Overview

Originally headed by the legendary Gunpei Yokoi, this was one of Nintendo's oldest development groups.

Average Review Score
5.77/10
Average Game Rating
7.53/10

Creators of most of Nintendo's original arcade classics, and later responsible for series like Wario Land, WarioWare, Kid Icarus and Metroid, Nintendo R&D1 created numerous best-sellers before merging with R&D2 to form Nintendo SPD in 2005.