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Nintendo Research & Development 1

former Japanese video game development team
Organization video_game_developer Q2633052
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Nintendo Research & Development 1 (R&D1) was a video game developer[1]. It operated as one of Nintendo's internal development teams responsible for creating software titles.

R&D1 played a key role in producing games for Nintendo's consoles and handheld systems.

Key Facts

  • Nintendo Research & Development 1 is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's instance of is recorded as video game developer[4].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's founder is recorded as Hiroshi Yamauchi[5].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's headquarters location is recorded as Japan[6].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's industry is recorded as video game industry[7].
  • 1970 marks the founding of Nintendo Research & Development 1[8].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1 was dissolved in 2004[9].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's location of formation is recorded as Japan[10].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's parent organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo[11].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's legal form is recorded as video game developer[12].
  • Nintendo Research & Development 1's P14470 is recorded as Companies/Nintendo_R_And_D1[13].

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Founding

Nintendo Research & Development 1's founder is recorded as Hiroshi Yamauchi[5]. 1970 marks the founding of it[8]. Its location of formation is recorded as Japan[10].

Operations

Nintendo Research & Development 1's headquarters location is recorded as Japan[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Nintendo[11].

Industry

Nintendo Research & Development 1's industry is recorded as video game industry[7].

Dissolution

Nintendo Research & Development 1 was dissolved in 2004[9].

Why It Matters

Nintendo Research & Development 1 draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (video_game_developer category, ranking #242 of 1,500).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Hiroshi Yamauchi Japan Nintendo Nintendo Software Planning & Development video game developer

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . LastDodo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . nintendo.co.uk. Retrieved . nintendo.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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