Nintendo R&D2
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Nintendo R&D2 was an internal Nintendo development division known for creating and porting handheld and early console games, particularly for the Game Boy and related systems.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nintendo R&D2 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13196668 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Nintendo R&D2 Context triple: [Super Mario Advance, developer, Nintendo R&D2]
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Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo R&D1 was a pioneering internal development team at Nintendo responsible for creating several of the company’s most influential hardware systems and game franchises, including early handheld consoles and titles like Metroid and WarioWare.
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Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo R&D4 was a key internal development division of Nintendo best known for creating the original Super Mario Bros. and pioneering many of the company’s classic NES-era franchises.
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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development was Nintendo’s famed internal development division responsible for creating many of its most iconic game franchises, including Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda.
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Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for creating iconic franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon, as well as popular gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch.
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Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo Revolution was the early codename for Nintendo's Wii console, a motion-controlled gaming system that significantly broadened the video game audience.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Nintendo R&D2 Target entity description: Nintendo R&D2 was an internal Nintendo development division known for creating and porting handheld and early console games, particularly for the Game Boy and related systems.
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Nintendo R&D1
Nintendo R&D1 was a pioneering internal development team at Nintendo responsible for creating several of the company’s most influential hardware systems and game franchises, including early handheld consoles and titles like Metroid and WarioWare.
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Nintendo R&D4
Nintendo R&D4 was a key internal development division of Nintendo best known for creating the original Super Mario Bros. and pioneering many of the company’s classic NES-era franchises.
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Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development was Nintendo’s famed internal development division responsible for creating many of its most iconic game franchises, including Super Mario and The Legend of Zelda.
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Nintendo
Nintendo is a Japanese video game company best known for creating iconic franchises such as Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and Pokémon, as well as popular gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch.
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Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo Revolution was the early codename for Nintendo's Wii console, a motion-controlled gaming system that significantly broadened the video game audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nintendo development division
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video game development team ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Nintendo Research & Development 2
NERFINISHED
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R&D2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developed |
Balloon Fight (NES)
NERFINISHED
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Balloon Kid NERFINISHED ⓘ Baseball (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Clu Clu Land (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Mario (Game Boy version) NERFINISHED ⓘ Duck Hunt (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ For the Frog the Bell Tolls (localization title of Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru) NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Golf (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gumshoe (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gyromite (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hogan’s Alley (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice Climber (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaeru no Tame ni Kane wa Naru NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Icarus (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ Mach Rider (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Metroid (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Metroid II: Return of Samus NERFINISHED ⓘ NES Open Tournament Golf NERFINISHED ⓘ Stack-Up (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Mario Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennis (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening NERFINISHED ⓘ Urban Champion (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Gunman (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrecking Crew (NES) NERFINISHED ⓘ various Game & Watch titles ⓘ |
| developedForPlatform |
Famicom
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Game & Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Advance NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Nintendo Entertainment System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
hardware development
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video game development ⓘ |
| focus |
handheld game design
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porting console games to handheld systems ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Game & Watch software development
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Game Boy software development ⓘ early Nintendo Entertainment System game development ⓘ game ports to handheld systems ⓘ handheld game development ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nintendo Research & Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1980s
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1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nintendo R&D2 Description of subject: Nintendo R&D2 was an internal Nintendo development division known for creating and porting handheld and early console games, particularly for the Game Boy and related systems.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.