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Nintendo Technology Development
Nintendo Technology Development
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Native name任天堂技術開発本部
Romanized nameNintendō Gijutsu Kaihatsu Honbu
FormerlyNintendo Platform Technology Development Division
TypeDivision
IndustryVideo games
PredecessorsNintendo IRD
Nintendo SDD
FoundedSeptember 16, 2015
HeadquartersKyoto ,
Japan
Key peopleSenior General Manager
Ko Shiota
General Manager
Tetsuya Sasaki
Deputy General Managers
Kiyoshi Mizuki
Takeshi Shimada
Toru Yamashita
ParentNintendo

Nintendo Technology Development Division,[1] commonly abbreviated as Nintendo TDD, formerly named as Nintendo Platform Technology Development (Nintendo PTD), is the hardware development division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. The division was created in September 2015 after the merger of Nintendo's Integrated Research & Development and System Development divisions.[2][3]

History#edit

The Nintendo Technology Development division was created on September 16, 2015, as part of a company-wide organizational restructure that took place under Nintendo's then newly appointed president, Tatsumi Kimishima. The division was created after the merger of two Nintendo's divisions, the Integrated Research & Development (IRD), which specialized in hardware development, and System Development (SDD), which specialized in operating system development and its development environment and network services.[3]

The new division assumed both of its predecessors' roles. Ko Shiota, formerly Deputy General Manager of the IRD division, serves as the General Manager, while Takeshi Shimada, formerly Deputy General Manager of the Software Environment Development Department of the SDD division, serves the same role.[3]

The division was responsible for the development of the company's hybrid game console, the Nintendo Switch.[4]

On April 27, 2017, following the retirement of general manager and long-time Nintendo hardware developer Genyo Takeda, Ko Shiota was appointed as his successor.[5]

On April 13, 2018, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development general manager Shinya Takahashi revealed that Nintendo was working on a new hardware video game system.[6] On January 16, 2025 the new console was revealed to be called the Nintendo Switch 2, releasing on June 5, 2025.

By 2023, the division's name was shortened to Nintendo Technology Development.[7]

Products developed#edit

List of products developed by the Nintendo Technology Development division
YearNamePlatform(s)Ref.
2016Pokémon Go PlusHardware[8]
NES Classic EditionHardware
2017Nintendo Switch[9]Hardware[4]
Nintendo Switch Pro ControllerNintendo Switch[4]
New Nintendo 2DS XL[10]Hardware[11]
Super NES Classic EditionHardware
Joy-Con AA Battery PackNintendo Switch[12]
2018Nintendo Labo[13]Nintendo Switch[14]
Poké Ball Plus[13]Hardware[15]
2019Nintendo Switch LiteHardware[16]
Ring-Con[17]Hardware[18]
Leg-Strap[17]Nintendo Switch[18]
Nintendo Switch StylusNintendo Switch[19]
2021Nintendo Switch OLED Model[9]Hardware
2023Pokémon GO Plus +Hardware
2024Alarmo[13]Hardware[20]
2025Nintendo Switch 2[21]Hardware[22]
Nintendo Switch 2 Pro ControllerNintendo Switch 2[23]
Nintendo Switch 2 CameraNintendo Switch 2[24]
2026Virtual BoyNintendo Switch 2

Notes#edit

  1. ^ Japanese: 任天堂技術開発本部, Hepburn: Nintendō Gijutsu Kaihatsu Honbu
  2. ^ Kohler, Chris. "Nintendo Consolidates Its Game Development Teams". Wired. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c Rad, Chloi; Otero, Jose (September 14, 2015). "Nintendo Reveals Restructuring Plans". IGN. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Conditt, Jessica (December 14, 2017). "Nintendo is really excited about the Switch's detachable gamepads". Engadget. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Yoshimura, Takuya (April 27, 2017). "Notice Regarding Retirement of a Representative Director and Management Changes" (PDF). Nintendo. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Barder, Ollie. "Shinya Takahashi Of Nintendo Hints At New Hardware But What Will Happen To The Switch?". Forbes. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  7. ^ "Annual Report 2024" (PDF). www.nintendo.co.jp. July 8, 2024. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  8. ^ Frank, Allegra (July 11, 2016). "Pokémon Go Plus: Everything you need to know (update)". Polygon. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Includes Joy-Con
  10. ^ Includes New Nintendo 2DS XL stylus
  11. ^ Stein, Scott. "How the Nintendo 2DS XL can succeed alongside Nintendo Switch". CNET. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  12. ^ Statt, Nick (April 12, 2017). "Nintendo introduces new neon yellow Joy-Con color and controller battery pack". The Verge. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Co-developed with Nintendo EPD
  14. ^ Webster, Andrew (January 17, 2018). "Nintendo is making a bunch of weird DIY cardboard toys for the Switch and they're awesome". The Verge. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "Poké Ball Plus Patent (2019-202117)". j-platpat.inpit.go.jp. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
  16. ^ Bankhurst, Adam (July 10, 2019). "Nintendo Switch Lite Specs, Features, Release Date Announced". IGN. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  17. ^ a b Developed for Ring Fit Adventure
  18. ^ a b Bankhurst, Adam (September 5, 2019). "Nintendo Teases 'New Experience' for Nintendo Switch". Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  19. ^ Haider, Ali (September 30, 2019). "Brain Age announced for Nintendo Switch in Japan, Stylus revealed". Twisted Voxel. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  20. ^ "Ask the Developer Vol. 14, Nintendo Sound Clock: Alarmo – Chapter 1". Nintendo of Europe GmbH. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
  21. ^ Includes Joy-Con 2
  22. ^ "Ask the Developer Vol. 16: Nintendo Switch 2 — Part 1 - News - Nintendo Official Site for Canada". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  23. ^ "Ask the Developer Vol. 16: Nintendo Switch 2 — Part 2 - News - Nintendo Official Site for Canada". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
  24. ^ "Ask the Developer Vol. 16: Nintendo Switch 2 — Part 3 - News - Nintendo Official Site for Canada". www.nintendo.com. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
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