Editing Nintendo Software Planning & Development

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|founded=2004<ref name="Q3 Investor Meeting">"''In 2004, we established the Software Planning & Development Division to relieve [[Shigeru Miyamoto|Mr. Miyamoto]] from handling the games co-developed with second parties to enable him to concentrate on internal development.''" Iwata, Satoru (February 17, 2015). [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/150217qa/index.html Third Quarter Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ending March 2015  Q&A]. ''Nintendo''. Retrieved February 24, 2015)</ref>
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'''Nintendo Software Planning & Development''', often shortened to '''Nintendo SPD''', was a division of [[Nintendo]] that focused on research, planning, and development. Shinya Takahashi was the deputy general manager of Nintendo SPD. The division itself was divided into four groups, labeled Group No.1, Group No.2, Group No.3, and Group No.4. Nintendo SPD was created shortly after Nintendo dissolved two of its other teams, [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D1]] and [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]]. Several former staff members from R&D1, R&D2, and [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development|Nintendo EAD]] made up a large amount of the division's members, though there were many newcomers to the group. Nintendo SPD performed many tasks; it either worked independently on small, oftentimes unique, games, helped the development of a game alongside another team, or managed the production of first-party franchises. The division was primarily created to focus on co-productions and thus allow EAD's management to focus on internal projects.<ref name="Q3 Investor Meeting"></ref>

On September 14, 2015, Nintendo announced plans to merge the game development arm of SPD and Nintendo EAD into a new division known as [[Nintendo Entertainment Planning and Development]], effective September 16, 2015.<ref>Rad, Chloi, and Otero, Jose. [http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/09/14/nintendo-reveals-restructuring-plans Nintendo Reveals Restructuring Plans] (September 14, 2015), ''IGN''. Retrieved September 14, 2015</ref>

==''Mario'' games made by Nintendo SPD==
===Group No.1===
Led by [[Yoshio Sakamoto]] and [[Katsuya Yamano]], Group No.1 was responsible for developing most of the titles for the ''[[WarioWare (series)|WarioWare]]'' series and all of the titles for the ''[[rhythmheaven:Rhythm Heaven (series)|Rhythm Heaven]]'' series. Members of the team also created the [[Mii]] editor for the [[Wii]].<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Metroid-Other-M/Keynote-from-Metroid-creator-Yoshio-Sakamoto/Page-4/Page-4-203815.html Yoshio's Sakamoto GDC '10 Keynote]</ref><ref>[http://www.computerandvideogames.com/458425/previews/tomodachi-life-can-nintendos-maddest-game-make-waves-in-the-west/ CVG: Tomodachi Life: Can Nintendo's maddest game make waves in the west?]</ref><ref>Official Miitomo website (June 30, 2016), [https://miitomo.com/en/talk/ Miitomo's Potential]. ''Nintendo''</ref>

{|class=sortable style="background:silver;border:1px solid;text-align:center"
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! Game
! System
! Release year
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems">Co-produced with [[Intelligent Systems]]</ref>
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2004
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2004
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|[[Wii]]
|2006
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Bird & Beans]]''
|[[DSiWare]]
|2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Paper Airplane Chase]]''
|DSiWare
|2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|DSiWare
|2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y.]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|Nintendo DS
|2009
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|[[WiiWare]]
|2009
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Rhythm Heaven Fever]]''<ref name="TNX Music Recordings">Co-produced with TNX Music Recordings</ref>
|Wii
|2011
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Game & Wario]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|[[Wii U]]
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Rhythm Heaven Megamix]]''<ref name="TNX Music Recordings"></ref>
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2015
|}

====Notable members====
*[[Katsuya Yamano]]
*[[Takehiko Hosokawa]]
*[[Goro Abe]]
*[[Ko Takeuchi]]
*[[Ryutaro Takahashi]]

===Group No.2===
Managed by [[Hitoshi Yamagami]], Group No.2 worked on some of the titles in the ''{{wp|Brain Age (series)|Brain Age}}'' series and ''[[Dr. Mario (series)|Dr. Mario]]'' series, as well as other standalone titles, mostly for handheld systems.

{|class=sortable style="background:silver;border:1px solid;text-align:center"
|-
! Game
! System
! Release year
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix]]''<ref name="Konami">Co-produced with [[Konami]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Dr. Mario & Puzzle League]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Super Princess Peach]]''<ref name="TOSE">Co-produced with [[TOSE Software Co.]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Tetris DS]]''
|Nintendo DS
|2006
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Wario: Master of Disguise]]''<ref>Co-produced with [[SUZAK Inc.|SUZAK]]</ref>
|Nintendo DS
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Dr. Mario Online Rx]]''<ref name="Arika">Co-produced with [[Arika]]</ref>
|[[Wii]]
|2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''<ref name="Arika"></ref>
|[[Wii U]]
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure]]''<ref name="Arika"></ref>
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2015
|}

====Notable members====
*[[Masaki Tawara]]
*[[Azusa Tajima]] (now for NOA)
*[[Takao Nakano]]

===Group No.3===
Managed by [[Kensuke Tanabe]], Group No.3 has developed quite a few of the ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' spinoff series, including the ''[[Mario Strikers (series)|Mario Strikers]]'', the ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong (series)|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', and the ''[[Paper Mario (series)|Paper Mario]]'' series. Its main purpose is to assist the development of coproductions with western developers.

{|class=sortable style="background:silver;border:1px solid;text-align:center"
|-
! Game
! System
! Release year
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Super Mario Strikers]]''<ref name="Next Level Games">Co-produced with [[Next Level Games]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis]]''<ref name="NST">Co-produced with [[Nintendo Software Technology Corporation]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Super Paper Mario]]''<ref name="Intelligent Systems"></ref>
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Strikers Charged]]''<ref name="Next Level Games"></ref>
|Wii
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Captain Rainbow]]''<ref>Co-produced with skip Ltd.</ref>
|Wii
|2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!]]''<ref name="NST"></ref>
|Nintendo DS
|2009
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''<ref name="NST"></ref>
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2010
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]''<ref name="Retro">Co-produced with [[Retro Studios]]</ref>
|Wii
|2010
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''<ref name="NST"></ref>
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2012
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''<ref name="Next Level Games"></ref>
|Nintendo 3DS
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move]]''<ref name="NST"></ref>
|Nintendo 3DS
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]''<ref name="Retro"></ref>
|Nintendo 3DS
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''<ref name="Retro"></ref>
|Wii U
|2014
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars]]''<ref name="NST"></ref>
|Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
|2015
|}

====Notable members====
*[[Risa Tabata]]
*[[Keisuke Terasaki]]
*[[Ryuichi Nakada]]

===Group No.4===
Led by [[Hiroshi Sato]], Group No.4 worked on some of the later games in certain ''Mario'' franchises, including ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'', ''[[DK (series)|DK]]'', ''[[Mario & Luigi (series)|Mario & Luigi]]'', and most ''Mario'' sports-themed games. The group has another development team, led by [[Toshiharu Izuno]].

{| class=sortable style="background:silver;border:1px solid;text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3"|Team led by [[Hiroshi Sato]] and/or [[Toyokazu Nonaka]]
|-
! Game
! System
! Release year
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party 6]]''<ref name="Hudson Soft">Co-produced with [[Hudson Soft]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2004
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party Advance]]''<ref name="Hudson Soft"></ref>
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Superstar Baseball]]''<ref name="Namco Bandai">Co-produced with [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai Games]]</ref>
|Nintendo GameCube
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party 7]]''<ref name="Hudson Soft"></ref>
|Nintendo GameCube
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Hoops 3-on-3]]''<ref name="Square Enix">Co-produced with [[Square Enix]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2006
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party 8]]''<ref name="Hudson Soft"></ref>
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party DS]]''<ref name="Hudson Soft"></ref>
|Nintendo DS
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games]]''<ref name="Sega">Co-produced with [[Sega]]</ref>
|Wii/Nintendo DS
|2007/2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Super Sluggers]]''<ref name="Namco Bandai"></ref>
|Wii
|2008
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games]]''<ref name="Sega"></ref>
|Wii/Nintendo DS
|2009
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Sports Mix]]''<ref name="Square Enix"></ref>
|Wii
|2011
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games]]''<ref name="Sega"></ref>
|Wii/[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2011/2012
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party 9]]''<ref name="NDcube">Co-produced with [[Nintendo Cube|NDcube]]</ref>
|Wii
|2012
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Sonic at the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games]]''<ref name="Sega"></ref>
|[[Wii U]]
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''<ref name="NDcube">Co-produced with [[Nintendo Cube|NDcube]]</ref>
|Nintendo 3DS
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Party 10]]''<ref name="NDcube">Co-produced with [[Nintendo Cube|NDcube]]</ref>
|Wii U
|2015
|}

{| class=sortable style="background:silver;border:1px solid;text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3"|Team led by [[Toshiharu Izuno]]
|-
! Game
! System
! Release year
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Power Tennis]]''<ref name="Camelot">Co-produced with [[Camelot Software Planning]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo GameCube]]
|2004
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[DK: King of Swing]]''<ref name="Paon">Co-produced with [[Paon]]</ref>
|[[Game Boy Advance]]
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Tennis: Power Tour]]''<ref name="Camelot"></ref>
|Game Boy Advance
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time]]''<ref name="AlphaDream">Co-produced with [[AlphaDream]]</ref>
|[[Nintendo DS]]
|2005
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]''<ref name="Paon"></ref>
|[[Wii]]
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[DK: Jungle Climber]]''<ref name="Paon"></ref>
|Nintendo DS
|2007
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]''<ref name="AlphaDream"></ref>
|Nintendo DS
|2009
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Tennis Open]]''<ref name="Camelot"></ref>
|[[Nintendo 3DS]]
|2012
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''<ref name="AlphaDream"></ref>
|Nintendo 3DS
|2013
|-
|-bgcolor=white
|''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]''<ref name="Camelot"></ref>
|Nintendo 3DS
|2014
|}

====Notable members====
*[[Miyuki Hirose]]
*[[Nobuo Matsumiya]]
*[[Akira Otani]]
*[[Tomomi Sano]]

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