 (JP) |
| Star Fox Command1 | NDS | July 14, 2006 (JP) |
| Wii Sports | Wii | November 19, 2006 (NA) |
| Wii Play | Wii | December 2, 2006 (JP) |
| Wii Music | Wii | October 16, 2008 (JP) |
| Animal Crossing: City Folk | Wii | November 16, 2008 (JP) |
| Wii Sports Resort | Wii | June 25, 2009 (JP) |
| Animal Crossing 3DS | 3DS | 2012 |
Manager/Producer: Eiji Aonuma
Primarily responsible for the Zelda series
Games developed:
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures | GCN | March 18, 2004 (JP) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess | GCN/Wii | November 19, 2006 (NA) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass | NDS | June 23, 2007 (JP) |
| Link's Crossbow Training | Wii | November 19, 2007 (NA) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks | NDS | December 7, 2009 (NA) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D1 | 3DS | June 16, 2011 (JP) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary Edition1 | NDSi | September 28, 2011 (NA) |
| The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword | Wii | November 18, 2011 (EU) |
Manager/Producer: Hiroyuki Kimura
Responsible for remakes and ports of older titles, the Pikmin series, and the New Super Mario Bros. series
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Yoshi Touch and Go | NDS | January 27, 2005 (JP) |
| Big Brain Academy | NDS | June 30, 2005 (JP) |
| New Super Mario Bros. | NDS | May 15, 2006 (NA) |
| Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree | Wii | April 26, 2007 (JP) |
| New Play Control! Pikmin | Wii | December 25, 2008 (JP) |
| New Play Control! Pikmin 2 | Wii | March 15, 2009 (JP) |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Wii | November 12, 2009 (AUS) |
| Pikmin 3 | Wii U | TBA |
Manager/Producer: Tadashi Sugiyama
Responsible for developing games that attract casual gamers
Games developed:
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Wii Fit | Wii | December 1, 2007 (JP) |
| Wii Fit Plus | Wii | October 1, 2009 (JP) |
| Steel Diver 1 | 3DS | March 27, 2011 (NA) |
| Star Fox 64 3D 2 | 3DS | July 14, 2011 (JP) |
Manager/Producer: Takao Shimizu
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | GCN | December 16, 2004 (JP) |
| Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | November 1, 2007 (JP) |
| Jibun de Tsukuru Nintendo DS Guide | NDSi | November 17, 2010 (JP) |
Manager/Producer: Yoshiaki Koizumi
| Title | Platform | Released |
|---|---|---|
| Flipnote Studio | NDSi | December 24, 2008 |
| New Play Control: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Wii | December 11, 2008 (JP) |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | May 23, 2010 (NA) |
| Super Mario 3D Land | 3DS | November 3, 2011 (JP) |
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| Development Group Managers |
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Hiroyuki Kimura - Takao Shimizu |
| Creative Directors |
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Mitsuhiro Takano - Hisashi Nogami - Shigefumi Hino Yoshiaki Koizumi - Kenta Usui - Hiroshi Matsunaga Motoi Okamoto - Koichi Hayashida - Hidemaro Fujibayashi Daiki Iwamoto - Shigeyuki Asuke - Tomoaki Yoshinobu - Takaya Imamura |
http://kyoto-report.blogspot.com/ Kyoto Report - Nintendo Database
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