Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (or EAD; formerly Research & Development Team 4) is the largest division inside Nintendo. Famed developers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka serve as heads of the EAD studios and are credited in each game released from EAD, with varying degrees of involvement. EAD is best-known for their work on games in the Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Pikmin and Star Fox franchises.

In 1997, Miyamoto explained that twenty to thirty employees were devoted to each EAD title during the course of its development. He also disclosed the existence of a programming group within the division called SRD, a group of about two-hundred employees with proficiency in hardware development.

In 2004 Nintendo underwent a corporate restructuring, in which Nintendo Research and Development 1 and Nintendo Research & Development 2 were merged under the EAD banner. Nintendo EAD is itself split into six separate teams who work concurrently on different projects.

Current structure

EAD Software Group No. 1

Manager/Producer: Hideki Konno

Games developed
- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
- Nintendogs
- Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi
- Mario Kart DS
- Mario Kart Wii

EAD Software Group No. 2

Manager/Producer: Katsuya Eguchi

Games developed
- Animal Crossing
- Star Fox Command (co-developed with Q-Games)
- Wii Sports
- Wii Play

EAD Software Group No. 3

Manager/Producer: Eiji Aonuma

Games developed
- The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
- Link's Crossbow Training

EAD Software Group No. 4

Manager/Producer: Hiroyuki Kimura

Games developed
- Super Mario Advance
- Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World
- Super Mario Advance 3: Yoshi's Island
- Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3
- Super Mario 64 DS
- Yoshi Touch and Go
- Big Brain Academy
- New Super Mario Bros.

EAD Software Group No. 5

Manager/Producer: Tadashi Sugiyama

Games developed
- Wii Fit

EAD Software Group Tokyo

Manager/Producer: Takao Shimizu

Games developed
- Donkey Kong Jungle Beat
- Super Mario Galaxy

Developer hierarchy

Chief Production Officer
Satoru Iwata

General Managers
Shigeru Miyamoto - Takashi Tezuka - Takao Sawano

Development Group Managers
Hideki Konno - Katsuya Eguchi - Eiji Aonuma Hiroyuki Kimura - Tadashi Sugiyama - Takao Shimizu

Creative Directors
Yasuyuki Oyagi - Toshiaki Suzuki - Kiyoshi Mizuki Mitsuhiro Takano - Hisashi Nogami - Shigefumi Hino Yoshiaki Koizumi - Kenta Usui - Hiroshi Matsunaga Motoi Okamoto - Koichi Hayashida - Hidemaro Fujibayashi Daiki Iwamoto - Shigeyuki Asuke - Tomoaki Yoshinobu - Takaya Imamura

Games developed

Title	Producer	Director	Music	Year	Platform(s)
Devil World	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Akito Nakatsuka	1984	Famicom
Excitebike	Shigeru Miyamoto	-	-	1984	NES
Super Mario Bros.	Shigeru Miyamoto	Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo	1985	NES
Ice Climber	Shigeru Miyamoto	Kensuke Tanabe	Akito Nakatsuka	1985	NES
Super Mario Bros. 2 (The Lost Levels)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo	1986	Famicom
Nazo no Murasame-jō (Riddle of Murasame Castle)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Minoru Maeda	Koji Kondo	1986	Famicom
The Legend of Zelda	Shigeru Miyamoto	Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo	1987	NES
Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic (Dream Factory Nervous Panic)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Kensuke Tanabe	Koji Kondo	1987	Famicom
Super Mario Bros. 2 (based on Yume Kojo: Doki Doki Panic)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Kensuke Tanabe	Koji Kondo	1987	NES
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link	Shigeru Miyamoto	Tadashi Sugiyama	Akito Nakatsuka	1987	NES
Super Mario Bros. 3	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo	1988	NES
Super Mario World	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo	1990	SNES
F-Zero	Shigeru Miyamoto	Kazunobu "Isshin" Shimizu	Naoto Ishida	1990	SNES
Pilotwings	Shigeru Miyamoto	Tadashi Sugiyama	Soyo Oka, Koji Kondo	1990	SNES
SimCity	Shigeru Miyamoto	Hideki Konno	Soyo Oka	1991	SNES
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo	1991	SNES
Wave Race	Shigeru Miyamoto	Masayuki Kameyama	Taisuke Araki	1992	GB
Super Mario Kart	Shigeru Miyamoto	Hideki Konno, Tadashi Sugiyama	Soyo Oka	1992	SNES
Super Mario All-Stars	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Koji Kondo, Soyo Oka	1993	SNES
Star Fox (assisted by Argonaut Software)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Katsuya Eguchi	Hajime Hirasawa	1993	SNES
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka	Kazumi Totaka, Minako Hamano, Kozue Ishikawa	1993	GB
Donkey Kong	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takao Shimizu	Taisuke Araki	1994	GB
Stunt Race FX (assisted by Argonaut Software)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Tatsuya Hishida	Shinobu Amayake	1994	SNES
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takashi Tezuka, Toshihiko Nakago, Shigefumi Hino, Hideki Konno	Koji Kondo	1995	SNES
Mole Mania	Shigeru Miyamoto	Masayuki Kameyama	Taro Bando	1996	GB
Super Mario 64	Shigeru Miyamoto	Shigeru Miyamoto	Koji Kondo	1996	N64
Pilotwings 64 (with Paradigm Entertainment)	Shigeru Miyamoto	-	Akito Nakatsuka, Dan Hess	1996	N64
Wave Race 64	Shigeru Miyamoto	Katsuya Eguchi	Kazumi Totaka	1996	N64
Mario Kart 64	Shigeru Miyamoto	Hideki Konno	Kenta Nagata	1996	N64
Star Fox 64	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takao Shimizu	Koji Kondo, Hajime Wakai	1997	N64
Yoshi's Story	Takashi Tezuka	Hideki Konno	Kazumi Totaka	1997	N64
F-Zero X	Shigeru Miyamoto	Tadashi Sugiyama	Taro Bando, Hajime Wakai	1998	N64
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time	Shigeru Miyamoto	Toru Osawa, Yoichi Yamada, Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi	Koji Kondo	1998	N64
1080° Snowboarding	Shigeru Miyamoto	Masamichi Abe	Kenta Nagata	1998	N64
Pokémon Stadium (Japan Only)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takao Shimizu	Kenta Nagata	1998	N64
Pokémon Stadium (Pokémon Stadium 2 in Japan)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takao Shimizu	Kenta Nagata	1999	N64
Mario Artist: Paint Studio	Takao Sawano	Hirofumi Matsuoka	Kazumi Totaka	1999	64DD
Mario Artist: Communication Kit	Takao Sawano	Kazunobu Eri	Hideaki Shimizu	2000	64DD
Mario Artist: Polygon Studio	Takao Sawano	Hirofumi Matsuoka	Kazumi Totaka	2000	64DD
Mario Artist: Talent Studio	Takao Sawano	Hiroyuki Kimura	Kazumi Totaka	2000	64DD
F-Zero X Expansion Kit	Shigeru Miyamoto	Tadashi Sugiyama	Taro Bando, Hajime Wakai	2000	64DD
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask	Shigeru Miyamoto	Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi	Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi	2000	N64
Pokémon Stadium 2 (Pokémon Stadium Kin Gin in Japan)	Shigeru Miyamoto	Takao Shimizu	Kenta Nagata	2000	N64
Luigi's Mansion	Shigeru Miyamoto	Hideki Konno	Kazumi Totaka, Shinobu Tanaka	2001	GCN
Pikmin	Shigeru Miyamoto	Shigefumi Hino, Masamishi Abe	Hajime Wakai	2001	GCN
Animal Crossing	Takashi Tezuka	Katsuya Eguchi, Hisashi Nogami	Kazumi Totaka, Shinobu Tanaka, Kenta Nagata, Toru Minegishi	2001	N64, GCN
Super Mario Sunshine	Shigeru Miyamoto	Yoshiaki Koizumi	Koji Kondo, Shinobu Tanaka	2002	GCN
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker	Shigeru Miyamoto	Eiji Aonuma	Koji Kondo, Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi	2003	GCN
Mario Kart: Double Dash!!	Shigeru Miyamoto	Kiyoshi Mizuki	Shinobu Tanaka, Kenta Nagata	2003	GCN
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures	Eiji Aonuma, Shigeru Miyamoto	Toshiaki Suzuki	Asuka Ohta, Koji Kondo	2004	GCN
Pikmin 2	Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka	Shigefumi Hino, Masamishi Abe	Hajime Wakai	2004	GCN
Super Mario 64 DS	Shigeru Miyamoto	Shinichi Ikematsu	Koji Kondo, Kenta Nagata	2004	NDS
Yoshi Touch & Go	Takashi Tezuka	Hiroyuki Kimura	Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta	2005	NDS
Big Brain Academy	Hiroyuki Kimura	Tomoaki Yoshinobu	Kenta Nagata	2005	NDS
Nintendogs	Hideki Konno	Kiyoshi Mizuki	Hajime Wakai	2005	NDS
Mario Kart DS	Hideki Konno, Shigeru Miyamoto	Makoto Wada	Shinobu Tanaka	2005	NDS
Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat	Takao Shimizu	Yoshiaki Koizumi	Mahito Yokota	2005	GCN
Animal Crossing Wild World	Katsuya Eguchi, Takashi Tezuka	Hisashi Nogami	Kazumi Totaka	2005	NDS
Shaberu! DS Oryōri Navi	-	-	-	2006	NDS
New Super Mario Bros.	Hiroyuki Kimura, Takashi Tezuka	Shigeyuki Asuke	Asuka Ohta	2006	NDS
Star Fox Command (with Q-Games)	-	-	Hajime Wakai	2006	NDS
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess	Shigeru Miyamoto	Eiji Aonuma	Koji Kondo, Toru Minegishi, Asuka Ohta	2006	GCN, Wii
Wii Sports	Katsuya Eguchi, Kiyoshi Mizuki, Shigeru Miyamoto	Keizo Ohta, Takayuki Shimamura, Yoshikazu Yamashita	Kazumi Totaka	2006	Wii
Wii Play	Katsuya Eguchi	Motoi Okamoto	Ryoji Yoshitomi	2006	Wii
Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree	Hiroyuki Kimura	Tomoaki Yoshinobu	Ryo Nagamatsu	2007	Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass	Eiji Aonuma	Daiki Iwamoto	Kenta Nagata	2007	NDS
Super Mario Galaxy	Shigeru Miyamoto, Takao Shimizu	Yoshiaki Koizumi	Mahito Yokota Koji Kondo	2007	Wii
Link's Crossbow Training	Eiji Aonuma	-	-	2007	Wii
Wii Fit	Tadashi Sugiyama	Hiroshi Matsunaga	Toru Minegishi	2008	Wii
Mario Kart Wii	Hideki Konno, Shigeru Miyamoto	Yasuyuki Oyagi	Asuka Ohta, Ryo Nagamatsu	2008	Wii

References

^ ^a ^b Takao Imamura, Shigeru Miyamoto (1997). Nintendo Power August, 1997 - Pak Watch E3 Report "The Game Masters" (in English). Nintendo, 104-105.
^ N-Sider. Nintendo Revolution FAQ
^ Cassidy, Kevin. NCL Team Structure work in progress. June 7, 2006. Retrieved October 26, 2007.

v • d • e Nintendo developers

First party	Brownie Brown • EAD (including R&D1 and R&D2) • Intelligent Systems • Monolith Soft • NST • Retro Studios • SPD

Second party	AlphaDream • Ambrella • Camelot Software Planning • Game Freak • Genius Sonority • HAL Laboratory • Noise

Former second party	Ape • Factor 5 • Left Field Productions • Marigul Management (including Clever Trick, Param and Saru Brunei) • Nd Cube • Rare • Silicon Knights

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