El mes pasado se publicó en Era un gran hilo donde se estructuran todas las divisiones de Nintendo EPD (Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development) así como aquellas desarrolladoras first party para la compañía (Monolith Soft, Retro Studios, etc), por lo que me voy a marcar un copy&paste de manual para que podamos ver los proyectos que tiene en marcha Nintendo y que divisiones están ahora mismo sin desarrollos anunciados.
NINTENDO EPD
Nintendo EPD es el principal baluarte del desarrollo de videojuegos de la compañía, y cuenta con 11 divisiones (o grupos de producción) distribuidos entre las plantas de I + D en Kioto y en Tokio y con una plantilla que roza los 800 empleados.
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 1 (External R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Hitoshi Yamagami
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE, XenoBlade Chronicles X, Kirby: Star Allies, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
■ Current: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 2 (External R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Toshiharu Izuno
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mario Tennis Aces, Super Mario Party, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
■ Current: ??
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 3 (Internal R&D) *
■ Manager / Producer - Eiji Aonuma
■ Project Leads: Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Daiki Iwamoto, Makoto Miyanaga
■ Releases: The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
■ Current: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 4 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Kouichi Kawamoto
■ Project Leads: Norihiro Ito, Tsubasa Sakaguchi
■ Releases: Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Nintendo Badge Arcade, Miitopia, 1-2 Switch, Nintendo Labo
■ Current: ??
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 5 (Internal R&D) *
■ Manager / Producer - Hisashi Nogami
■ Project Leads: Aya Kyogoku, Yusuke Amano
■ Releases: Splatoon, Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome Amiibo, Splatoon 2, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion
■ Current: Animal Crossing
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 6 (External R&D) *
■ Manager / Producer - Kensuke Tanabe
■ Project Leads: Akiya Sakamoto, Goro Abe
■ Releases: Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Paper Mario: Color Splash, WarioWare Gold
■ Current: Metroid Prime 4, Luigi's Mansion 3
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 7 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Katsuya Yamano
■ Project Leads: Takehiko Hosokawa, Ryutaro Takahashi, Masami Yone
■ Releases: Tomodachi Life, Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Miitomo, Metroid: Samus Returns
■ Current: ??
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 8 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Koichi Hayashida
■ Project Leads: Kentaro Motokura, Shinya Hiratake, Futoshi Shirai
■ Releases: Super Mario 3D World, Ultimate NES Remix, Super Mario Odyssey, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
■ Current: ??
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 9 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Kosuke Yabuki
■ Project Leads: Masaaki Iwasaki, Kenta Sato, Kentaro Nishimura
■ Releases: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS
■ Current: ??
■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 10 (Internal R&D) *
■ Manager / Producer - Hiroyuki Kimura
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Pikmin 3, Super Mario Maker, Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS, Super Mario Run, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
■ Current: Super Mario Maker 2
■ Nintendo EPD - Smart Device Production Group (External R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Hideki Konno
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Fire Emblem Heroes, Dragalia Lost
■ Current: Mario Kart Tour, Dr. Mario World
Vemos pues que de las 11 divisiones hay 5 de ellas de las cuales no sabemos en que están trabajando y de entre las que destaca la división 8, que fue la encargada de desarrollar Super Mario 3D World y Super Mario Odyssey.
MONOLITH SOFT
■ Monolith Soft Co., Ltd.
■ President - Hirohide Sugiura
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Xenoblade Chronicles X, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, XC 2: Torna – The Golden Country
■ Current: ?? [unconfirmed: support for Breath of the Wild sequel]
ND CUBE
■ ND Cube Co., Ltd.
■ President - Hidetoshi Endo
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Mario Party: The Top 100, Super Mario Party
■ Current: ??
RETRO STUDIOS
■ Retro Studios Inc.
■ President - Michael Kelbaugh
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Metroid Prime Trilogy, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze
■ Current: Metroid Prime 4
Nintendo Software Technology
■ Nintendo Software Technology Corp.
■ President - Shigeki Yamashiro
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Metroid Prime Hunters, Mario & DK-series, Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge, Super Mario Maker for 3DS, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (3DS) + DLC
■ Current: ??
Nintendo European Research & Development
■ Nintendo European Research & Development
■ Projects: Nintendo DS Virtual Console on Wii U, Wii-download software on Wii U, "Super-stable 3D" on New Nintendo 3DS, NES Classic, SNES Classic
■ Current: Nintendo Switch Online Classic NES Games-service
Genius Sonority
■ Genius Sonority Co., Ltd.
■ President - Manabu Yamana
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Pokémon Colosseum (2003), Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness (2005), Pokémon Trozei! (2006), Pokémon Battle Revolution (2007), Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors (2007), 100 Classic Book Collection, Pokémon Battle Trozei (2014) The Denpa Men RPG Free! (2014), Pokémon Shuffle (2015)
■ Current: ??
HAL Laboratory
■ HAL Laboratory Inc.
■ President - Shigefumi Kawase
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Kirby: Planet Robobot, BYE-BYE BOXBOY!, Kirby Battle Royale, Kirby: Star Allies, BOXBOY!+BOXGIRL!
■ Current: ??
Intelligent Systems
■ Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
■ President - Toshiyuki Nakamura
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Fire Emblem Fates, Paper Mario: Color Splash, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, Fire Emblem Heroes, WarioWare Gold
■ Current: Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Next Level Games
■ Next Level Games Inc.
■ President - Douglas Tronsgard
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Super Mario Strikers: Charged, Punch-Out!!, Luigi's Mansion 2, Metroid Prime: Federation Force
■ Current: Luigi's Mansion 3
Grezzo
■ Grezzo Co., Ltd.
■ President - Koichi Ishii
■ Project Leads:
■ Releases: Line Attack Heroes, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D, Ever Oasis, Luigi's Mansion 3DS
■ Current: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
