Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

division of Nintendo
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The Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division (Nintendo EAD for short) is Nintendo's biggest game studio. It was responsible for making many of Nintendo's biggest games, including the Mario series and The Legend of Zelda series. It was merged with Nintendo SPD in September 2015 to create the Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development Division.

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development Division
Native name
任天堂情報開発本部
Nintendō Jōhō Kaihatsu Honbu
FormerlyNintendo Research & Development No.4 Department
Company typeDivision
IndustryVideo games
Predecessors
FoundedSeptember 30, 1983; 40 years ago (September 30, 1983)
FounderHiroshi Yamauchi
DefunctSeptember 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)
FateMerged with Nintendo Software Planning & Development
SuccessorNintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Headquarters,
Japan
Number of locations
2 (Kyoto and Tokyo)
ServicesVideo game development
ParentNintendo