commonly abbreviated as Nintendo IRD, was a division of Nintendo that developed video game console hardware and associated peripherals. Originally established in 1980 with engineer Genyo Takeda acting as manager, Nintendo Research & Development No. 3 Department and part of the Manufacturing Division, the department was responsible for various hardware technologies and even developed several arcade and console titles. In 2000, as technology evolved into the 3D era, Takeda's group spun-off and established itself as a division into Integrated Research & Development Division, and began spending longer periods of time researching and testing the various and rapidly evolving hardware that would power Nintendo's next generation of consoles.
The comprised two coexisting departments: the Nintendo IRD, which was responsible for the development of Nintendo's home console hardware and related peripherals, and the Research & Engineering Development Department (Nintendo RED), which was responsible for the development of Nintendo's handheld game console hardware and associated peripherals. Both departments were further divided into several groups.
On February 16, 2013, Nintendo announced that the Nintendo RED was absorbed into Nintendo IRD Division. On September 16, 2015, IRD merged with the Nintendo System Development division, becoming the Nintendo Platform Technology Development.
History In December 1980, Genyo Takeda was promoted to manager of the Nintendo R&D3 department.
Hardware developed General Manager: Genyo Takeda
The Integrated Research & Development Department (or IRD) was the hardware development team responsible for all of Nintendo's home video game consoles and associated peripherals. The department was split into five different groups who worked together on most projects, with each group generally focusing on a different aspect of product design. The manager, Genyo Takeda, and most of the chief engineers originated from the Nintendo R&D3 hardware division.
+ Year Title Platform(s) 1984 Punch-Out!! Arcade Super Punch-Out!! Arcade 1985 Arm Wrestling Arcade 1985 Famicom/NES Game PakNintendo Entertainment System 1986 Pro WrestlingNintendo Entertainment System 1987 Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!Nintendo Entertainment System 1990 StarTropicsNintendo Entertainment System 1994 Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics IINintendo Entertainment System Super Punch-Out!!Super Nintendo Entertainment System 1996 Nintendo 64 Hardware Pilotwings 64Nintendo 64 Controller PakNintendo 64 1997 Transfer PakNintendo 64 Rumble PakNintendo 64 1998 Expansion PakNintendo 64 1999 Nintendo 64DDNintendo 64 2001 GameCube Hardware GameCube controllerGameCube Memory CardGameCube 2002 Memory Card 251GameCube WaveBird Wireless ControllerGameCube 2003 Game Boy PlayerGameCube 2006 Wii Hardware 2006 (2010) Wii Remote (Plus) Wii 2006 Nunchuk Wii 2006 (2009) Classic Controller (Pro) Wii 2006 Wii Component Cables Wii 2007 Wii Zapper Wii 2008 Wii Wheel Wii Wii Balance Board Wii Wii Speak Wii 2009 Wii MotionPlus Wii 2012 Nintendo 3DS XL Hardware Wii U Hardware Wii U GamePad Wii U Wii U Pro Controller Wii U 2013 Nintendo 2DS Hardware 2014 New Nintendo 3DS Hardware New Nintendo 3DS XL Hardware
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