Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development
(Redirected from Nintendo EAD Tokyo)
| Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development | |
|---|---|
| |
| Founded | September 30, 1983[?] |
| Defunct | September 16, 2015[1] |
| First Super Mario game | Super Mario Bros. |
| Final Super Mario game | Super Mario Maker |
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (Nintendo EAD), which was formerly known as Nintendo Research & Development No.4 Department (Nintendo R&D4) from 1983 to 1989, was a division of Nintendo known for designing games of the Super Mario franchise, although it also worked on other series, such as The Legend of Zelda and Star Fox. The Chief Production Officer was Satoru Iwata, but the general managers are Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. A character from the F-Zero series, Mr. EAD (based on Mario), is named after this department.
On September 14, 2015, Nintendo announced plans to merge EAD and the game development arm of Nintendo Software Planning & Development (Nintendo SPD) into a new division known as Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development (Nintendo EPD), effective September 16, 2015.[1]
Staff working for Nintendo EADEdit
General managersEdit
- Shigeru Miyamoto
- Takashi Tezuka (Executive Officer)
- Katsuya Eguchi (Department Manager)
Group managersEdit
- Hideki Konno – Group No.1
- Hisashi Nogami – Group No.2
- Eiji Aonuma – Group No.3
- Hiroyuki Kimura – Group No.4
- Tadashi Sugiyama – Group No.5
- Takao Shimizu – EAD Tokyo Group No.1
- Yoshiaki Koizumi – EAD Tokyo Group No.2
ComposersEdit
- Koji Kondo
- Kazumi Totaka
- Kenta Nagata
- Hajime Wakai
- Toru Minegishi
- Shinobu Nagata (née Tanaka, now for Nintendo SPD)
- Asuka Hayazaki (née Ohta)
- Ryo Nagamatsu
- Shiho Fujii
- Manaka Kataoka (née Tominaga)
- Atsuko Asahi
- Takeshi Hama (now as freelance)
- Satomi Terui
- Yasuaki Iwata
- Naoto Kubo – EAD Tokyo
- Mahito Yokota – EAD Tokyo
Other notable members (past and present)Edit
Super Mario games made by Nintendo EADEdit
Home consolesEdit
Family Computer / Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Pinball[citation needed] | 1984 |
| Super Mario Bros. | 1985 |
| Super Mario Bros. 2 | 1988 |
| Donkey Kong Classics | 1988 |
| Super Mario Bros. 3 | 1988 |
Family Computer Disk SystemEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | 1986 |
| All Night Nippon: Super Mario Bros. | 1986 |
| Golf: Japan Course | 1987 |
| Golf: Japan Course (Professional Course) | 1987 |
| Golf: Japan Course (Champions' Course) | 1987 |
| Golf: US Course | 1987 |
| Golf: Prize Card | 1987 |
| Famicom Grand Prix: F1 Race | 1987 |
| Donkey Kong | 1988 |
| Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally | 1988 |
| Donkey Kong Jr. | 1988 |
| Mario Bros. Returns | 1988 |
Super Famicom / Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario World | 1990 |
| Super Mario Kart | 1992 |
| Super Mario All-Stars | 1993 |
| Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World | 1994 |
| Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island | 1995 |
Nintendo 64Edit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 | 1996 |
| Mario Kart 64 | 1996 |
| Yoshi's Story | 1997 |
| Mario Party (Original 3D Models) | 1998 |
| Mario Golf (Special Thanks: Artwork Team) | 1999 |
| Mario Party 2 (Original 3D Models) | 1999 |
| Mario Party 3 (Original 3D Models) | 2000 |
Nintendo 64DDEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Mario Artist: Paint Studio | 1999 |
| Mario Artist: Communication Kit | 2000 |
Nintendo GameCubeEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Luigi's Mansion | 2001 |
| Super Mario Sunshine | 2002 |
| Nintendo Puzzle Collection | 2003 |
| Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour (Original 3D Models) | 2003 |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!! | 2003 |
| Mario Power Tennis (Original 3D Models) | 2004 |
| Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | 2004 |
WiiEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Galaxy | 2007 |
| Mario Kart Wii | 2008 |
| New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | 2008 |
| New Super Mario Bros. Wii | 2009 |
| Super Mario Galaxy 2 | 2010 |
| Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition | 2010 |
Wii UEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Nintendo Land | 2012 |
| New Super Mario Bros. U | 2012 |
| New Super Luigi U | 2013 |
| New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U | 2013 |
| Super Mario 3D World | 2013 |
| Mario Kart 8 | 2014 |
| Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker | 2014 |
| Super Mario Maker | 2015 |
Handheld consolesEdit
Game BoyEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Donkey Kong | 1994 |
Game Boy AdvanceEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario Advance | 2001 |
| Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 | 2001 |
| Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3 | 2002 |
| Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 | 2003 |
| Classic NES Series: Donkey Kong | 2004 |
| Classic NES Series: Super Mario Bros. | 2004 |
| Mario Golf: Advance Tour (Original 3D Models) | 2004 |
| Classic NES Series: Dr. Mario | 2004 |
| Famicom Mini: Wrecking Crew | 2004 |
| Famicom Mini: Mario Bros. | 2004 |
| Famicom Mini: Super Mario Bros. 2 | 2004 |
| Mario Tennis: Power Tour (Original 3D Models) | 2005 |
| Dr. Mario & Puzzle League | 2005 |
e-ReaderEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Donkey Kong-e | 2002 |
| Donkey Kong Jr.-e | 2002 |
| Mario Bros.-e | 2002 |
| Mario Party-e | 2003 |
Nintendo DSEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario 64 DS | 2004 |
| Yoshi Touch & Go | 2005 |
| Mario Kart DS | 2005 |
| Game & Watch Collection | 2006 |
| New Super Mario Bros. | 2006 |
DSiWareEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Game & Watch: Donkey Kong Jr. | 2009 |
| Game & Watch: Mario's Cement Factory | 2009 |
Nintendo 3DSEdit
| Game | Release date |
|---|---|
| Super Mario 3D Land | 2011 |
| Mario Kart 7 | 2011 |
| New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 2012 |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b September 14, 2015. Nintendo Reveals Restructuring Plans. IGN. Retrieved September 14, 2015. (Archived September 15, 2015 via Wayback Machine.)