Nintendo Research & Development 1

former Japanese video game development team
(Redirected from Nintendo R&D1)

Nintendo Research & Development 1, also known as Nintendo R&D1, was a division of Nintendo. They were responsible for the Metroid series and the WarioWare series, among others.

Nintendo Research & Development No. 1 Department
Native name
任天堂開発第一部
Nintendō Kaihatsu Daiichi Bu
FormerlyNintendo Research & Development
Company typeDepartment
IndustryVideo games
Genre
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
FounderHiroshi Yamauchi
Defunct2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Fate
SuccessorNintendo Software Planning & Development
Headquarters
Kyoto
,
Japan
OwnerNintendo
Number of employees
100+
ParentNintendo Manufacturing Division

They were merged with Nintendo R&D2 in 2004.