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Nintendo R&D1 is Nintendo's oldest internal development studio. This team has developed many of Nintendo's most popular games, from WarioWare to Super Metroid.
Overview
Nintendo R&D1 (Research and Development 1) was the first of Nintendo's many development teams. The company was founded in 1984 (and headed by famed Game Boy created Gunpei Yokoi), upon Nintendo's entrance into the video game market. The team has been behind many of Nintendo's popular franchises, such as Metroid, Ice Climber, Kid Icarus, and Wario Land. In addition, many of R&D1's employees have gone on to other companies (in 1986, many employees moved on to Intelligent Systems). R&D1 was also behind Nintendo's Game Boy, developing many of the console's most popular games (such as Super Mario Land). In 1996, Gunpei Yokoi left the company and Takehiro Izushi took over R&D1. Later, in 2005, Nintendo R&D1 (as well as R&D2 and R&D3) were merged with Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (Nintendo EAD).Games
1984
- Devil World (NES)
- Duck Hunt (NES)
- Balloon Fight (NES)
1985
- Mach Rider (NES)
- Baseball (NES)
- Clu Clu Land (NES)
- Excitebike (NES)
- Hogan's Alley (NES)
- Gyromite (NES)
- Ice Climber (NES)
- Stack Up (NES)
- Tennis (NES)
- Tetris (NES)
1986
- Metroid (NES)
- Donkey Kong (NES)
- Donkey Kong 3 (NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
- Gumshoe (NES)
- Urban Champion (NES)
1987
- Ginga no Sannin (NES)
- Kid Icarus (NES)
- Volleyball (NES)
1989
- Alleyway (Game Boy)
- Super Mario Land (Game Boy)
1990
- Dr. Mario (Game Boy, NES)
- Balloon Kid (Game Boy)
- Radar Mission (Game Boy)
- Solar Striker (Game Boy)
1991
- Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters (Game Boy)
- Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy)
1992
- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy)
- Battle Clash (SNES)
- Mario Paint (SNES)
- Super Play Action Football (SNES)
- Super Scope 6 (SNES)
1993
- Joy Mecha Fight (NES)
- Tetris 2 (NES)
1994
- Super Metroid (SNES)
- Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (Game Boy)
1995
- Game Boy Gallery (Game Boy)
- Virtual Boy Wario Land (Virtual Boy)
- Kirby's Block Ball (Game Boy)
- Mario's Tennis (Virtual Boy)
- Mario Clash (Virtual Boy)
1997
- Game & Watch Gallery (Game Boy)
- BS Tantei Club: Yuki ni Kieta Kako (BS-X)
1998
- Tetris DX (GBC)
- Famicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shōjo (SNES)
- Wrecking Crew '98 (SNES)
- Wario Land II (Game Boy, GBC)
2000
- Wario Land 3 (GBC)
2001
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity (GBA)
- Wario Land 4 (GBA)
2002
- Metroid Fusion (GBA)
2003
- F-Zero: GP Legend (GBA)
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA)
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$ (GCN)
2004
- Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA)
- WarioWare Touched! (DS)
- WarioWare Twisted! (GBA)
| Company Name | Nintendo R&D1 |
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| Country | Japan |
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| Date Founded | Jan. 1, 1984 |
| Count of Games Published | 0 |
| Count of Games Developed | 50 |
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Mario first in Donkey Kong |
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Samus Aran first in Metroid |
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Wario first in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins |
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Mother Brain first in Metroid |
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Ridley first in Metroid |
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Luigi first in Mario Bros. |
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Kraid first in Metroid |
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Ice Climbers first in Ice Climber |
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Donkey Kong first in Donkey Kong Jr. |
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Duck Hunt Dog first in Duck Hunt |
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