Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development Division,[lower-alpha 1] commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EPD, is the largest division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. The division focuses on developing and producing video games, mobile apps, and other related entertainment software for the company. EPD was created after merging their Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD) and Software Planning & Development (SPD) divisions in September 2015.

Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Native name
任天堂企画制作本部
Nintendō Kikaku Seisaku Honbu
TypeDivision
IndustryVideo games
Predecessors
FoundedSeptember 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
Headquarters
Kyoto
,
Japan
Number of locations
2 (Kyoto and Tokyo)
Key people
Brands
ParentNintendo

History
See also: History of Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development and History of Nintendo Software Planning & Development

The division was created on September 16, 2015, after the consolidation of two of Nintendo's former software divisions, Entertainment Analysis & Development (EAD) and Software Planning & Development (SPD), as part of a company-wide organizational restructure that took place under Nintendo's then newly appointed president, Tatsumi Kimishima.[1][2][3]

The division assumed both of its predecessors' roles, focusing on the development of games and software for Nintendo platforms and mobile devices; it also manages and licenses the company's various intellectual properties, alongside producing and supervising development for external studios. Shinya Takahashi, former head of Nintendo SPD,[4] serves as the general manager of the division, with Yoshiaki Koizumi, Katsuya Eguchi, Eiji Aonuma, and Hisashi Nogami serving as deputy general managers, and, Kensuke Tanabe, Yoshio Sakamoto and Takashi Tezuka acting as senior officers. While the others were in such positions since the division's formation, Aonuma, Tanabe and Nogami were promoted into higher positions within the division in 2019.[3][5]

In May 2022 at an interview about Nintendo Switch Sports in Nintendo's official website, it was shown for the first time that Takayuki Shimamura was promoted at some point to Deputy General Manager at the division.[6] In May 2023 at an interview about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo's official website, it was shown that Eiji Aonuma was promoted at some point from Deputy General Manager to Senior Officer at the division.[7]

Development
List of video games produced and developed by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Title Year Series Genre(s) Platform(s) Details
The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes[8] 2015 The Legend of Zelda Action-adventure Nintendo 3DS Co-developed with Grezzo.
Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival[9] Animal Crossing Party Wii U Co-developed with NDCube.
Miitomo[10] 2016 Mii Social networking service Android —
iOS —
Star Fox Zero[11] Star Fox Scrolling shooter Wii U Co-developed with PlatinumGames.
Star Fox Guard[11] Star Fox Tower defense Wii U Co-developed with PlatinumGames.
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo[12] Animal Crossing Social simulation Nintendo 3DS —
Miitopia[13] Mii Role-playing game Nintendo 3DS —
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Super Mario Level editor, platformer Nintendo 3DS —
Super Mario Run[14] Super Mario Platformer iOS —
Android —
Tank Troopers[15] — Action Nintendo 3DS Co-developed with Vitei.
1-2-Switch[16] 2017 Nintendo Switch Party Nintendo Switch —
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild[17] The Legend of Zelda Action-adventure Wii U —
Nintendo Switch —
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe[18][19] Mario Kart Kart racing Nintendo Switch —
Arms[20] — Fighting, sports Nintendo Switch —
Splatoon 2[21] Splatoon Third-person shooter Nintendo Switch —
Metroid: Samus Returns[22] Metroid Action-adventure Nintendo 3DS Co-developed with MercurySteam.
Super Mario Odyssey[23] Super Mario Platformer Nintendo Switch —
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp[24] Animal Crossing Social simulation Android Co-developed with NDCube.
iOS
Nintendo Labo[25][lower-alpha 2] 2018 Nintendo Labo Construction set Nintendo Switch —
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido[26] — Puzzle Nintendo 3DS Co-developed with indieszero.
Nintendo Switch
WarioWare Gold[27] WarioWare Action Nintendo 3DS Co-developed with Intelligent Systems.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker[28] Mario Action puzzle Nintendo 3DS Co-developed with Nintendo Software Technology.
Nintendo Switch
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe[29] 2019 Super Mario Platformer Nintendo Switch —
Super Mario Maker 2[30] Super Mario Level editor, platformer Nintendo Switch —
Dr. Mario World[31] Dr. Mario Puzzle Android Co-developed with LINE and NHN Entertainment.
iOS
Mario Kart Tour[32] Mario Kart Kart racing Android —
iOS —
Ring Fit Adventure[33] — Exergame, role-playing Nintendo Switch —
Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch[34] Brain Age Puzzle Nintendo Switch Co-developed with indieszero.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons[35] 2020 Animal Crossing Life simulation Nintendo Switch —
Jump Rope Challenge[36] — Exergame Nintendo Switch —
Super Mario 3D All-Stars[37] Super Mario Platformer Nintendo Switch Co-developed with 1-Up Studio and Nintendo European Research & Development.
Bowser's Fury[38] 2021 Super Mario Platformer Nintendo Switch Co-developed with 1-Up Studio and Nintendo Software Technology.
Game Builder Garage[39] — Programming Nintendo Switch —
WarioWare: Get It Together![40] WarioWare Action Nintendo Switch Co-developed with Intelligent Systems.
Metroid Dread[41] Metroid Action-adventure Nintendo Switch Co-developed with MercurySteam.
Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain[42] Big Brain Academy Puzzle Nintendo Switch Co-developed with indieszero.
Nintendo Switch Sports[43] 2022 Nintendo Switch Sports Nintendo Switch —
Splatoon 3[44] Splatoon Third-person shooter Nintendo Switch —
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[45] 2023 The Legend of Zelda Action-adventure Nintendo Switch —
Pikmin 4[46] Pikmin Real-time strategy, puzzle Nintendo Switch —

Notes
  1. Japanese: 任天堂企画制作本部, Hepburn: Nintendō Kikaku Seisaku Honbu
  2. Nintendo Labo is a brand of cardboard-based DIY construction sets that use the Nintendo Switch, with included software, and its Joy-Con controllers in a variety of different ways

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