Nintendo Network Service Development (or NSD) was formerly known as Nintendo Special Planning & Development. The development team originates from Nintendo R&D2 and was mainly responsible for ports and inhouse development for low profile hardware like the Pokémon Mini

Pokémon mini

The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...

 and the Super Famicom

Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...

 Satellaview

Satellaview

The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...

 service. Most of the software developed by this group has remained domestic having hardly ever seen release outside of Japan. The original General Manager, Satoshi Yamato, produced all of the software which included inhouse software for the GBA, and the e-Reader.

Current General Manager, Masaru Shimomura describes the group as a small creative unit that has a hardware and a software team working jointly together to create innovative products.

History

• 1996 Development group was drafted primarily from Nintendo R&D2 to develop a new team.
• 1996 Satoshi Yamato assigned as manager and producer.
• 1997 development team was named Nintendo Special Planning & Development
• 2007 Shinya Kawada promoted to producer
• 2008 group was renamed Nintendo Network Service Development

Title	Year	Platform(s)	Director	Producer
Satellaview Satellaview The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...	1995	Hardware Hardware Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....	Masaru Shimomura	Satoshi Yamato
BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge BS Super Mario USA Power Challenge is an ura- or gaiden-version of Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Satellaview system featuring graphical enhancements similar to its Super Mario All-Stars version. It was released in March-April 1996 by Nintendo in collaboration with the St.GIGA satellite radio station. Like all Satellaview titles it was...	1996	Satellaview Satellaview The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...	Toshiaki Suzuki	Satoshi Yamato
BS Marvelous Time Athletics	1996	Satellaview Satellaview The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...	Eiji Aonuma Eiji Aonuma is a Japanese video game designer and video game director. He currently works for Nintendo, and has overseen several installments in The Legend of Zelda series of video games.-Education:...	Satoshi Yamato
BS Marvelous Camp Arnold	1996	Satellaview Satellaview The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...	Yoshinori Tsuchiyama	Satoshi Yamato
BS F-Zero Grand Prix	1997	Satellaview Satellaview The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...	Toshiaki Suzuki	Satoshi Yamato
Excitebike: Super Mario Cup Battle	1997	Satellaview Satellaview The is a satellite modem add-on for Nintendo's Super Famicom system that was released in Japan in 1995. Available for pre-release orders as early as February 13, 1995, the Satellaview retailed for between ¥14,000 and 18,000 and came bundled with the BS-X Game Pak and an 8M Memory Pak.The...	Yoshinori Tsuchiyama	Satoshi Yamato
Mobile Adapter GB	2001	Hardware Hardware Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....	Masaru Shimomura	Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Party Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	2001	Pokémon Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	Shinya Kawada	Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Pinball Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	2001	Pokémon Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	Shinya Kawada	Satoshi Yamato
Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival is a video game developed by Indieszero and Nintendo Special Planning & Development and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. The game was never released outside of Japan.-Development:...	2002	GBA	Toru Osawa	Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Race Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	2002	Pokémon Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	Shinya Kawada	Satoshi Yamato
Pokémon Shock Tetris Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	2002	Pokémon Mini Pokémon mini The is a handheld game console designed and manufactured by Nintendo and themed around the Pokémon media franchise. It is the smallest game system with interchangeable cartridges ever produced by Nintendo, weighing just under two and a half ounces...	Shinya Kawada	Satoshi Yamato
Pokemotion	2003	Hardware Hardware Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....	Shinya Kawada	Satoshi Yamato
Mario Party-e	2002	e-Reader	Toru Osawa	Satoshi Yamato
Slide Adventure MAGKID	2007	NDS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...	Isshin Shimizu	Shinya Kawada
Personal Trainer: Walking Personal Trainer: Walking Personal Trainer: Walking, known in PAL regions as Walk with me! Do you know your walking routine? and in Japan as , is an exergaming application developed by Nintendo NSD and Creatures Inc. for the Nintendo DS...	2008	NDS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...	Naoya Morimura	Shinya Kawada
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat?, known in North America as Personal Trainer: Cooking and in Japan as , is a digital cookbook for the Nintendo DS. The original, Japanese-language edition was released in Japan on December 4, 2008, in Europe in English on June 20, 2008, in Australia on July...	2008	NDS Nintendo DS The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...	Hirotaka Watanabe	Yoshinori Tsuchiyama

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