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	'''Nintendo Research & Development 1''' (often abbreviated as '''Nintendo R&D1''') was [[Nintendo]]'s first internal development team. Its founding ~~actually~~ predates Nintendo's entry in the video game market, it being created to focus on the manufacturing of toy guns and other products.<ref name="Kyoto Report">[http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/feature-profie:the-history-of-research-development-1 Kyoto Report]</ref> It was managed by [[Gunpei Yokoi]] for most of its existence. In addition to developing games, R&D 1 designed hardware, including the [[Game & Watch]], the [[Game Boy]], and the [[Virtual Boy]].		'''Nintendo Research & Development 1''' (often abbreviated as '''Nintendo R&D1''') was [[Nintendo]]'s first internal development team. Its founding predates Nintendo's entry into the video game market, it being created to focus on the manufacturing of toy guns and other products.<ref name="Kyoto Report">[http://kyoto-report.wikidot.com/feature-profie:the-history-of-research-development-1 Kyoto Report]</ref> It was managed by [[Gunpei Yokoi]] for most of its existence. In addition to developing games, R&D 1 designed hardware, including the [[Game & Watch]], the [[Game Boy]], and the [[Virtual Boy]].

	In 2004, all of the R&D departments were dissolved due to a corporate restructuring. Most of the staff were folded into [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development\|Nintendo EAD]] or the newly created [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development]] Group #1.		In 2004, all of the R&D departments were dissolved due to a corporate restructuring. Most of the staff were folded into [[Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development\|Nintendo EAD]] or the newly created [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development]] Group #1.