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This is a list of different companies that either are devoted suportors, or are owned by Nintendo. First party companies are companies that are owned by Nintendo, second parties make games only for Nintendo, and third parties make exclusive games for Nintendo and other companies such as Microsoft and Sony.

Contents 1 Nintendo headquarters and primary offices 2 Nintendo Central Research & Development (Japan) 2.1 Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development 2.2 Nintendo Software Planning and Development 2.3 Nintendo Research and Engineering 2.4 Nintendo Integrated Research and Development 2.5 Nintendo Network Service Development 2.6 Nintendo Software Design & Development 2.7 Nintendo Business Operation Technology 3 Nintendo Central Research & Development (Washington) 4 Sales and marketing 5 Others 6 Nintendo Subsidiary Software Development 7 Nintendo Satellite Software Development 7.1 Former Second Parties 8 Nintendo Partner Development Studios

Nintendo headquarters and primary officesEdit

• Core Gaming Systems
• iQue Ltd.
• Latamel Inc.
• Nintendo Australia
• Nintendo Co, Ltd.
• Nintendo Hong Kong
• Nintendo of America
  • Nintendo Atlanta
  • Nintendo North Bend
• Nintendo of Canada
• Nintendo of Europe
  • Nintendo Benelux
  • Nintendo Spain
  • Nintendo France
  • Nintendo Germany
  • Nintendo Italy
  • Nintendo UK
• Nintendo of Korea
• Nintendo Phuten Company

Nintendo Central Research & Development (Japan)Edit

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and DevelopmentEdit

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development, or Nintendo EAD for short, is the largest division within Nintendo, consisting of various developers who create Nintendo's most popular games. Sometimes they'll even get involved with hardware. The divisions within Nintendo EAD include:

• Nintendo EAD Software Development and Design
  • Nintendo EAD Software Group No. 1‎ - Mario Kart, Nintendogs, Wii Fit, Luigi's Mansion
  • Nintendo EAD Software Group No. 2 - Wii series, Animal Crossing
  • Nintendo EAD Software Group No. 3 - The Legend of Zelda
  • Nintendo EAD Software Group No. 4 - New Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64 DS, Yoshi Touch & Go, Big Brain Academy, Pikmin
  • Nintendo EAD Software Group No. 5 - Wii Fit, others
  • Nintendo EAD Software Group Tokyo - Super Mario Galaxy, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Flipnote Studio
  • Nintendo EAD Sound Group - Music and sounds for EAD video games
  • Nintendo EAD Users Interface and Effects - Nintendo DSi internal features, Wii Channels
• Nintendo EAD Design Technology - Designs the Software Development Kits for Nintendo, possibly among other projects.

Nintendo Software Planning and DevelopmentEdit

The main purpose of Nintendo Software Planning and Development is to assist other developers in creating Nintendo published video games, though they themselves also develop original titles. The divisions of SPD include:

• Nintendo SPD Production Group 1 - Rhythm series, WarioWare series, Metroid series
• Nintendo SPD Production Group 2 - Mahjong series, Tetris DS, Puzzle League series
• Nintendo SPD Production Group 3 - Metroid Prime series, Battalion Wars series, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Strikers series
• Nintendo SPD Production Group 4 - Wii channels

Nintendo Research and EngineeringEdit

• Nintendo Research and Engineering - Nintendo handhelds including the Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS and more.

Nintendo Integrated Research and DevelopmentEdit

Nintendo Integrated Research and Development consists of employees that create Nintendo hardware. Divisions include:

• Nintendo IRD Group 1 - Hardware
• Nintendo IRD Group 2 - Hardware
• Nintendo IRD Group 3 - Hardware
• Nintendo IRD Group 4 - Hardware
• Nintendo IRD Group 5 - Hardware
• Nintendo IRD Design Group - Hardware

Nintendo Network Service DevelopmentEdit

Divisions of Nintendo Network Service Development include:

• Nintendo Network Planning Group - Software design.
• Nintendo Mechanical Design Group - Hardware design.

Nintendo Software Design & DevelopmentEdit

Nintendo Software Design & Development has developed numerous products for the Wii and Nintendo DS ranging from the Wii channels to Photo Dojo on DSiWare.

• Nintendo Software Design & Development 1 - Products
• Nintendo Software Design & Development 2 - Products

Nintendo Business Operation TechnologyEdit

Nintendo Business Operation Technology assists in the development of video games developed by companies outside of Nintendo.

• Nintendo Business Operation Technology - Cing games, Camelot games, and more.

Nintendo Central Research & Development (Washington)Edit

• Nintendo Software Technology Corporation - Wave Race: Blue Storm, 1080° Avalanche, Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, Metroid Prime Hunters, Nintendo Puzzle Collection, others.
• Nintendo Technology Development

Sales and marketingEdit

• HFI Inc.
• NES Merchandising Inc.
• NHR Inc.
• Nintendo Research, Inc.

OthersEdit

• The Baseball Club of Seattle, L.P.
• Nintendo Corporate Analysis and Administration
• Nintendo Finance and Information Systems
• Nintendo General Affairs
• Nintendo International Business - Overseas projects.
• Nintendo Licensing Division
  • Super Mario Club
• Nintendo Manufacturing Division
• Nintendo Personnel Department
• Siras

Nintendo Subsidiary Software DevelopmentEdit

• Brownie Brown - Magical Vacation, various Mana titles, Mother 3, Magical series.
• HAL Laboratory - Kirby series, Super Smash Bros.
• Intelligent Systems - Fire Emblem series, Metroid, Wario Ware series, Paper Mario series, Advance Wars series.
• Monolith Soft - Disaster: Day of Crisis (under Nintendo)
• Nd Cube - F-Zero: Maximum Velocity, Wii Party

• Retro Studios - Metroid Prime series.
• Systems Research and Development - Programs numerous Nintendo games, including major EAD titles.

Nintendo Satellite Software DevelopmentEdit

• Creatures Inc. - Pokémon series, Game Boy Camera, EarthBound.
• Genius Sonority - Various Pokémon console titles
• Camelot Software - Mario Golf series, Mario Tennis series, Golden Sun series.
• iQue - Develops Nintendo consoles for China

Former Second PartiesEdit

• Project Sora - Kid Icarus: Uprising
• Rare - Donkey Kong series, Banjo Kazooie, GoldenEye 007

Nintendo Partner Development StudiosEdit

• AlphaDream - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, Tomato Adventure, Mario & Luigi 3
• Ambrella - Various Pokémon spinoffs.
• Game Freak - Pokémon series, Drill Dozer.
• Noise - Custom Robo series
• skip Ltd. - Chibi-Robo, bit Generations, Art Style series, GiFTPiA, Captain Rainbow.

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