Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EAD, formerly Nintendo Research & Development 4 Department, was formerly the largest software development division inside of Nintendo. It was preceded by the Creative Department, a team of designers with backgrounds in art responsible for many different tasks, to which Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka originally belonged. Both served as managers of the EAD studios and were credited in every game developed by the division, with varying degrees of involvement. Nintendo EAD was best known for its work on games in the Donkey Kong, Mario, The Legend of Zelda, F-Zero, Star Fox, Animal Crossing, Pikmin and Wii series.
Following a large company restructure following the death of company president Satoru Iwata, the division merged with Nintendo's Software Planning & Development division in September 2015, becoming Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development.
History
Background
During the 1970s, when Nintendo was still predominantly a toy company, it decided to expand into interactive entertainment and the video game industry. Several designers were hired to work under the Creative Department, which, at the time, was the only game development department within Nintendo. Among these new designers were Makoto Kano, who went on to design various Game & Watch games, and Shigeru Miyamoto, who would create various Nintendo franchises. In 1972, the department was renamed to Research & Development Department; it had about 20 employees. The department was later consolidated into a division and separated into three groups, Nintendo R&D1, R&D2 and R&D3.1980–1989: Creation as Research & Development 4
Around 1983/1984, in the wake of Donkey Kong's commercial success, a game designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, Hiroshi Imanishi oversaw the creation of Research & Development No. 4 Department, as a new development department dedicated to developing video game titles for dedicated consoles, complementing the other three existing departments in the Nintendo Manufacturing Division, green-lighted by then-Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi. Imanishi appointed Hiroshi Ikeda, a former anime director at Toei Animation, as general manager of the newly-created department, and Miyamoto as its chief producer, who would later become one of the most recognized video game developers in the world. Nintendo also drafted a couple of key graphic designers to the department including Takashi Tezuka and Kenji Miki. With the arcade market dwindling, Nintendo R&D1's former focus, the department concentrated most of their software development resources on the emerging handheld video game console market, primarily thanks to the worldwide success of Nintendo's Game Boy. This catapulted the R&D4 department to become the lead software developer for Nintendo home video game consoles, developing a myriad of games for the Family Computer home console.Hiroshi Ikeda's creative team had many video game design ideas, but was lacking the necessary programming power to make it all happen. Toshihiko Nakago, and his small company Systems Research & Development, had its expertise in computer-aided design tools and was very familiar with the Famicom chipset, and was originally hired to work with Masayuki Uemura's Nintendo R&D2 to internally develop software development kits. When Nintendo R&D2 and SRD jointly began porting over R&D1 arcade games to the Famicom, Shigeru Miyamoto took the opportunity to lure Nakago away from R&D2, to help Miyamoto create his first Nintendo R&D4 video game, Excitebike. And so the original R&D4 department became composed of Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Kenji Miki, and Minoru Maeda handling design; Koji Kondo, Akito Nakatsuka, and Hirokazu Tanaka handling sound design; and Toshihiko Nakago and SRD became the technology and programming core.
One of the first games developed by the R&D4 department was Mario Bros. in 1983, designed and directed by Miyamoto. The department was, however, unable to program the game with such an inexperienced team, and so counted with programming assistance from Gunpei Yokoi and the R&D1 department. One of the first completely self-developed games was Super Mario Bros., the sequel to Mario Bros. The game set standards for the platform genre, and went on to be both a critical and commercial success. In 1986, R&D4 developed The Legend of Zelda, for which Miyamoto again served as a director. The phenomenal sales of Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda fueled the expansion of the department with young game designers such as Hideki Konno, Katsuya Eguchi, Kensuke Tanabe, Takao Shimizu, who would later become producers themselves.
1989–2002: Renamed to Entertainment Analysis & Development
In 1989, one year before the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released in Japan, the R&D4 department was spun-off and made its own division named Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development. The division was comprised into two departments: the Software Development Department, which focused on video game development and was led by Miyamoto, and the Technology Development Department, which focused on programming and developing tools and was led by Takao Sawano. The technology department was born out of several R&D2 engineers that were assisting SRD with software libraries. After that, the same department later collaborated with Argonaut Games to develop the Super FX chip technology for the SNES, first used in Star Fox in 1993. This venture allowed the Technology Development Department to become more prominent in the 3D era, where they programmed several of Nintendo EAD's 3D games with SRD.F-Zero, released in 1990, was the first video game fully programmed at the division. Prior to that, most programming was outsourced to SRD Co. Ltd.
In 1997, Miyamoto explained that about twenty to thirty employees were devoted to each Nintendo EAD title during the course of its development. It was then that he also disclosed the existence of the SRD programming company within the division, formally Nintendo R&D2's software unit, which was composed of about 200 employees with proficiency in software programming.
In the advent of launching both the GameCube and Game Boy Advance, Nintendo sought to change the structure of its corporate management. In June 2000, in an attempt to include both software and hardware experts in the board of directors, EAD and Integrated Research & Development general managers, Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda respectively, entered the body. In addition,former HAL Laboratory president and future Nintendo president, Satoru Iwata, also entered the board. With Miyamoto being promoted into the board of directors, he was now in charge of overseeing all of Nintendo's software development. In order to fill Miyamoto's void as producer, there were a series of promotions in the division: starting with long-time Miyamoto colleague Takashi Tezuka, as deputy general manager, as well as promoting several senior directors like Eiji Aonuma, Hideki Konno, Takao Shimizu, Tadashi Sugiyama and Katsuya Eguchi to producers overseeing their own development teams in the division. Nevertheless, after the promotion, Miyamoto still went on to produce some games.
On November 24, 2000, Nintendo moved its Japanese headquarters, along with its internal teams, into a newly built facility. The new building was primarily built to provide a more expansive workplace for Nintendo's growing development teams.
In 2002, Nintendo opened a Nintendo EAD studio in Tokyo, appointing Takao Shimizu as manager of the branch. The studio was created with the goal of bringing in fresh new talent from the capital of Japan who wouldn't be willing or able to travel to Kyoto. Their first project was Donkey Kong Jungle Beat for the GameCube which made use of the DK Bongos, initially created for Donkey Konga.
2003–2015: Restructure, new managers, and merger with SPD
On September 30, 2003, as a result of a corporate restructure Nintendo was undergoing, in which several members of the Nintendo R&D1 and R&D2 were reassigned under Nintendo EAD, the department was consolidated into a division and began welcoming a new class of managers and producers. Hideki Konno, Katsuya Eguchi, Eiji Aonuma, Hiroyuki Kimura, and Tadashi Sugiyama were appointed project managers of their own groups within the Software Development Department; Shimizu was appointed project manager of the Tokyo Software Development Department; and Keizo Ota and Yasunari Nishida were appointed project managers of their own groups in the Technology Development Department.In 2013, Katsuya Eguchi was promoted Department Manager of both Software Development Departments in Kyoto and Tokyo. As such, he left his role as Group Manager of Software Development Group No. 2, and was replaced by Hisashi Nogami. On June 18, 2014, the EAD Kyoto branch was moved from the Nintendo Central Office to the Nintendo Development Center in Kyoto. The building housed more than 1100 developers from all of Nintendo's internal research and development divisions, which included the Nintendo EAD, SPD, IRD and SDD divisions.
On September 16, 2015, EAD merged with Nintendo Software Planning & Development into a single game development division, Entertainment Planning & Development. The move followed an internal restructuring of Nintendo executives and departments after the death of former president Satoru Iwata in July 2015.
Structure
The Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development division was headed by Nintendo-veteran Takashi Tezuka who acted as general manager. The division was divided in two development departments: one in Kyoto, with Katsuya Eguchi acting as its deputy general manager; and one in Tokyo, with Yoshiaki Koizumi acting as its deputy general manager.Kyoto Software Development Department
The Nintendo EAD Kyoto Software Development Department was the largest and one of the oldest research and development departments within Nintendo, housing more than 700 video game developers. It was located in Kyoto, Japan, formerly in the Nintendo Central Office, but on June 28, 2014, it was relocated to the new Nintendo Development Center, which housed all of Nintendo's internal research and development divisions.The development department integrated Nintendo's most notable producers: Hideki Konno, producer of the Nintendogs and Mario Kart series; Katsuya Eguchi, producer of the Wii and Animal Crossing series; Eiji Aonuma, producer of The Legend of Zelda series; Hiroyuki Kimura, producer Big Brain Academy, Super Mario Bros., and Pikmin series; and Tadashi Sugiyama, producer of the Wii Fit, Steel Diver and Star Fox series.
The department was managed by veteran Nintendo game designer Katsuya Eguchi. As such, Hisashi Nogami later replaced his role as the producer of the Animal Crossing and was responsible for the creation of the Splatoon series.
| Title | Genre | Platform | Producer | ||
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System Family Computer Disk System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1986 | The Legend of Zelda | Action-adventure | Family Computer Disk System Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1986 | The Mysterious Murasame Castle | Action-adventure | Family Computer Disk System | Keizo Kato | |
| 1986 | ' | Platform | Family Computer Disk System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1987 | ' | Action role-playing | Family Computer Disk System Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1987 | ' | Platform | Family Computer Disk System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1987 | ' | Adventure, visual novel | Family Computer Disk System | Hiroshi Ikeda Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1988 | Ice Hockey | Sports | Family Computer Disk System Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto Masayuki Uemura | |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1990 | Super Mario World | Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1990 | F-Zero | Racing | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1990 | Pilotwings | Amateur flight simulation | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1991 | SimCity | City-building | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1991 | ' | Action-adventure | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1992 | Wave Race | Racing | Game Boy | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1992 | Super Mario Kart | Kart racing | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1993 | Star Fox | Rail shooter, Shoot 'em up | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1993 | ' | Action-adventure | Game Boy | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1993 | Super Mario All-Stars | Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1994 | Stunt Race FX | Racing | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1994 | Donkey Kong | Platform, puzzle | Game Boy | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1995 | ' | Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1996 | Pilotwings 64 | Amateur flight simulation | Nintendo 64 | Genyo Takeda Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Platform | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1996 | Mole Mania | Puzzle | Game Boy | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1996 | Wave Race 64 | Racing | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1996 | Mario Kart 64 | Kart racing | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1997 | Star Fox 64 | Shoot 'em up | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1997 | Yoshi's Story | Platform | Nintendo 64 | Takashi Tezuka | |
| 1998 | 1080° Snowboarding | Sports, racing | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1998 | F-Zero X | Racing | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1998 | Pokémon Stadium | Role-playing | Nintendo 64 | Kenji Miki Tsunekazu Ishihara Satoru Iwata Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1998 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 1999 | Role-playing | Nintendo 64 | Kenji Miki Tsunekazu Ishihara Satoru Iwata Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| 2000 | F-Zero X Expansion Kit | Racing | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2000 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo 64 | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2000 | Nintendo 64 | Kenji Miki Tsunekazu Ishihara Satoru Iwata Shigeru Miyamoto | |||
| 2001 | Dōbutsu no Mori | Life simulation | Nintendo 64 | Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2001 | Luigi's Mansion | Action-adventure | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2001 | Pikmin | Real-time strategy | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2001 | Animal Crossing | Life simulation | GameCube | Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2002 | Super Mario Sunshine | Platform, action-adventure | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2002 | ' | Action-adventure | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2003 | ' | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto Kenji Miki Hiroaki Tsuru | ||
| 2003 | Dōbutsu no Mori e+ | Life simulation | GameCube | Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2003 | ' | Kart racing | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto Tadashi Sugiyama Shinya Takahashi Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2003 | Pac-Man Vs. | Maze | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2004 | ' | Action-adventure | GameCube | Eiji Aonuma, Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2004 | Pikmin 2 | GameCube | Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka | ||
| 2004 | Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| 2005 | Yoshi Touch & Go | Nintendo DS | Takashi Tezuka | ||
| 2005 | Big Brain Academy | Nintendo DS | Hiroyuki Kimura | ||
| 2005 | Nintendogs | Nintendo DS | Hideki Konno, Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| 2005 | Mario Kart DS | Racing | Nintendo DS | Hideki Konno, Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2005 | ' | Social simulation | Nintendo DS | Katsuya Eguchi, Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2006 | New Super Mario Bros. | Platform | Nintendo DS | Hiroyuki Kimura, Takashi Tezuka | |
| 2006 | ' | GameCube Wii | Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| 2006 | Wii Sports | Sports | Wii | Katsuya Eguchi Kiyoshi Mizuki | |
| 2006 | Wii Play | Party | Wii | Katsuya Eguchi | |
| 2007 | ' | Edutainment | Wii | Hiroyuki Kimura | |
| 2007 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo DS | Eiji Aonuma, Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2007 | Link's Crossbow Training | First-person shooter | Wii | Eiji Aonuma | |
| 2008 | Wii Fit | Exergaming | Wii | Tadashi Sugiyama, Shigeru Miyamoto, Takao Sawano | |
| 2008 | Mario Kart Wii | Racing | Wii | Hideki Konno, Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2008 | Wii Music | Wii | Takashi Tezuka, Katsuya Eguchi | ||
| 2008 | ' | Social simulation | Wii | Katsuya Eguchi | |
| 2008 | New Play Control! Pikmin | Real-time strategy | Wii | Hiroyuki Kimura | |
| 2008 | New Play Control! Pikmin 2 | Real-time strategy | Wii | Hiroyuki Kimura | |
| 2009 | Wii Sports Resort | Sports | Wii | Katsuya Eguchi | |
| 2009 | Wii Fit Plus | Exergaming | Wii | Tadashi Sugiyama, Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2009 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Platform | Wii | Takashi Tezuka, Hiroyuki Kimura, Shigeru Miyamoto | |
| 2009 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo DS | Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma | |
| 2011 | Nintendogs + Cats | Digital pet | Nintendo 3DS | Hideki Konno | |
| 2011 | Steel Diver | Nintendo 3DS | Tadashi Sugiyama | ||
| 2011 | Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo 3DS | Yoshiaki Koizumi | ||
| 2011 | Mario Kart 7 | 3DS | Hideki Konno | ||
| 2011 | ' | Action-adventure | Wii | Eiji Aonuma | |
| 2012 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 3DS | Takashi Tezuka, Hiroyuki Kimura, Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| 2012 | ' | 3DS | Katsuya Eguchi | ||
| 2012 | New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | Takashi Tezuka, Hiroyuki Kimura, Shigeru Miyamoto | ||
| 2012 | Nintendo Land | Wii U | Katsuya Eguchi | ||
| 2013 | Pikmin 3 | Wii U | Hiroyuki Kimura | ||
| 2013 | ' | Wii U | Eiji Aonuma | ||
| 2013 | Wii Fit U | Wii U | Tadashi Sugiyama | ||
| 2013 | ' | 3DS | Eiji Aonuma | ||
| 2014 | ' | 3DS | Tadashi Sugiyama | ||
| 2015 | Splatoon | Third-person shooter | Wii U | Hisashi Nogami | |
| 2015 | 3DS | Hisashi Nogami | |||
| 2015 | Super Mario Maker | Wii U | Takashi Tezuka, Hiroyuki Kimura |
Technology Development Department
| Title | Genre | Platform | |
| 1999 | ' | Graphics software | 64DD |
| 2000 | ' | Graphics software | 64DD |
| 2000 | ' | Graphics software | 64DD |
| 2000 | ' | Graphics software | 64DD |
Tokyo Software Development Department
The Nintendo EAD Tokyo Software Development Department was created in 2002 with the goal of bringing in fresh new talent from the capital of Japan who wouldn't be willing to travel hundreds of miles away to Kyoto. It is located in Tokyo, Japan, in the Nintendo Tokyo Office.In 2003, twenty members of the Entertainment Analysis & Development Division in Kyoto volunteered to relocate to Nintendo's Tokyo Office to expand development resources. These twenty volunteers were primarily from the Super Mario Sunshine team. Management saw it as a good opportunity to expand and recruit several developers who were more comfortable living in Tokyo then relocating to Kyoto.
Takao Shimizu and Yoshiaki Koizumi began hiring several recruits in Tokyo coming from several established companies like SEGA, Koei, and Square-Enix. Shimizu and Koizumi jointly spearheaded their first project Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat. Then in 2007, released the opus magnum known as Super Mario Galaxy. After the release of Super Mario Galaxy, Koizumi was promoted to manager and producer and officially opened Tokyo Software Development Group No. 2.
The Tokyo group had veteran game developer Katsuya Eguchi as its general manager, who also oversaw development operations for the Kyoto Software Development Department.
| Title | Genre | Platform | |
| 2004 | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Platform | GameCube |
| 2007 | Super Mario Galaxy | Platform | Wii |
| 2009 | Nintendo DS Guide: Ikspiari | Tour guide | Nintendo DS |
| 2009 | Nintendo DS Guide: Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art | Tour guide | Nintendo DS |
| 2009 | Nintendo DS Guide: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan | Tour guide | Nintendo DS |
| 2010 | Nintendo DS Guide: Make It Yourself! | Tour guide | Nintendo DSi |
| 2011 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2011 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo DSi |
| 2013 | Photos with Mario | Augmented reality | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2013 | Wii U Panorama View | Panorama viewer | Wii U |
| 2013 | Nintendo 3DS Guide: Louvre | Tour guide | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2015 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo 3DS |
| Title | Genre | Platform | Producer | |
| 2008 | New Play Control: Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Platform | Wii | Yoshiaki Koizumi |
| 2008 | Flipnote Studio | Animation | Nintendo DSi | Yoshiaki Koizumi |
| 2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Platform | Wii | Yoshiaki Koizumi Takashi Tezuka |
| 2011 | Super Mario 3D Land | Platform | Nintendo 3DS | Yoshiaki Koizumi |
| 2013 | Flipnote Studio 3D | Animation | Nintendo 3DS | Yoshiaki Koizumi |
| 2013 | Super Mario 3D World | Platform | Wii U | Yoshiaki Koizumi |
| 2013 | NES Remix | Compilation | Wii U | Yoshiaki Koizumi Masanobu Suzui |
| 2014 | NES Remix 2 | Compilation | Wii U | Yoshiaki Koizumi Masanobu Suzui |
| 2014 | ' | Platform, puzzle | Wii U | Koichi Hayashida |
List of software developed
The following is a list of software developed by the Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division.| Title | Genre | Platform | |
| 1985 | Super Mario Bros. | Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1986 | ' | Platform | Family Computer Disk System |
| 1986 | Nazo no Murasame Jō | Family Computer Disk System | |
| 1986 | The Legend of Zelda | Action-adventure | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1987 | ' | Family Computer Disk System | |
| 1987 | Super Mario Bros. 2 | Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1987 | ' | Action RPG | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1988 | Ice Hockey | Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| 1988 | Super Mario Bros. 3 | Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1990 | Super Mario World | Platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1990 | F-Zero | Racing | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1990 | Pilotwings | Simulator | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1991 | SimCity | Simulator | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1991 | ' | Action-adventure | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1992 | Wave Race | Sports | Game Boy |
| 1992 | Super Mario Kart | Racing | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1993 | Super Mario All-Stars | Compilation, platform | Super Nintendo Entertainment System |
| 1993 | Star Fox | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| 1993 | ' | Action-adventure | Game Boy |
| 1994 | Donkey Kong | Platform | Game Boy |
| 1994 | Stunt Race FX | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| 1995 | ' | Super Nintendo Entertainment System | |
| 1996 | Mole Mania | Game Boy | |
| 1996 | Super Mario 64 | Nintendo 64 | |
| 1996 | Pilotwings 64 | Simulator | Nintendo 64 |
| 1996 | Wave Race 64 | Nintendo 64 | |
| 1996 | Mario Kart 64 | Racing | Nintendo 64 |
| 1997 | Star Fox 64 | Nintendo 64 | |
| 1997 | Yoshi's Story | Nintendo 64 | |
| 1998 | F-Zero X | Racing | Nintendo 64 |
| 1998 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo 64 |
| 1998 | 1080° Snowboarding | Sports | Nintendo 64 |
| 1998 | Pokémon Stadium | Nintendo 64 | |
| 1999 | Pokémon Stadium | Nintendo 64 | |
| 1999 | ' | 64DD | |
| 2000 | ' | 64DD | |
| 2000 | ' | 64DD | |
| 2000 | ' | 64DD | |
| 2000 | F-Zero X Expansion Kit | Racing | 64DD |
| 2000 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo 64 |
| 2000 | Pokémon Stadium 2 | Nintendo 64 | |
| 2001 | Luigi's Mansion | GameCube | |
| 2001 | Pikmin | Real-time strategy | GameCube |
| 2001 | Dōbutsu no Mori | Social simulation | Nintendo 64 |
| 2002 | Animal Crossing | Social simulation | GameCube |
| 2002 | Super Mario Sunshine | GameCube | |
| 2003 | ' | GameCube | |
| 2003 | Dōbutsu no Mori e+ | Social simulation | GameCube |
| 2003 | ' | Racing | GameCube |
| 2003 | Pac-Man Vs. | Maze | GameCube |
| 2003 | ' | GameCube | |
| 2004 | ' | Action-adventure | GameCube |
| 2004 | Pikmin 2 | GameCube | |
| 2004 | Super Mario 64 DS | Nintendo DS | |
| 2004 | Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | GameCube | |
| 2005 | Yoshi Touch & Go | Nintendo DS | |
| 2005 | Big Brain Academy | Nintendo DS | |
| 2005 | Nintendogs | Nintendo DS | |
| 2005 | Mario Kart DS | Racing | Nintendo DS |
| 2005 | ' | Social simulation | Nintendo DS |
| 2006 | New Super Mario Bros. | Platform | Nintendo DS |
| 2006 | ' | GameCube, Wii | |
| 2006 | Wii Sports | Sports | Wii |
| 2006 | Wii Play | Party | Wii |
| 2007 | ' | Edutainment | Wii |
| 2007 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo DS |
| 2007 | Super Mario Galaxy | Wii | |
| 2007 | Link's Crossbow Training | First-person shooter | Wii |
| 2008 | Wii Fit | Exergaming | Wii |
| 2008 | Mario Kart Wii | Racing | Wii |
| 2008 | Wii Music | Wii | |
| 2008 | ' | Social simulation | Wii |
| 2008 | Flipnote Studio | Nintendo DSi | |
| 2008 | New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat | Wii | |
| 2008 | New Play Control! Pikmin | Real-time strategy | Wii |
| 2008 | New Play Control! Pikmin 2 | Real-time strategy | Wii |
| 2009 | Wii Sports Resort | Sports | Wii |
| 2009 | Wii Fit Plus | Exergaming | Wii |
| 2009 | New Super Mario Bros. Wii | Platform | Wii |
| 2009 | ' | Action-adventure | Nintendo DS |
| 2010 | Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii | |
| 2011 | Nintendogs + Cats | Digital pet | Nintendo 3DS |
| 2011 | Steel Diver | Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2011 | Super Mario 3D Land | Nintendo 3DS | |
| 2011 | Mario Kart 7 | 3DS | |
| 2011 | ' | Wii | |
| 2012 | New Super Mario Bros. 2 | 3DS | |
| 2012 | ' | 3DS | |
| 2012 | New Super Mario Bros. U | Wii U | |
| 2012 | Nintendo Land | Wii U | |
| 2013 | Pikmin 3 | Wii U | |
| 2013 | Flipnote Studio 3D | 3DS | |
| 2013 | ' | Wii U | |
| 2013 | Wii Fit U | Wii U | |
| 2013 | Super Mario 3D World | Wii U | |
| 2013 | ' | 3DS | |
| 2013 | NES Remix | Wii U | |
| 2014 | NES Remix 2 | Wii U | |
| 2014 | 3DS |