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Former team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals
Nintendo Research & Development No. 2 Department, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo R&D2, was a Japanese team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals. While usually occupied in system operating software and technical support, the team would come back to early development in the 1990s where several new designers got their start at game development, the most famous being Eiji Aonuma who developed Marvelous: Another Treasure Island.2 It was founded by Hiroshi Yamauchi.1 It ceased to exist in 2005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Nintendo Research & Development No. 2 Department, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo R&D2, was a Japanese team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals. While usually occupied in system operating software and technical support, the team would come back to early development in the 1990s where several new designers got their start at game development, the most famous being Eiji Aonuma who developed Marvelous: Another Treasure Island.2
Founded by Hiroshi Yamauchi in 1970, in Japan.1
In the 1970s, Nintendo created the R&D2 department.
In 2004, the department's general manager Masayuki Uemura retired from Nintendo. Following his retirement, he became a professor at the Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, and served as an advisor to Nintendo Research & Engineering.
From Wikipedia’s article on Nintendo Research & Development 2, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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