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Nintendo_Research_&_Development_1
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As of April 16, 2026

48 years old
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Date of Birth

(1978 ) is

Horse
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approx. 646.7 years old

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approx. 200.9 years old

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approx. 78.6 years old

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approx. 25.7 years old

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Nintendo Research & Development No. 1 Department
Nintendo logo, used during R&D1's existence
Exterior of the former Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto, Japan, which housed the department
Native name	任天堂開発第一部
Romanized name	Nintendō Kaihatsu Daiichi Bu
Formerly	Nintendo Research & Development
Company type	Department
Industry	Video games
Genre	Electronic game development Handheld game console development Video game development Video game console development
Founded	1970; 56 years ago (1970)
Founder	Hiroshi Yamauchi
Defunct	2004; 22 years ago (2004)
Fate	1996: Spun-off to Nintendo Research & Engineering 2004: Merged with Nintendo R&D2
Successor	Nintendo Software Planning & Development
Headquarters	Kyoto , Japan
Key people	Gunpei Yokoi (former general manager) Takehiro Izushi (general manager) Yoshio Sakamoto (director) Hirofumi Matsuoka
Number of employees	100+
Parent	Nintendo Manufacturing Division
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