Nintendo Platform Technology Development
{{short description|Nintendo's hardware development division}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Nintendo Technology Development
| logo = Nintendo.svg
| image = Nintendo Kyoto Development Complex View.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_alt = Exterior of the Nintendo Development Center in Kyoto, Japan
| image_caption = Exterior of the Nintendo Development Center in Kyoto, Japan
| native_name = 任天堂技術開発本部
| native_name_lang = ja
| romanized_name = Nintendō Gijutsu Kaihatsu Honbu
| former_name = Nintendo Platform Technology Development Division
| type = Division
| industry = Video games
| predecessors = {{ubl|Nintendo IRD|Nintendo SDD}}
| successor =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2015|09|16}}
| defunct =
| hq_location_city = Kyoto
| hq_location_country = Japan
| key_people = {{ubl|Senior General Manager|Ko Shiota|General Manager|Tetsuya Sasaki|Deputy General Managers|Kiyoshi Mizuki|Takeshi Shimada|Toru Yamashita}}
| num_employees =
| num_employees_year =
| parent = Nintendo
| divisions =
}}
{{Nihongo foot|Nintendo Technology Development Division,|任天堂技術開発本部|Nintendō Gijutsu Kaihatsu Honbu|group=lower-alpha|lead=yes}} commonly abbreviated as Nintendo TDD is the hardware development division within the Japanese video game company Nintendo. The division was created in September 2015 after the merger of Nintendo's Integrated Research & Development and System Development divisions.{{cite magazine|last1=Kohler|first1=Chris|title=Nintendo Consolidates Its Game Development Teams|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/09/nintendo-ead-spd-merge/|magazine=Wired|access-date=15 September 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Rad|first1=Chloi|last2=Otero|first2=Jose|title=Nintendo Reveals Restructuring Plans|date=14 September 2015 |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/09/14/nintendo-reveals-restructuring-plans|publisher=IGN|access-date=15 September 2015}}
History
{{see also|Nintendo Integrated Research & Development#History|label 1=History of Nintendo Integrated Research & Development|Nintendo System Development#History|label 2=History of Nintendo System Development}}
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, the Integrated Research & Development (IRD), which specialized in hardware development, and System Development (SDD), which specialized in operating system development and its development environment and network services.
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.
The division was responsible for the development of the company's hybrid game console, the Nintendo Switch.{{cite web |last1=Conditt |first1=Jessica |title=Nintendo is really excited about the Switch's detachable gamepads |url=https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/14/nintendo-switch-koizumi-takahashi-interview-joy-con-zelda-mario/ |website=Engadget |date=14 December 2017 |access-date=January 5, 2019 |language=en}}
On April 27, 2017, following the retirement of general manager and long-time Nintendo hardware developer Genyo Takeda, Ko Shiota was appointed as his successor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170427_5e.pdf|title=Notice Regarding Retirement of a Representative Director and Management Changes|last=Yoshimura|first=Takuya|date=April 27, 2017|website=Nintendo|access-date=January 16, 2019}}
On April 13, 2018, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development general manager Shinya Takahashi revealed that Nintendo was working on a new hardware video game system.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2018/04/13/shinya-takahashi-of-nintendo-hints-at-new-hardware-but-what-will-happen-to-the-switch/|title=Shinya Takahashi Of Nintendo Hints At New Hardware But What Will Happen To The Switch?|last=Barder|first=Ollie|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-01-11}}
By 2023, the division's name was shortened to Nintendo Technology Development.{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2024/annual2403e.pdf|title=Annual Report 2024|date=July 8, 2024|website=www.nintendo.co.jp|access-date=April 22, 2025}}
Products developed
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ List of products developed by the Nintendo Technology Development division |
| scope="col" | {{Abbr|Year|Year of first release date}}
! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Platform(s) ! scope="col" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Pokémon Go Plus |Hardware |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | NES Classic Edition
| Hardware | |
| rowspan="5" | 2017
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Switch{{efn|name=Joy-Con|Includes Joy-Con}} | Hardware |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Switch Pro Controller |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | New Nintendo 2DS XL{{efn|Includes New Nintendo 2DS XL stylus}}
| Hardware |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Super NES Classic Edition
| Hardware | |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Joy-Con AA Battery Pack |
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Labo{{efn|name=Nintendo EPD|Co-developed with Nintendo EPD}} |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Poké Ball Plus{{efn|name=Nintendo EPD}}
| Hardware |
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Switch Lite | Hardware |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Ring-Con{{efn|name=Ring Fit Adventure|Developed for Ring Fit Adventure}}
| Hardware |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Leg-Strap{{efn|name=Ring Fit Adventure}} |
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Switch Stylus |
| 2021
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Switch OLED Model{{efn|name=Joy-Con}} | Hardware | |
| 2023
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Pokémon GO Plus + |Hardware | |
| 2024
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Alarmo{{efn|name=Nintendo EPD}} |Hardware |
| rowspan="2" | 2025
| style="text-align: left;" scope="row" | Nintendo Switch 2{{efn|Includes Joy-Con 2}} |Hardware | |
| Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller
| |
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Notes
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References
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