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 Exterior of the Nintendo Development Center in Kyoto, Japan | |
Native name | 任天堂技術開発本部 |
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Romanized name | Nintendō Gijutsu Kaihatsu Honbu |
| Formerly | Nintendo Platform Technology Development Division |
| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Video games |
| Predecessors | |
| Founded | September 16, 2015; 10 years ago (2015-09-16) |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
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| Parent | Nintendo |
Nintendo Technology Development Division,[a] commonly abbreviated asNintendo TDD, formerly named asNintendo Platform Technology Development (Nintendo PTD), is the hardware development division within the Japanese video game companyNintendo. The division was created in September 2015 after the merger of Nintendo'sIntegrated Research & Development andSystem Development divisions.[1][2]
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, theIntegrated Research & Development (IRD), which specialized in hardware development, andSystem Development (SDD), which specialized in operating system development and its development environment and network services.[2]
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.[2]
The division was responsible for the development of the company'shybrid game console, theNintendo Switch.[3]
On April 27, 2017, following the retirement of general manager and long-time Nintendo hardware developerGenyo Takeda, Ko Shiota was appointed as his successor.[4]
On April 13, 2018,Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development general manager Shinya Takahashi revealed that Nintendo was working on a new hardware video game system.[5] On January 16, 2025 the new console was revealed to be called theNintendo Switch 2, releasing on June 5, 2025.
By 2023, the division's name was shortened toNintendo Technology Development.[6]
| Year | Name | Platform(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Pokémon Go Plus | Hardware | [7] |
| NES Classic Edition | Hardware | ||
| 2017 | Nintendo Switch[b] | Hardware | [3] |
| Nintendo Switch Pro Controller | Nintendo Switch | [3] | |
| New Nintendo 2DS XL[c] | Hardware | [8] | |
| Super NES Classic Edition | Hardware | ||
| Joy-Con AA Battery Pack | Nintendo Switch | [9] | |
| 2018 | Nintendo Labo[d] | Nintendo Switch | [10] |
| Poké Ball Plus[d] | Hardware | [11] | |
| 2019 | Nintendo Switch Lite | Hardware | [12] |
| Ring-Con[e] | Hardware | [13] | |
| Leg-Strap[e] | Nintendo Switch | [13] | |
| Nintendo Switch Stylus | Nintendo Switch | [14] | |
| 2021 | Nintendo Switch OLED Model[b] | Hardware | |
| 2023 | Pokémon GO Plus + | Hardware | |
| 2024 | Alarmo[d] | Hardware | [15] |
| 2025 | Nintendo Switch 2[f] | Hardware | [16] |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller | Nintendo Switch 2 | [17] | |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Camera | Nintendo Switch 2 | [18] |
