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Nintendo Software Planning & Development (JP), commonly abbreviated to Nintendo SPD, was a structure within Nintendo that consisted 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. As of 2011, they were all under the leadership of Shinya Takahashi as the General Manager. The managers for the teams are as follows:
- Nintendo SPD Production Group 1 - Katsuya Yamano
- Nintendo SPD Production Group 2 - Hitoshi Yamagami
- Nintendo SPD Production Group 3 - Keisuke Terasaki
- Nintendo SPD Production Group 4 - Hiroshi Sato
- Nintendo SPD Sound Group
In 2011, Yoshio Sakamoto was promoted to Deputy General Manager of Software Planning and Development Department, his successor as head of SPD1 is currently unknown.
In 2013, Yoshio Sakamoto and his development team at SPD 1 were integrated into an internal development group in EAD, with SPD 2 now becoming SPD1.
In 2015, they were integrated with Nintendo EAD to form the Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development Division. It is currently unknown how the leadership is structured currently aside from Shinya Takahashi being the big boss.
Games developed[]
- Mahjong DS - Group 2
- Rhythm Heaven - Group 1
- Rhythm Tengoku - Group 1
- Tetris DS - Group 2
- Nihon Keizai Shinbunsha Kanshuu: Shiranai Mamade wa Son o Suru Mono ya Okane no Shikumi DS - Group 4 [1]
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
- Fatal Frame IV - Group 4
- Fatal Frame: Deep Crimson Butterfly - Group 4
- Geist - Group 3
- Kousoku Card Battle: Card Hero - Group 1
- Mario Strikers Charged - Group 3
- Metroid Prime - Group 3
- Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Group 3
- Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Group 3
- Mother 3 - Group 3
- Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir - Group 3
- Odama - Group 4
- Planet Puzzle League - Group 2
- Punch-Out!! (Wii) - Group 3
- Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival- Group Unknown
- Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir - Group 4
- Super Mario Strikers - Group 3
- Super Princess Peach - Group 2
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves - Group 1
- WarioWare: Touched! - Group 1
- WarioWare: Twisted! - Group 1
- Wii Party - Group 4
- Tokyo Crash Mobs -Group Unknown
External links[]
- Nintendo Software Planning & Development at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia