Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Native name
 任天堂企画制作本部
Division
Industry Video games
Predecessor
Founded September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
Headquarters Kyoto, Japan
Number of locations
 2 (Kyoto and Tokyo)
Key people
Parent Nintendo

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EPD, is the largest internal division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. It was created after a merger of the company's former Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD) and Software Planning & Development (SPD) divisions in September 2015. The division focuses on developing and producing first-party video games, mobile apps, and other related entertainment software for the company.

History

The division was created on September 16, 2015 after the consolidation of two of Nintendo's former software divisions, Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD) and Software Planning & Development (SPD), as part of a company-wide organizational restructure that took place under Nintendo's then newly appointed president, Tatsumi Kimishima.[1][2]

The division assumed both of its predecessors' roles, focusing on the development of games and software for Nintendo platforms and mobile devices; it also manages and licenses the company's various intellectual properties, alongside producing and supervising development for contracted studios. Shinya Takahashi serves as the general manager of the division, with Katsuya Eguchi and Yoshiaki Koizumi serving below as deputy general managers.[2]

Games

List of video games and apps developed by Nintendo EPD
Year Title Genre(s) Platform(s) Director(s) Producer(s) Ref.
2015 The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes[lower-alpha 1] Action-adventure Nintendo 3DS Hiromasa Shikata Eiji Aonuma [3]
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival[lower-alpha 2] Party Wii U Aya Kyogoku Hisashi Nogami [4]
2016 The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD[lower-alpha 3] Action-adventure Wii U Tomomi Sano Eiji Aonuma [5]
Miitomo Social networking app Android, iOS Ryutaro Takahashi Yoshio Sakamoto [6]
Star Fox Zero[lower-alpha 4] Scrolling shooter Wii U Yugo Hayashi
Yusuke Hashimoto		 Shigeru Miyamoto
Tadashi Sugiyama
Atsushi Inaba		 [7]
Star Fox Guard[lower-alpha 4] Tower defense Wii U Yugo Hayashi
Teruaki Konishi		 Tadashi Sugiyama
Atsushi Inaba		 [7]
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo Social simulation Nintendo 3DS Isao Moro
Aya Kyogoku		 Katsuya Eguchi [8]
Miitopia Role-playing game Nintendo 3DS Yuichiro Ito Kouichi Kawamoto
Takayuki Shimamura		 [9]
Super Mario Run Platformer Android, iOS Takashi Tezuka Shigeru Miyamoto [10]
Tank Troopers[lower-alpha 5] Action Nintendo 3DS Takaya Imamura
Atsushi Obata		 Tadashi Sugiyama [11]
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes[lower-alpha 6] Tactical role-playing Android, iOS Shingo Matsushita
Kouhei Maeda		 Masahiro Higuchi
Yu Sasaki
Hideki Konno		 [12]
1-2-Switch Party Nintendo Switch Unknown Kouichi Kawamoto [13]
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Action-adventure Nintendo Switch, Wii U Hidemaro Fujibayashi Eiji Aonuma [14]
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Kart racing Nintendo Switch Yusuke Shiraiwa Hideki Konno
Kosuke Yabuki		 [15][16]
Arms Fighting Nintendo Switch Kenta Sato
Masaaki Ishikawa
Shintaro Jikumaru		 Kosuke Yabuki [17]
Splatoon 2 Third-person shooter Nintendo Switch Yusuke Amano
Seita Inoue
Shintaro Sato		 Hisashi Nogami [18]
Metroid: Samus Returns[lower-alpha 7] Action, platformer Nintendo 3DS Jose Luis Márquez
Takehiko Hosokawa		 Yoshio Sakamoto [19]
Super Mario Odyssey Platformer Nintendo Switch Kenta Motokura Yoshiaki Koizumi
Koichi Hayashida		 [20]
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp[lower-alpha 2] Social simulation Android, iOS Kazuyoshi Sensui Hideki Konno [21]
2018 Nintendo Labo[lower-alpha 8] Construction Nintendo Switch Tsubasa Sakaguchi[22] Kouichi Kawamoto[22] [23]
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido[lower-alpha 9] Puzzle Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS Hirotaka Watanabe
Kaori Ando[24]		 Masanobu Suzui
Hitoshi Yamagami[24]		 [25]
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[lower-alpha 10] Puzzle Nintendo Switch
Nintendo 3DS		 Kenta Motokura
Shinya Hiratake		 Koichi Hayashida [26]
WarioWare Gold[lower-alpha 11] Action Nintendo 3DS Youichi Tada Naoki Nakano
Toshio Sengoku
Kensuke Tanabe		 [27]
Dragalia Lost[lower-alpha 12] Action role-playing Android, iOS Hiroki Matsuura [28]

Notes

  1. ↑ Co-developed with Grezzo
  2. 1 2 Co-developed with Nd Cube
  3. ↑ Co-developed with Tantalus
  4. 1 2 Co-developed with PlatinumGames
  5. ↑ Co-developed with Vitei
  6. ↑ Co-developed with Intelligent Systems
  7. ↑ Co-developed with MercurySteam
  8. ↑ Nintendo Labo is a brand of cardboard-based DIY construction sets that use the Nintendo Switch, with included software, and its Joy-Con controllers in a variety of different ways
  9. ↑ Co-developed with indieszero
  10. ↑ Ported with Nintendo Software Technology
  11. ↑ Co-developed with Intelligent Systems
  12. ↑ Co-developed with Cygames

References

  1. ↑ Kohler, Chris (September 14, 2015). "Nintendo Consolidates Its Game Development Teams". Wired. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Rad, Chloi; Otero, Jose (September 14, 2015). "Nintendo Reveals Restructuring Plans". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ Otero, Jose (June 16, 2015). "E3 2015: The Legend of Zelda: Triforce Heroes Revealed for 3DS". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  4. ↑ Sarkar, Samit (June 16, 2015). "Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival coming to Wii U, plus four new Animal Crossing amiibo". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  5. ↑ Otero, Jose (November 12, 2015). "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD Announced for Wii U". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on November 15, 2015. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ↑ Otero, Jose (March 31, 2016). "5 Things We Learned About Miitomo and Nintendo's Digital Future". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Goldfarb, Andrew (March 3, 2016). "Star Fox Guard Announced, Star Fox Zero Amiibo Functionality Revealed". IGN. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  8. ↑ Frank, Allegra. "Animal Crossing: New Leaf's big amiibo update is available now". Polygon. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Miitopia Interview With Nintendo Kawamoto now". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  10. ↑ Peckham, Matt. "5: Time Interview with Shigeru Miyamoto on Super Mario Run". Time. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Tank Troopers – developed by Vitei, how the game came to be, voice acting from Nintendo staff". nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  12. ↑ Pereira, Chris. "Here's How the Fire Emblem Mobile Game Works". GameSpot. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
  13. ↑ Sanchez, Miranda. "1-2 Switch Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  14. ↑ McIlroy, Shaun (April 27, 2016). "The Legend of Zelda will release in 2017 for NX, Wii U". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on April 28, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  15. ↑ Sanchez, Miranda. "Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  16. ↑ Schwartz, Terri. "Famitsu Interview with Kosuke Yabuki". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  17. ↑ Schwartz, Terri. "Arms Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  18. ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon. "Splatoon 2 Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  19. ↑ Knezevic, Kevin (June 15, 2017). "Metroid Producer Talks MercurySteam's Contributions To Samus Returns". GameSpot.
  20. ↑ Sanchez, Miranda. "Super Mario Odyssey Announced for Nintendo Switch". IGN. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
  21. ↑ Frank, Allegra. "Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp for mobile out next month". Polygon. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
  22. 1 2 "Developer interview". labo.nintendo.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  23. ↑ Webster, Andrew. "Nintendo is making a bunch of weird DIY cardboard toys for the Switch and they're awesome". The Verge. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  24. 1 2 "任天堂から生まれた『超回転 寿司ストライカー』なぜこんなゲームができちゃった!?(1/3)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  25. ↑ Frank, Allegra. "Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido heading to the Switch in June". Polygon. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  26. ↑ Michael, McWhertor. "https://www.polygon.com/2018/8/7/17658584/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-nintendo-legend-of-zelda". Polygon. External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  27. ↑ Frank, Allegra. "WarioWare Gold brings back the microgames — to 3DS this time". Polygon. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  28. ↑ Wong, Alistair. "Dragalia Lost Takes Place In A World Where Royalty Can Transform Into Dragons". Siliconera. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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