Nintendo EAD

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Founded in 1983-09-30 closed in 2015-09-16
Status: dead
Country: Japan

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division,[e] commonly abbreviated as Nintendo EAD and formerly known as Nintendo Research & Development No.4 Department[f] (abbreviated as Nintendo R&D4), was the largest software development division within the Japanese video game company 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.[1][2] Both served as managers of the EARD 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 restructuring after 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.

It is known for Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong, Legend of Zelda, Mario, Mario Kart, Super Mario Bros., Wave Race

Releases per year

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19834
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38 video games with valid date were considered (100%)

Overall rankings

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Common gametypes

platformer25%adventure17%simulation9%action/reflex9%racing/driving7%other29%

Top platforms

Wii U 6
3DS 5
Switch 5
NES 5
Wii 3
GameCube 3
Arcade 2
SNES 2
GB 2
N64 2
Atari 7800 1
Nintendo DS 1
GBC 1