Nintendo Licensing Division

The Nintendo Licensing Division is a company within Nintendo that produces Nintendo published titles that have been developed by third part companies. The license out characters to third parties to be used in their video games, such as giving Namco the right to include Link in Soul Calibur II for the GameCube. They oversee projects that Nitnendo will publish but are being developed by outside companies, and have made games such as Mario Party and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles possible. It's unknown exactly how many games the division has worked on, but the number is presumably high considering how many games Nintendo publishes that outside developers have created. The company is headed by general manager Shinji Hatano.

List of known games

 * Mario Party series - Gave Hudson Soft the right to make a Mario game.
 * Mario Golf series - Gave Camelot the right to use Mario.
 * Mario Tennis series - Gave Camelot the right to use Mario.
 * Golden Sun series - Oversaw the Nintendo published, Camelot developed title.
 * Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles - Helped Square Enix bring the game out on the GameCube.
 * Mario & Luigi series - Oversaw the Nintendo published, AlphaDream developed title.
 * Soul Calibur II - Gave Namco rights to include Link in the GameCube version.
 * Donkey Konga series - Gave Namco the right to make a Donkey Kong game.
 * Pac-Man Vs. - Helped Namco create the Nintendo published title.
 * Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Staff credited, role unknown.