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Nintendo SDD
Company typeR&D Branch and subsidiary of Nintendo
IndustryVideo games
FoundedSeptember 30, 2003
HeadquartersKyoto, Japan
Key people
Masaru Shimomura: Manager
ProductsVarious video game titles
Number of employees
30
WebsiteNintendo.co.jp

Nintendo Network Service Development (or NSD) was formerly known as Nintendo Special Planning & Development. The development team originates from Nintendo R&D2 and was mainly responsible for ports and inhouse development for low profile hardware like the Pokémon Mini and the Super Famicom Satellaview service. Most of the software developed by this group has remained domestic having hardly ever seen release outside of Japan. The original General Manager, Satoshi Yamato, produced all of the software which included inhouse software for the GBA, and the e-Reader.[1]

Current General Manager, Masaru Shimomura describes the group as a small creative unit that has a hardware and a software team working jointly together to create innovative products.[2]

History

  • 1996 Development group was drafted primarily from Nintendo R&D2 to develop a new team.
  • 1996 Satoshi Yamato assigned as manager and producer.
  • 1997 development team was named Nintendo Special Planning & Development
  • 2007 Shinya Kawada promoted to producer
  • 2008 group was renamed Nintendo Network Service Development
Title Year Platform(s) Director Producer
Satellaview 1995 Hardware Masaru Shimomura Satoshi Yamato
BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge 1996 Satellaview Toshiaki Suzuki Satoshi Yamato
BS Marvelous Time Athletics 1996 Satellaview Eiji Aonuma Satoshi Yamato
BS Marvelous Camp Arnold 1996 Satellaview Yoshinori Tsuchiyama Satoshi Yamato
BS F-Zero Grand Prix 1997 Satellaview Toshiaki Suzuki Satoshi Yamato
Excitebike: Super Mario Cup Battle 1997 Satellaview Yoshinori Tsuchiyama Satoshi Yamato
Mobile Adapter GB 2001 Hardware Masaru Shimomura Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Party Mini 2001 Pokémon Mini Shinya Kawada Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Pinball Mini 2001 Pokémon Mini Shinya Kawada Satoshi Yamato
Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival 2002 GBA Toru Osawa Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Race Mini 2002 Pokémon Mini Shinya Kawada Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Shock Tetris 2002 Pokémon Mini Shinya Kawada Satoshi Yamato
Pokemotion 2003 Hardware Shinya Kawada Satoshi Yamato
Mario Party-e 2002 e-Reader Toru Osawa Satoshi Yamato
Slide Adventure MAGKID 2007 NDS Isshin Shimizu Shinya Kawada
Personal Trainer: Walking 2008 NDS Naoya Morimura Shinya Kawada
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? 2008 NDS Hirotaka Watanabe Yoshinori Tsuchiyama

Discography Credits [3]

See also

Full List of Nintendo Development Teams

References