Remember this new building that most of Nintendo's Kyoto development team was going to move into in June?
A member on Neogaf published an update compiled from Nintendo's various sites on the progress of this restructuring, which is to move software and hardware development under one roof and improve efficiency in development.
“1,000” Nintendo developers from Central HQ and “100” Nintendo developers from Kyoto Research Office merged into new Kyoto Development Center.
Hardware and all Software personnel now in one building.
1,100~ / 1,500+ capacity filled thus far
Nintendo hopes for better efficiency and expansion
SRD is on the “8th floor” of building (Nintendo technology affiliate)
EAD absorbed several SPD development personnel.
SPD production units still separate. May not be in this building.
SDD (Miiverse, System tools) and IRD (Hardware engineers) in building.
SDD includes a Network Operations Department, with over 100 developers purely focused on network infrastructure and network based applications. (small chapter at Tokyo office as well)
Katsuya Eguchi is department manager of all EAD groups in building. (New 90’s Miyamoto)
Slight delay of Kyoto based development of games until 2015.
Sakamoto and his personal development team re-emerging under new identity?
Graphic Art staff collectively throughout Nintendo about 40-50% female.
EAD Tokyo unaffected
Iwata / Miyamoto establish “General Support Group” which is an alliance of small internal and external support studios filling out large EAD production units. (1-Up Studio, Monolith Kyoto, Indies Zero, Mox).
Nintendo has become a large client of Digitalscape Co., Ltd. (temp agency) hiring large number of contract workers, and having a high retention rate of most of them after contract is over. (Mostly for EAD Tokyo)
The update says that games made in Kyoto are facing slight delays in development (whether or not their release windows will be pushed remains to be seen), these include:
Zelda U
Splatoon
Mario Maker
Star Fox U
Project Guard / Giant Robot
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem
Code Name S.T.E.A.M
Since Tokyo EAD is unaffected, Captain Toad will likely remain on schedule. Anything else developed outside of EAD and Intelligent Systems (Xenoblade Chronicles X, Smash Bros, Pokémon, Yoshi's Wooly World etc.) will also likely be unaffected.
That does look like they're trying to really get their act together so I hope that consolidation into a building works out, though I wish they'd get a good toilet flushing of the board that stops some stuff that could really help too.
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That does look like they're trying to really get their act together so I hope that consolidation into a building works out, though I wish they'd get a good toilet flushing of the board that stops some stuff that could really help too.
Tbf this has been in the works since the early Wii days. The building itself was approved for construction in 2008.
Can't the Kyoto devs just work on the games at the Starbucks nearby? It has free wi-fi. I will NOT accept any delays.
I said Zelda would be 2016. You said it almost certainly wouldn't be. The specific reason for the delay doesn't matter just that they always seem to have one.
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I said Zelda would be 2016. You said it almost certainly wouldn't be. The specific reason for the delay doesn't matter just that they always seem to have one.
As long as XBX is 2015 I don't care if Zelda is 2016.
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I said Zelda would be 2016. You said it almost certainly wouldn't be. The specific reason for the delay doesn't matter just that they always seem to have one.
As long as XBX is 2015 I don't care if Zelda is 2016.
I don't really care either, but for Nintendo's sake, I was hoping they could get it out by Nov./Dec. 2015......I have two friends who love their Xbone, but have both said that when Smash and Zelda come out, they will buy a Wii U. I think there's a lot of gamers like this.
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