Nintendo First Party Thread |OT3| Internal x External x Publishing - What's cooking?

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OT3 note: Taking over duties from EAD Ninja for this one, he gave me the okay and said he might host OT4 when the time comes for that one. As such, I've just copy-pasted all the info from OT2 over here and updated a few minor things so far. OT2 exploded way past its 200-post limit so here we are.​

With the advent of Nintendo's new console, growing mobile initiative, and continued support of the 3DS platform - it seems like there has never been a more exciting time to be a Nintendo fan. This upcoming wave of releases - across all three platforms - also officially welcomes the new era of Nintendo R&D management, that sees the largest arrangement of in-house developers working under the vision of one man - Shinya Takahashi.

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THE DEVELOPERS

The core development force of Nintendo, with multiple production groups scattered across their main R&D plants in Kyoto and Tokyo. The personnel totals around 800 game developers that range from fresh recruits, to industry pioneers who worked on the original Famicom. While the internal R&D groups mainly focus on developing Nintendo's biggest franchises like The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. Animal Crossing, Splatoon, and Mario Kart - there is also a significant chunk of resources exclusively dedicated to creating new IPs or experiences like Miitopia, Nintendo Labo, 1-2 Switch, and Miitomo.

Nintendo EPD
General Manager: Shinya Takahashi
Deputy General Managers: Katsuya Eguchi, Eiji Aonuma, Hisashi Nogami, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Keisuke Terasaki
Executive Officer: Takashi Tezuka, Yoshiaki Koizumi
Senior Officer: Yoshio Sakamoto, Takashi Tezuka, Kensuke Tanabe

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 1 (External R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - ?[??? restructuring ???]? (maybe Hitoshi Yamagami?)
■ Project Leads: [??? restructuring ???]
■ Series/Titles: [??? restructuring ???]
■ Recent: Astral Chain, Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore, New Pokémon Snap, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Xenoblade DE
■ Current: [??? restructuring ???]

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 2 (External R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Toshiharu Izuno
■ Project Leads: Tomohiro Yamamura, Akira Otani, Toyokazu Nonaka, Genki Yokota, Kaori Ando, Makoto Okazaki, Akira Kinashi
■ Series/Titles: Mario & Luigi RPG, Mario Sports, Mario Party, Super Smash Bros., Ever Oasis, Fatal Frame, Golden Sun, Yoshi-series, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade, Kirby, Pokémon, Bayonetta, Style Savvy
■ Recent: Yoshi's Crafted World, The Stretchers; Good Job!, Clubhouse Games, DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power, Mario Golf: Super Rush, Bayonetta 3, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby's Dream Buffet, Xenoblade 3, Fire Emblem Engage
■ Current: Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass, Bayonetta Origins, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, Xenoblade 3 Expansion, Advance Wars 1+2

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 3 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager - Daiki Iwamoto, Makoto Miyanaga
■ Producer : Eiji Aonuma
■ Project Leads: Hidemaro Fujibayashi
■ Series: The Legend of Zelda
■ Recent: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (with Grezzo), The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (w/ Tantalus)
■ Current: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel Development Thread- News, Updates, and Speculation

Release Date: 2022 Developer: Nintendo EPD Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Welcome to the Development Thread for the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild! Here we will track all the updates, rumors, and general discussion surrounding this new game. Since its...

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 4 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Kouichi Kawamoto
■ Project Leads: Norihiro Ito, Tsubasa Sakaguchi
■ Series/Titles: Brain Age, Rusty's Real Deal Baseball, Nintendo Badge Arcade, Miitopia, Nintendo Labo
■ Recent: Brain Age: Nintendo Switch Training/Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch, Ring Fit Adventure, Jump Rope Challenge, Miitopia, Game Builder Garage, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
■ Current: Nintendo Switch Sports

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 5 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager - Aya Kyogoku
■ Producer - Hisashi Nogami
■ Project Leads: Aya Kyogoku, Yusuke Amano
■ Series/Titles: Splatoon, Animal Crossing
■ Recent: Splatoon 2, Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, AC: Happy Home Paradise
■ Current: Splatoon 3 Updates/Expansion

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 6 (External R&D)
■ Manager - ?
■ Producer - Kensuke Tanabe
■ Project Leads: Akiya Sakamoto, Goro Abe, Yoshihito Ikebata
■ Series/Titles: Metroid Prime, Donkey Kong Country, Paper Mario, WarioWare, Chibi-Robo!, Luigi's Mansion, Dillon
■ Recent: Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Paper Mario: The Origami King, WarioWare Gold, Luigi's Mansion 3, Metroid Prime Remastered
■ Current: Mario Strikers: Battle League, Metroid Prime 4

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 7 (Internal R&D with External Collaborations)
■ Manager - Katsuya Yamano
■ Producer - Yoshio Sakamoto
■ Project Leads: Takehiko Hosokawa, Ryutaro Takahashi, Masami Yone
■ Series/Titles: Tomodachi Life/Mii-series, Rhythm Heaven, Metroid (2D)
■ Recent: Rhythm Heaven Megamix, Miitomo, Metroid: Samus Returns, Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind, Metroid Dread
■ Current: Metroid Dread Updates

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■ Nintendo EPD Tokyo - Production Group No. 8 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Koichi Hayashida
■ Assistant Manager: Kenta Motokura, Atsushi Yamaguchi
■ Project Leads: Shinya Hiratake, Futoshi Shirai
■ Series/Titles: Super Mario (3D), Captain Toad
■ Recent: Ultimate NES Remix, Super Mario Odyssey, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (new content)
■ Current: TBA 2D Project

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 9 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Kosuke Yabuki
■ Project Leads: Masaaki Iwasaki, Kenta Sato, Kentaro Nishimura
■ Series/Titles: Mario Kart, Nintendogs
■ Recent: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, ARMS, Mario Kart Tour, Mario Kart: Home Circuit
■ Current: Mario Kart 8 DX: Booster Course Pass

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■ Nintendo EPD - Production Group No. 10 (Internal R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Hiroyuki Kimura
■ Project Leads: Shigefumi Hino, Yosuke Oshino
■ Series/Titles: Pikmin, Super Mario Bros. (2D), Super Mario Maker, Big Brain Academy
■ Recent: Super Mario Run, New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, Super Mario Maker 2, Pikmin 3 Deluxe w/ Eighting, Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain
■ Current: Pikmin 4

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■ Nintendo EPD - Smart Device Production Group (External R&D)
■ Manager / Producer - Hideki Konno
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Recent: Fire Emblem Heroes, Dragalia Lost, Dr. Mario World
■ Current: Mario Kart Tour

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Monolith Soft Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary development company of Nintendo Co., Ltd. Its main Japan-based offices are located in Tokyo and Kyoto . The developer is mainly responsible for the Xenoblade series, but has also dedicated several resources to produce art assets in cooperation with main Nintendo Co., Ltd in-house titles.

■ Monolith Soft Co., Ltd.
■ President - Hirohide Sugiura
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Xenoblade X, Xenoblade 2, Xenoblade 2: Torna – The Golden Country, Xenoblade: Definitive Edition
■ Production Team 1 (Tetsuya Takahashi): Xenoblade 3
■ Production Team 2: support for Tears of the Kingdom

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Monolith Soft Development Pipeline & Speculation Thread Nintendo

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Retro Studios Inc. is an American video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo based in Austin, Texas. Retro was founded on September 21, 1998 as an alliance between Nintendo and former Iguana Entertainment founder Jeff Spangenberg, hoping to create titles for the then-upcoming GameCube aiming at an older demographic. The studio is best known for its work on the Metroid Prime and Donkey Kong Country series.

■ Retro Studios Inc.
■ President - Michael Kelbaugh
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Metroid Prime Trilogy, Donkey Kong Country Returns, Donkey Kong Country Returns: Tropical Freeze, Metroid Prime Remastered
■ Current: Metroid Prime 4

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Metroid Prime 4 Development Thread- News, Updates, and Speculation

Release Date: TBD Developer: Retro Studios Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Welcome to the Metroid Prime 4 development and speculation thread! We are nearing three years since it's initial announcement, and over a year since it restarted development with Retro Studios. This thread...

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Next Level Games Inc. is a video game developement studio founded in 2002 in Vancouver, Canada. Nintendo has acquired NLG in January 2021 and they are now a fully-owned subsidiary. NLG is best known for its work with Nintendo, having released three games that have been branded into the Nintendo Selects series of most popular titles for its system: Mario Strikers and Punch-Out!! for the Wii and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon for the Nintendo 3DS. Luigi's Mansion 3 was their most successful title, selling ~8m copies in its first year.

■ Next Level Games Inc.
■ President - Douglas Tronsgard
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Super Mario Strikers: Charged, Punch-Out!!, Luigi's Mansion 2, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Luigi's Mansion 3
■ Current: Super Mario Strikers: Battle League

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ND Cube Co., Ltd. is a subsidiary development company of Nintendo Co., Ltd. With a staff of about 140 personnel, it's main Japan-based offices are located in Tokyo and Sapporo. The developer is responsible for a variety of mini-game compilations including the Mario Party and Wii Party series.

■ ND Cube Co., Ltd.
■ President - Hidetoshi Endo
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Mario Party: The Top 100, Super Mario Party, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Clubhouse Games/51 Worldwide Games
■ Current: Mario Party Superstars

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Nintendo Software Technology Corp. is an American video game developer and subsidiary of Nintendo based in Redmond, Washington. NST was created by Nintendo as a first-party developer to create games for the North American market, though their games have also been released in other territories such as Europe and Japan. Although the development team is based in North America, there is a traditional Nintendo and Japanese-centric design applied to the development of the software.

■ Nintendo Software Technology Corp.
■ President - Shigeki Yamashiro
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: Mario & DK-series, Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge, Super Mario Maker for 3DS, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (3DS/Switch) + DLC, SnipperClips, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (developing BF)
■ Current: TBA

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Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD) is a European subsidiary based in Paris, France. The company formerly known as Mobiclip specializes in classic game emulation and is instrumental in supporting the Virtual Console service, the Classics Mini-hardware releases, and the Nintendo Switch Online classic game service.

■ Nintendo European Research & Development (NERD website)
■ Projects: Nintendo DS Virtual Console on Wii U, Wii-DL software on Wii U, "Super-stable 3D" on New Nintendo 3DS, NES & SNES Classic, Labo VR Kit, Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Sunshine/Galaxy emulation), Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit, Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (deep learning middleware for RPS game), Ring Fit Adventure (heart rate IR detection)
■ Current: Nintendo Switch Online Classic NES/SNES/N64/Mega Drive Games-service

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Genius Sonority began operations in July 2001, for the original purpose of developing Pokémon games for home consoles and was officially incorporated in June 2002, with funding provided by Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi's Q Fund, a cash reserve used for Nintendo game company start-ups. Current shareholders of the company include Yamana Satoru, Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company. The company's founder and current president, Manabu Yamana, is best known as a key person at Heartbeat, a company that developed games in the Dragon Quest series for Enix.

■ Genius Sonority Co., Ltd.
■ President - Manabu Yamana
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: 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: Pokémon Café Remix

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HAL Laboratory Inc. is a long-time affiliated/contracted developer for Nintendo Co., Ltd. With a staff of about 150 personnel, it's main location is in Tokyo, Japan. The developer is responsible for the Kirby series, and also helps create system tools for Nintendo's hardware.

■ HAL Laboratory Inc.
■ President - Shigefumi Kawase
■ Project Leads: ?
■ Releases: BOXBOY!+BOXGIRL!, Kirby Fighters 2, Part Time UFO, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby's Dream Buffet
■ Current: Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. is a long-time affiliated/contracted developer for Nintendo Co., Ltd. With a staff of about 140 personnel, it's main location is in Kyoto, Japan. The developer is responsible for the Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, and Paper Mario series, and also helps create system tools for Nintendo's hardware.

■ Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd.
■ President - Toshiyuki Nakamura
■ Releases: Fire Emblem Heroes, Fire Emblem Engage, Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp (supervision), WarioWare: Move It!
■ Current: Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door

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Grezzo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese video game developer that has closely worked with Nintendo since it was founded in December 2006. Koichi Ishii, originally known for his work on the Mana series of games by Square Enix, was hired as CEO and president of the company in April 2007.

■ Grezzo Co., Ltd.
■ President - Koichi Ishii
■ Releases: Line Attack Heroes, Ever Oasis, Luigi's Mansion 3DS, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Miitopia
■ Current: TBA

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Other frequent independent collaborators:
■ Good-Feel (Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, Yoshi's Crafted World, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe)
■ Game Freak (Pókemon main series, Pocket Card Jockey, HarmoKnight)
■ Creatures Inc. (Pókemon spin-offs (Detective Pikachu), supplemental software, Pokémon dev support)
■ Arzest (Hey! Pikmin)
■ Camelot (Golden Sun, Mario Tennis-series, Mario Golf-series)
■ PlatinumGames (Astral Chain, Bayonetta-series, The Wonderful 101)
■ Arika (Endless Ocean-series, 3D Classics-series, Dr. Luigi, Teddy Together, Tetris 99, Super Mario 35)
■ indieszero (Ultimate NES Remix, Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido, Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch)
■ SEGA (Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020)
■ Vanpool Inc. (Dillon's Rolling Western-series, Super Kirby Clash, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe)
■ Eighting Co. Ltd. (Kururin-series, Animal Crossing New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, Kirby Star Allies, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pikmin 4)
■ ILCA (Pokémon sub-series: Pokémon Home, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl)

Rare collaborators:
■ ATLUS Co. Ltd. (Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯ FE, Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore)
■ Mages Inc. (Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind)
■ Tantalus Media (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD)
■ syn Sophia Co. Ltd. (Style Savvy-series)
■ Hamster Corp. (Arcade Archives: Donkey Kong, VS. Super Mario Bros., Sky Skipper, Punch Out!!)
■ Velan Studios (Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit)
■ Vitei Inc. (Rock N' Roll Climber, Theta, Steel Diver-series, Tank Troopers)
■ Wayforward (Advance Wars 1+2 Re-Boot Camp)

Frequent major-publisher collaborations:
■ Bandai Namco (MK8 Deluxe, Pokkén Tournament, Mario Sports Mix, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Mario Kart Tour/New Pokémon Snap)
■ Koei Tecmo/Team Ninja (Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3)

First Party-IP licensing collaborations:
■ Ubisoft (Starlink: Battle for Atlas, Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, Mario + Rabbids: Stars of Hope)
■ Brace Yourself Games (Cadence of Hyrule)
■ Koei Tecmo/Team Ninja/Omega Force (Hyrule Warriors/Legends/Definitive Edition, Fire Emblem Warriors, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity)

Former collaborators:
■ Mistwalker (ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat, The Last Story)
■ Ganbarion (Jump Ultimate Stars, Pandora's Tower, Wii Fit U)
■ Monster Games (Excite Truck, Excitebots, Excitebike World Rally, Pilotwings Resort, Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, Xenoblade 3D)
■ ParityBit (Nintendo Pocket Football Club)

Defunct collaborators:
■ CiNG (Another Code/Trace Memory/Hotel Dusk/The Last Window)
■ Headstrong Games (Art Academy-series, Batallion Wars-series)
■ Alpha Dream (Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics)
■ Artoon (later reformed as Arzest) (Yoshi's Island DS, FlingSmash, The Last Story)
■ Skip Ltd. (Chibi-Robo!-series)

THE GAMES
Nintendo 3DS (from 2017 onwards) (Developed and/or Produced)

1. Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Good-Feel)
2. Tank Troopers (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5 / Vitei)
3. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Nintendo / Intelligent Systems / Nintendo EPD 1)
4. Miitopia (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
5. Metroid: Samus Returns (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 7 / MercurySteam)
6. Fire Emblem Warriors (Nintendo / Koei Tecmo / Omega Force / Team Ninja)
7. Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Alpha Dream)
8. Dillon's Dead-Heat Breakers (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Vanpool)
9. Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / indieszero)
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 8 / NST)
11. WarioWare Gold (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Intelligent Systems)
12. Luigi's Mansion (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / GREZZO)
13. Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Alpha Dream)
14. Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Good-Feel)

Mobile

1. Miitomo (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 7)
2. Super Mario Run (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD SG)
3. Fire Emblem Heroes (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD PG SD / Intelligent Systems)
4. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD PG SD / Nintendo EPD PG No.5 / ND Cube)
5. Dragalia Lost (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD SG / Cy Games)
6. Dr. Mario World (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD SG / Line / NH Entertainment)
7. Mario Kart Tour (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD SG)

Nintendo Switch (Developed, and/or Produced, and/or Published**)
[~~~2017~~~]

1. 1-2 Switch (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
2. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3 / MonolithSoft)
3. Snipperclips (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Nintendo Software Technology / SFB Games)
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 9)
5. ARMS (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 9)
6. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Expansion Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3 / MonolithSoft)
7. Splatoon 2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
8. Fire Emblem Warriors (Nintendo / Tecmo-Koei / Omega Force / Team Ninja)
9. Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 8)
10. Fire Emblem Warriors - Season Pass (Nintendo / Tecmo-Koei / Omega Force / Team Ninja)
11. Xenoblade 2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Monolith Soft)

[~~~2018~~~]

1. Bayonetta 1+2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Platinum Games)
2. Nintendo Labo: Toy Con 01 - Variety Kit (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
3. Nintendo Labo: Toy Con 02 - Robot Kit (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
4. Kirby Star Allies (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / HAL Laboratory)
5. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Retro Studios)
6. Hyrule Warriors Deluxe (Nintendo / Tecmo-Koei / Omega Force / Team Ninja)
7. Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / indieszero)
8. Mario Tennis Aces (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Camelot Software)
9. Flip Wars (Nintendo / Over The Fence)
10. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 8 / NST)
11. Go Vacation (Nintendo / Bandai Namco Games)
12. Octopath Traveler (Nintendo / Square Enix Team Asano / Acquire)
13. Nintendo Labo: Toy Con 03 - Vehicle Kit (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
14. Xenoblade 2: Torna ~ The Golden Country (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Monolith Soft)
15. Super Mario Party (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / ND Cube)
16. Pokémon: Let's Go (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo EPD 1 / Game Freak)
17. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Sora / Namco-Bandai Games)

[~~~2019~~~]

1. New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 10)
2. Fitness Boxing (Nintendo / Imagineer)
3. Tetris 99 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Arika)
4. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker - Special Episode (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 8 / NST)
5. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Fighters Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Sora / Namco-Bandai Games)
6. Yoshi's Crafted World (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Good-Feel)
7. Nintendo Labo: Toy Con 04 - VR Kit (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
8. BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / HAL Laboratory)
9. Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo / Brace Yourself Games)
10. Super Mario Maker 2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 10)
11. Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Nintendo / Square Enix / Bird Studio / Armor Project)
12. Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Intelligent Systems / Koei Tecmo)
13. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: Black Order (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Team Ninja)
14. Astral Chain (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / PlatinumGames)
15. Super Kirby Clash (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / HAL Laboratory / Vanpool)
16. Daemon X Machina (Nintendo / Marvelous / Marvelous First Studio)
17. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3)
18. Dragon Quest XI S ~ Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition (Nintendo / Square Enix / Bird Studio / Armor Project)
19. Ring Fit Adventure (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
20. Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Expansion Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Intelligent Systems / Koei Tecmo)
21. Luigi's Mansion 3 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Next Level Games)
22. The Stretchers (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Tarsier Studios)
23. Pokémon: Sword / Pokémon: Shield (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo EPD 1 / Game Freak)
24. Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4 / indieszero)

[~~~2020~~~]

1. Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore (Nintendo/ Nintendo EPD 1 / Intelligent Systems/ ATLUS Co. Ltd)
2. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Fighters Pass Vol. 2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Sora / Namco-Bandai Games)
3. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Nintendo / Spike Chunsoft)
4. Luigi's Mansion 3 Multiplayer Pack (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Next Level Games)
5. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
6. Good Job! (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Paladin Studios)
7. Xenoblade: Definitive Edition (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / MonolithSoft)
8. Clubhouse Games / 51 Worldwide Games (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / ND Cube)
9. Pokémon: Sword / Pokémon: Shield Expansion Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 1 / Game Freak)
10. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Fighters Pass Vol. 2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Sora / Namco-Bandai Games)
11. Jump Rope Challenge (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
12. Paper Mario: The Origami King (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Intelligent Systems)
13. Super Mario 3D All-Stars (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 8 / 1-UP Studio / iQue / NERD)
14. Kirby Fighters 2 (Nintendo / HAL Laboratory)
15. Super Mario 35 (Nintendo / Arika)
16. Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4/9? / NERD / Velan Studios)
17. Cadence of Hyrule – Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda [Complete Edition] (Nintendo / Brace Yourself Games)
18. Part Time UFO (Nintendo / HAL Laboratory)
19. Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 10 / Eighting)
20. Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros (Nintendo / NERD?)
21. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (Nintendo / Koei-Tecmo / Omega Force)
22. Fitness Boxing 2 (Nintendo / Imagineer)
    

[~~~2021~~~]

1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 8 / 1-UP Studio / NST)
2. Buddy Mission BOND (Nintendo / Koei Tecmo)
3. Bravely Default II (Nintendo / Square Enix Team Asano / Silicon Studio)
4. New Pokémon Snap (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo EPD 1 / Bandai Namco Studios)
5. Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir & Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 7 / Mages Inc.)
6. Miitopia (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4 / Grezzo)
7. Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity: Expansion Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3 / Koei Tecmo / Omega Force)
8. DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Toybox / appci)
9. Game Builder Garage (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
10. Mario Golf: Super Rush (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Camelot)
11. The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3 / Tantalus Media)
12. WarioWare: Get it Together! (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Intelligent Systems)
13. Metroid Dread (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 7 / MercurySteam)
14. Mario Party Superstars (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / NDCube)
15. Animal Crossing New Horizons 2.0 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
16. Animal Crossing Happy Home Paradise (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
17. Game & Watch: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3)
18. Shin Megami Tensei V (Nintendo / ATLUS)
19. Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo EPD 1 / ILCA)
20. Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4 / Nintendo EPD 10)

[~~~2022~~~]

1. Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / Nintendo EPD 2 / GameFreak)
2. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 9)
3. Triangle Strategy (Nintendo / Square Enix Team Asano)
4. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass (Waves 1-3) (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 9 / Bandai Namco)
5. Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / HAL Laboratory)
6. Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
7. Super Mario Strikers: Battle League (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Next Level Games)
8. Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (Nintendo / Koei Tecmo / Intelligent Systems / Omega Force)
9. Live A Live (Nintendo / Square Enix / Historia)
10. Xenoblade 3 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / MonolithSoft)
11. Kirby's Dream Buffet (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / HAL Laboratiry)
12. Splatoon 3 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
13. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft / Ubisoft Milan)
14. Bayonetta 3 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / PlatinumGames)
15. Pokémon Scarlet/Violet (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / GameFreak / Nintendo EPD 2)

[~~~2023~~~]

1. Fire Emblem Engage (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Intelligent Systems)
2. Fire Emblem Engage: Expansion Pass (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Intelligent Systems)
3. Metroid Prime: Remastered (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Retro Studios / Iron Galaxy)
4. Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / HAL Laboratory / Vanpool)
5. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / PlatinumGames)
6. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Intelligent Systems / WayForward)
7. Xenoblade 3: Future Redeemed (Expansion Pass) (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / MonolithSoft)
8. Splatoon 3 Expansion Wave 1 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
9. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 3 / MonolithSoft)
10. Pikmin 1+2 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 10)
11. Everybody 1-2-Switch (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 4)
12. Pikmin 4 (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 10 / Eighting)
13. Pokémon Scarlet/Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero (Expansion) (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / GameFreak / Nintendo EPD 2)
14. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass (Waves 4-6) (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 9 / Bandai Namco)
15. F-Zero 99 (Nintendo / NST)
16. Detective Pikachu Returns (Nintendo / The Pokémon Company / Creatures Inc.)
17. Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo / EPD 10)
18. WarioWare: Move It! (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Intelligent Systems)
19. Super Mario RPG (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 2 / Nintendo Pictures / ArtePiazza)

[~~~2024~~~]

1. Another Code Recollection (Nintendo / Arc System Works / Nintendo EPD 2)
2. Mario vs. Donkey Kong (Nintendo / NST)
3. Splatoon 3 Expansion Pass Wave 2: Side Order (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 5)
4. Princess Peach: Showtime (Nintendo / ?)
5. Endless Ocean: Luminous (Nintendo / Arika / Nintendo EPD 2)
6. Luigi's Mansion 2 HD (Nintendo / ?)
7. Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Intelligent Systems)

[~~~TBD/TBA~~~]
(all titles that have been formally announced but have yet to receive a release window)

1. Metroid Prime 4 (working title) (Nintendo / Nintendo EPD 6 / Retro Studios)

**includes titles only published by Nintendo in select regions, such as Nintendo publishing Koei Tecmo's Warriors-Nintendo-crossover titles in the West

 

[louisacommie]

retro studios star tropics when

 

[Oregano]

Can't wait for Town.

 

[Phil32]

For the Mobile games, is it meant to be Miitomo instead of Tomodachi Life?

 

[Neoxon]

Great job on the OP.

To be honest, I'm curious about what Yabuki & his team are up to besides Mario Kart Tour.

 

[TheMoon]

copy paste from the top in case someone misses it and is confused why this is me and not EAD Ninja making it:

OT3 note: Taking over duties from EAD Ninja for this one, he gave me the okay and said he might host OT4 when the time comes for that one.

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Great job on the OP.

To be honest, I'm curious about what Yabuki & his team are up to besides Mario Kart Tour.

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It's just copy paste from the old one

 

[TheMoon]

For the Mobile games, is it meant to be Miitomo instead of Tomodachi Life?

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yup, didn't catch that during my fix spree lol

 

[DecoReturns]

Huh.

For some reason I thought it was confirmed it was Grezzo doing Links Awakening.

Guess I was just assuming base off the last 2 3DS game.

 

[Astrogamer]

Great job on the OP.

To be honest, I'm curious about what Yabuki & his team are up to besides Mario Kart Tour.

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Thinking about it and noticedthat it is interesting that Kimura was credited on ARMS and Yabuki was credited on NSMBU Deluxe so it is likely those teams are closely linked

 

[Skittzo]

Can't wait for Town.

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That should've been the OT title.

 

[Phil32]

yup, didn't catch that during my fix spree lol

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No worries. Thanks for the new OT.

 

[TheMoon]

Huh.

For some reason I thought it was confirmed it was Grezzo doing Links Awakening.

Guess I was just assuming base off the last 2 3DS game.

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A specific dev for LA was not announced. Could still be Grezzo-assisted but they just put out Luigi's Mansion 3DS last year so they probably had their hands mostly full to be flying solo on this one.

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

Why no Good-Feel/Arzest/Alpha Dream/Camelot, etc?

If you're going to put Grezzo, NLG, etc you might as well put them too.

 

[TheMoon]

Why no Good-Feel/Arzest/Alpha Dream/Camelot, etc?

If you're going to put Grezzo, NLG, etc you might as well put them too.

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because copy paste from OT2 :)
patience

 

[TheSpaceBetween]

because copy paste from OT2 :)
patience

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No worries, I just recall there were some omissions from the last OT as well (haven't checked it out in a while though so I'm not sure if that was ever updated). Take yo time.

 

[BBsnakes]

Why no Good-Feel/Arzest/Alpha Dream/Camelot, etc?

If you're going to put Grezzo, NLG, etc you might as well put them too.

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I think it's also fair to add platinumgames as well

 

[Deleted member 10737]

may this be the thread where mother 1+2+3 gets announced and talked about.

I think it's also fair to add platinumgames as well

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i guess they don't work exclusively with nintendo like those other studios.

 

[PucePikmin]

Lotta question marks at the moment! Hopefully a few of them get filled in at E3 -- I feel like both the Tokyo 3D Mario and the Mario Kart/ARMs teams ought to have something to show soon.

 

[BBsnakes]

may this be the thread where mother 1+2+3 gets announced and talked about.


i guess they don't work exclusively with nintendo like those other studios.

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Grezzo doesn't work exclusively with Nintendo either

 

[Chalphy]

I wouldn't include Platinum on here, I look at them more as a company like Koei Tecmo or Bamco than IS or HAL.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Grezzo doesn't work exclusively with Nintendo either

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really? i mean they've done work for other publishers but it's all been on nintendo platforms.

 

[BBsnakes]

really? i mean they've done work for other publishers but it's all been on nintendo platforms.

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Alliance alive is coming to ps4

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Alliance alive is coming to ps4

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they're not the main developer for that, they only assisted and i'm sure they're not involved in the ps4 port. i'm just saying they're quite different compared to platinum when it comes to how close they are to nintendo.

 

[EAD Ninja]

Alliance alive is coming to ps4

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That's a game by Cattle Call / Furyu. Grezzo assisted the 3DS version. The "remaster" for PS4 is a new project.

 

[Deleted member 41183]

Staff numbers for various studios:

EPD: 850 ~ 900 (700ish in Kyoto, 150-200 in Tokyo)
Monolith Soft: 248 (as of April 2020)
Nd Cube: 118
Retro: ~110 (according to LinkedIn, minus a number of fake looking profiles)
1UP Studio: 60 (April 2020) - as big as they've ever been as far as I can tell, even when they were Brownie Brown.
NST: 36~40
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HAL: 169 (July 2019)
Intelligent Systems: 169 (Jan 2020)
Game Freak: 143 (Dec 2019, FT + contract FT employees only)
SRD: 140 (April 2019 - incl. web development group)
Good Feel: 131 (April 2019, incl. mobile division)
Next Level: ~105 (according to LinkedIn)
Arzest: 80
Grezzo: 62 (2018)
Camelot: 44 (Dec 2019)
indieszero: 41 (June 2019)
Genius Sonority: 22
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Nintendo (global consolidated): 6,200 (March 2020)
NCL: 2,395 (March 2020)
Mario Club: 289 (January 2019)

 

[TheMoon]

I wouldn't include Platinum on here, I look at them more as a company like Koei Tecmo or Bamco than IS or HAL.

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I'll put anyone in there who's working on a first party project or frequently does so. Of course not alongside actual exclusive-partners.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

what happened to SFB games? i would have thought nintendo wants to do more work with them after snipperclips.

 

[SiG]

So what's Good-Feel tackling after Yoshi?

I really hope they take another shot at a main WarioLand game. Shake It!/The Shake Dimension wasn't bad, and as a matter of fact, I enjoyed the fact it was all animated by Production IG. Nintendo should fund more "risky" projects like that and I think with the Switch, it's the perfect opportunity.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

So what's Good-Feel tackling after Yoshi?

I really hope they take another shot at a main WarioLand game. Shake It!/The Shake Dimension wasn't bad, and as a matter of fact, I enjoyed the fact it was all animated by Production IG. Nintendo should fund more "risky" projects like that and I think with the Switch, it's the perfect opportunity.

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i really hope it's a new wario land. i can also see them doing something with donkey kong, not necessarily following the rare/retro series but a new take on DK.
i'd be really bummed if it's another yoshi or kirby, yoshi can take some time off until next gen and we already get kirby games from HAL.

 

[Deleted member 41183]

So what's Good-Feel tackling after Yoshi?

I really hope they take another shot at a main WarioLand game. Shake It!/The Shake Dimension wasn't bad, and as a matter of fact, I enjoyed the fact it was all animated by Production IG. Nintendo should fund more "risky" projects like that and I think with the Switch, it's the perfect opportunity.

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Whatever it is, we may not see it until 2022 or 23. But I would love for another Wario.

 

[EAD Ninja]

Staff numbers for various studios:

EPD: 850 ~ 900 (700ish in Kyoto, 150-200 in Tokyo)
Monolith Soft: 209 (as of end of January 2019)
Retro: ~130 (according to LinkedIn)
Nd Cube: 100 (linked pamphlet is from early 2018 - after Pocket Camp, but before SMP - the 2019 pamphlet doesn't mention staff numbers :( )
1UP Studio: 44 (Aug 2018) - as big as they've ever been as far as I can tell, even when they were Brownie Brown.

HAL: 153 (July 2018)
Intelligent Systems: 151 (Dec 2018)
Game Freak: 143 (2018)
SRD: 140 (April 2019(planned) - incl. web development group)
Good Feel: 122 (January 2019, incl. mobile division)
Next Level: 115 (according to LinkedIn)
Grezzo: 62 (2018)
Alpha Dream: 46 (2018)
Camelot: 44 (2010, probably more now)
Genius Sonority: 22

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NST is currently 36-40 people. EPD also works with their sister technology division PTD (which shares that 1500+ personnel development center). PTD handles middleware, libraries, tools, networking, and some prototype/technology creation that is central to game mechanics.

 

[Deleted member 41183]

NST is currently 36-40 people. EPD also works with their sister technology division PTD (which shares that 1500+ personnel development center). PTD handles middleware, libraries, tools, networking, and some prototype/technology creation that is central to game mechanics.

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Added NST, thanks! They're very small...You know how big PTD is? About at big as EPD Kyoto?

Do you know how big NERD is?

 

[Comic Obsessed]

Still wondering if NST is truly going to make some sort of come back since they're still a fairly small studio.

 

[Deleted member 51691]

Still wondering if NST is truly going to make some sort of come back since they're still a fairly small studio.

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I doubt they have the capacity. They've been relegated to a porting studio with the occasional eShop exclusive

 

[Deleted member 41183]

I doubt they have the capacity. They've been relegated to a porting studio with the occasional eShop exclusive

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It would take a big pitch from them or a need from EPD to assist on something and lots of staffing up. Iirc they handled the bulk of the work on the Captain Toad DLC, though. Design may have been Tokyo still.

 

[Arthoneceron]

Hopes for the next Monolithsoft project!

 

[EAD Ninja]

Nintendo First-Party Japan Platinum/Gold/Bomba Releases (Physical Retail)

Nintendo Switch
01. [NSW] Splatoon 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.07.21} 3.045.849
02. [NSW] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate # <FTG> (Nintendo) {2018.12.07} 3.043.150
03. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe <RCE> (Nintendo) {2017.04.28} 2.269.581
04. [NSW] Super Mario Odyssey # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2017.10.27} 1.961.749
05. [NSW] Pokemon: Let's Go, Pikachu! / Let's Go, Eevee! # <RPG> (Pokemon Co.) {2018.11.16} 1.504.438
06. [NSW] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild # <ADV> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 1.298.740
07. [NSW] Super Mario Party # <ETC> (Nintendo) {2018.10.05} 1.006.828
08. [NSW] Kirby Star Allies <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.16} 715.526
09. [NSW] New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe <New Super Mario Bros. U \ New Super Luigi U> <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.01.11} 584.806
10. [NSW] 1 2 Switch <VAR> (Nintendo) {2017.03.03} 449.437
11. [NSW] Arms <FIG> (Nintendo) {2017.06.07} 425.881
12. [NSW] Mario Tennis Aces <SPO> (Nintendo) {2018.06.22} 400.018
13. [NSW] Pokken Tournament DX <FIG> (Pokemon Co.) {2017.09.22) 301.429
14. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 01: Variety Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 240.826
15. [NSW] Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.03.05} 227.296
16. [NSW] Xenoblade Chronicles 2<RPG> (Nintendo) {2017.12.01} 221.234
17. [NSW] Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.07.13} 163.390
18. [NSW] Yoshi's Crafted World <ACT> (Nintendo) {2019.03.29} 109.871
19. [NSW] Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together! <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2017.03.16} 91.391
20. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 02: Robot Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.04.20} 56.307
21. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2018.09.14} 49.175
22. [NSW] Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit # <EDU> (Nintendo) {2019.04.12} 43.175
23. [NSW] Bayonetta 1 + 2 # <ACT> (Nintendo) {2018.05.17} 38.266
24. [NSW] Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido <PUZ> (Nintendo) {2018.06.07} 9.782


* It looks like EPD really hasn't replicated their 2017 string of releases. Their ports and Labo experiments in the following years have not moved the needle much.
* Mario Maker 2, Animal Crossing, Zelda, Pokemon will shake up that top 10 for sure.
* 1-2 Switch is the most mediocre Nintendo party game ever. It really would be interesting to see the success of a Switch Sports, Nintendo Land 2, Switch Play.

 

[EAD Ninja]

It would take a big pitch from them or a need from EPD to assist on something and lots of staffing up. Iirc they handled the bulk of the work on the Captain Toad DLC, though. Design may have been Tokyo still.

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Their next project should be telling. Are they remaining an EPD assist studio, or can they do their own ports/remasters in the future.

 

[Mediking]

Fire Emblem Three Houses is still one of my most anticipated

 

[inspectah]

What do you guys think about the possibility of a Nintendo x Bethesda exclusive?

 

[TheMoon]

What do you guys think about the possibility of a Nintendo x Bethesda exclusive?

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No way. Bethesda doesn't have infinite teams like an Ubisoft etc. They don't even port their own games to Switch.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

What do you guys think about the possibility of a Nintendo x Bethesda exclusive?

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i've been thinking about, i think the chances are high. i think a horror game from tango gameworks would be pretty cool.

No way. Bethesda doesn't have infinite teams like an Ubisoft etc. They don't even port their own games to Switch.

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https://www.resetera.com/threads/be...xclusives-are-possible-smash-bros-talk.68199/

 

[Deleted member 51691]

i've been thinking about, i think the chances are high. i think a horror game from tango gameworks would be pretty cool.

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Imagine if Mikami makes Eternal Darkness 2

 

[TheMoon]

i've been thinking about, i think the chances are high. i think a horror game from tango gameworks would be pretty cool.


https://www.resetera.com/threads/be...xclusives-are-possible-smash-bros-talk.68199/

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My answer remains unchanged. Would love a Tango or Arkane-developed title on Switch (some Mikami goodness!) but I just don't see it, realistically.

 

[Momo]

Staff numbers for various studios:

EPD: 850 ~ 900 (700ish in Kyoto, 150-200 in Tokyo)
Monolith Soft: 209 (as of end of January 2019)
Retro: ~130 (according to LinkedIn)
Nd Cube: 100 (linked pamphlet is from early 2018 - after Pocket Camp, but before SMP - the 2019 pamphlet doesn't mention staff numbers :( )
1UP Studio: 44 (Aug 2018) - as big as they've ever been as far as I can tell, even when they were Brownie Brown.
NST: 36~40

HAL: 153 (July 2018)
Intelligent Systems: 151 (Dec 2018)
Game Freak: 143 (2018)
SRD: 140 (April 2019(planned) - incl. web development group)
Good Feel: 122 (January 2019, incl. mobile division)
Next Level: 115 (according to LinkedIn)
Grezzo: 62 (2018)
Alpha Dream: 46 (2018)
Camelot: 44 (2010, probably more now)
Genius Sonority: 22

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For Monolith Soft, it's "as of April 2019", not January 2019.

 

[Deleted member 10737]

Imagine if Mikami makes Eternal Darkness 2

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i have asked for that an embarrassing amount of times.

 

[Timppis]

Shouldn't GameFreak be mentioned at least in the collaborators?

 

[EAD Ninja]

Added NST, thanks! They're very small...You know how big PTD is? About at big as EPD Kyoto?

Do you know how big NERD is?

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PTD could be anywhere from 200-500 people.
Mario Club was about 130-160 last. It's actually relevant because from planners / programmers go back and forth between NCL and MC.
NTD could be about 50 people.
NERD was last reported about 30-40 no?

 

[Deleted member 41183]

Their next project should be telling. Are they remaining an EPD assist studio, or can they do their own ports/remasters in the future.

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I'm kinda wondering if they could handle a 3DS>Switch port of some kind. Would be similar to what they did for Captain Toad 3DS, just in reverse.

PTD could be anywhere from 200-500 people.
Mario Club was about 130-160 last. It's actually relevant because from planners / programmers go back and forth between NCL and MC.
NTD could be about 50 people.
NERD was last reported about 30-40 no?

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Thanks!

Mario Club was apparently 288 as of January last year it looks like. http://www.marioclub.co.jp/company/index.html
Didn't realize they had planners/programmers, thought it was mostly testing and admin.

No idea about the others, never heard of a number for NERD.

For Monolith Soft, it's "as of April 2019", not January 2019.

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Thanks, fixed!

 

[inspectah]

Imagine if Mikami makes Eternal Darkness 2

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Oh god, yes please.