Nintendo Software Planning and Development

Nintendo Software Planning and Development is a structure within Nintendo that consists of four separate teams that oversees the development of primary Nintendo franchises not being made by Nintendo themselves and also creates games as well. The fourth team works primarily on Wii Channels. They were created in 2004. The managers for the teams include the following:


 * Nintendo SPD Production Group 1 - Yoshio Sakamoto
 * Nintendo SPD Production Group 2 - Hitoshi Yamagami
 * Nintendo SPD Production Group 3 - Kensuke Tanabe
 * Nintendo SPD Production Group 4 - Shinya Takakashi

Games developed

 * Mahjong DS - Group 2
 * Rhythm Heaven - Group 1
 * Rhythm Tengoku - Group 1
 * Tetris DS - Group 2

Games co-developed

 * Battalion Wars - Group 3
 * Battalion Wars 2 - Group 3
 * Dr. Mario Online Rx - Group 2
 * DS Letter Training - Group 4
 * Excite Truck - Group 3
 * Geist - Group 3
 * Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero - Group 1
 * Metroid Prime - Group 3
 * Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Group 3
 * Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Group 3
 * Mother 3 - Group 3
 * Planet Puzzle League - Group 2
 * Super Princes Peach - Group 2
 * WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Group 1
 * WarioWare: Touched! - Group 1
 * WarioWare: Twisted! - Group 1