Nintendo R&D1
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Research & Development 1 | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hardware development division
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video game development division ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
creation of Nintendo’s handheld business
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early success of Game Boy platform ⓘ establishment of Metroid franchise ⓘ establishment of WarioWare franchise ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| developedHardware |
Famicom Disk System
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Game & Watch handheld series NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Light NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Pocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy handheld console NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Famicom peripherals ⓘ Virtual Boy (with Nintendo R&D3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Nintendo SPD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| divisionNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| era |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ early 2000s ⓘ |
| focus |
arcade game development
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experimental game design ⓘ handheld console design ⓘ hardware prototyping ⓘ home console game development ⓘ |
| formedAs | Nintendo Research & Development 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry |
consumer electronics
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video games ⓘ |
| keyPerson |
Gunpei Yokoi
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Hiroji Kiyotake NERFINISHED ⓘ Makoto Kano NERFINISHED ⓘ Takehiro Izushi NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshio Sakamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
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Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSeries |
Game & Watch series
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Kid Icarus series NERFINISHED ⓘ Metroid series NERFINISHED ⓘ Wario Land series NERFINISHED ⓘ WarioWare series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ball (Game & Watch)
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Balloon Fight NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Mario NERFINISHED ⓘ Duck Hunt (arcade) NERFINISHED ⓘ Famicom Disk System BIOS NERFINISHED ⓘ Game & Watch series NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Game Boy Color NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Icarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mario Bros. (arcade) NERFINISHED ⓘ Metroid NERFINISHED ⓘ Metroid II: Return of Samus NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhythm Tengoku NERFINISHED ⓘ Super Metroid NERFINISHED ⓘ Virtual Boy software titles ⓘ Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! NERFINISHED ⓘ Wild Gunman (arcade) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Nintendo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Nintendo Research & Development NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
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