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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.

Nintendo headquarters and primary offices

Nintendo Central Research & Development (Japan)

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development

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 Software Planning and Development

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, Tomodachi series
  • Nintendo SPD Production Group 2 - Fire Emblem series, Tetris DS, Puzzle League series, Pokémon series (Japanese partners)
  • Nintendo SPD Production Group 3 - Metroid Prime series, Battalion Wars series, Punch-Out!!, Super Mario Strikers series (Western partners), Paper Mario
  • Nintendo SPD Production Group 4 - Mario Party series, Mario & Luigi series, Mario Sports spin-offs

Nintendo Research and Engineering

Nintendo Integrated Research and Development

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 Development

Divisions of Nintendo Network Service Development include:

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

Nintendo Software Design & Development

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 Technology

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 Research & Development Subsidiaries

  • 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- development kits and co-develops the hardware
  • Nintendo European Research & Development - Formerly Mobiclip. While it doesn't develop games, it does develop software. Wii U Chat, Wii U Internet Browser

Sales and marketing

Others

Nintendo Subsidiary Software Development

Nintendo Satellite Software Development

Former Second Parties

Nintendo Partner Development Studios

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