Nintendo Research & Development 2

Nintendo Research & Development No. 2 Department, commonly abbreviated as Nintendo R&D2, was a department of Nintendo that developed software and video game peripherals. Their works include the SNES, the NES, Donkey Kong's NES version and various other games and consoles.

Nintendo Research & Development No. 2 Department
Native name
任天堂開発第二部
Nintendō Kaihatsu Daini Bu
Department
IndustryVideo games
Genre
FateAbsorbed into Nintendo Software Planning & Development
PredecessorNintendo Research & Development
SuccessorNintendo Software Planning & Development
Founded1978
FounderHiroshi Yamauchi
Defunct2004 (2004)
Headquarters
Kyoto
,
Japan
Number of locations
1 (Kyoto) (2004)
OwnerNintendo
ParentNintendo Manufacturing Division

It was merged into Nintendo SPD in 2004, along with the 1st Research & Development Division.