Nintendo Research & Development 2

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Nintendo Research and Development 2 (R&D2) was a team within Nintendo that developed software and peripherals. R&D2 did not develop any software titles for the first decade at Nintendo.

R&D2 was originally led by Masayuki Uemura, whom previously worked for Sharp Electronics Corporation, using an idea of Sharp's solar technology Uemura's department went on to develop the popular Nintendo beam gun games, selling over 1 million units. Kazuhiko Taniguchi took Uemura's position in 2004. Nintendo R&D2 was later merged into Nintendo's EAD.

[edit] Games developed

Title	Year	Platform(s)
NES Open Tournament Golf	1991	NES
Marvelous: Mouhitotsu no Takarajim	1996	SNES
BS Sutte Hakkun	1997	BS-X
Sutte Hakkun	1998	SNES
Sutte Hakkun Event Version	1998	SNES
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe	1999	GBC
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	2000	GBC
Super Mario Advance	2001	GBA
Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2	2002	GBA
Yoshi's Island: Super Mario Advance 3	2002	GBA
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords	2002	GBA
Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3	2003	GBA
Daigasso! Band Brothers	2004	DS