Nintendo Research & Development 1
Nintendo Research & Development 1, also known as Nintendo R&D1, was a division of Nintendo. They were responsible for the Metroid series and the WarioWare series, among others.
_-_panoramio.jpg) Exterior of the former Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, which housed the department | |
Native name | 任天堂開発第一部 |
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Romanized name | Nintendō Kaihatsu Daiichi Bu |
| Formerly | Nintendo Research & Development |
| Company type | Department |
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| Headquarters | Kyoto , Japan |
| Owner | Nintendo |
| Parent | Nintendo Manufacturing Division |
They were merged with Nintendo R&D2 in 2004.
Nintendo Research & Development 1 Media
Game Boy, the highly-successful handheld video game console
The Virtual Boy, developed by R&D1, emulates 3-D visuals by use of individual red monochrome displays for each eye. It was considered a commercial failure.
