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'''Nintendo Software Technology Corporation''', [[doing business as]] '''Nintendo Software Technology''' ('''NST'''), is an American [[video game developer]]. NST was created by [[Nintendo]] as a [[first-party developer]] to create games for the [[North America]]n market, though their games have also been released worldwide. The company was founded by [[Minoru Arakawa]], [[Claude Comair]] and Scott Tsumura in 1998 and is located inside of Nintendo of America's headquarters in [[Redmond, Washington]].
'''Nintendo Software Technology Corporation''', [[doing business as]] '''Nintendo Software Technology''' ('''NST'''), is an American [[video game developer]]. NST was created by [[Nintendo]] as a [[first-party developer]] to create games for the [[North America]]n market, though their games have also been released worldwide.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Small Team ‘Nintendo Software Technology’ Behind Super Mario Maker for 3DS Co-Developed Snipperclips|url=https://mynintendonews.com/2017/03/05/small-team-nintendo-software-technology-behind-super-mario-maker-for-3ds-co-developed-snipperclips/|website=My Nintendo News|date=2017-03-05|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en-US|last=}}</ref> The company was founded by [[Minoru Arakawa]], [[Claude Comair]] and Scott Tsumura in 1998 and is located inside of Nintendo of America's headquarters in [[Redmond, Washington]].
 
NST has developed many games for Nintendo consoles, including the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong series|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] series, ''[[Wave Race: Blue Storm]]'', and ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]''.


== History ==
== History ==


The establishment took place in 1998 through a collaboration with the private university [[DigiPen Institute of Technology]], also located in Redmond. The offices opened with several doctorate level instructors and some recent graduates of the university working with several Nintendo of America designers and producers. Their first game, ''[[Bionic Commando: Elite Forces]]'', was released for the [[Game Boy Color]] in 2000 and was a sequel of [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Bionic Commando (1988 video game)|Bionic Commando]]''.
In 1988, Claude Comair founded DigiPen Corporation in [[Vancouver|Vancouver, British Columbia]]. Soon after, he partnered with Nintendo of America on a certification program in video game programming.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Our History|url=https://www.digipen.edu/about/our-history|website=DigiPen Institute of Technology|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en}}</ref> This partnership would help establish the [[DigiPen Institute of Technology]] as a private institute in Redmond. Washington. In 1998, DigiPen and Scott Tsumura's Big Bang Software were merged to form Nintendo Software Technology, consisting mostly of DigiPen personnel. Tsumura served as president and Comair was named chairman. NST was headquartered on DigiPen’s campus until 2010.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=History of Nintendo Software Technology|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/34236/history-of-nintendo-software-technology|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=2025-11-29|date=May 20, 2013|last=Bray|first=Nicholas}}</ref>


Over the years, NST has developed many games for Nintendo consoles such as the [[Mario vs. Donkey Kong series|''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']] series, ''[[Wave Race: Blue Storm]]'', and ''[[Metroid Prime Hunters]]''.
NST's first game, ''[[Bionic Commando: Elite Forces]]'', was released for the [[Game Boy Color]] in 2000 and was a sequel of [[Capcom]]'s ''[[Bionic Commando (1988 video game)|Bionic Commando]]''. Its next game was a Game Boy Color port of action RPG [[Crystalis]], followed by [[Ridge Racer 64|''Ridge Racer 64'']] and [[Pokémon Puzzle League|''Pokémon Puzzle League'']] for the [[Nintendo 64]].<ref name=":0" /> The company then developed the multiplayer mode for 2001's [[Mario Kart: Super Circuit|''Mario Kart: Super Circuit'']] on the Game Boy Advance


NST started developing ''Project H.A.M.M.E.R''. for the Nintendo Wii but several problems landed the project in 'development hell'. A large amount of funding was spent on cut-scenes early in development, and so when the project started to fall behind, senior staff didn't want to end it because of the capital already spent. The American developers suggested that the problem was the gameplay, however, the Japanese managers believed the problem was the environments. This dispute, among others, made the project drag on for a number of years, before it was completely abandoned in 2009 and a large number of staff were made redundant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/04/project-hammer-wii-cancelled/|title=Project H.A.M.M.E.R. [Wii – Cancelled] – Unseen64|date=4 April 2008|work=unseen64.net}}</ref>
===Project H.A.M.M.E.R.===
NST started developing [[Project H.A.M.M.E.R.|''Project H.A.M.M.E.R''.]] for the Nintendo Wii in 2003, but several problems landed the project in 'development hell'.<ref name=":0" /> By 2005, about 75% of the game was complete before concerns about the game's quality emerged. A large amount of funding was spent on cut-scenes early in development, and so when the project started to fall behind, senior staff didn't want to end it because of the capital already spent. The American developers suggested that the problem was the gameplay, however, the Japanese managers believed the problem was the environments.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Details Emerge About Project H.A.M.M.E.R.|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/40687/details-emerge-about-project-hammer|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=2025-11-29|date=July 6, 2015|last=Theriault|first=Donald}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Fresh Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Details Reveal Shigeru Miyamoto's Role In The Game's Downfall|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/10/fresh_project_h_a_m_m_e_r_details_reveal_shigeru_miyamotos_role_in_the_games_downfall|website=Nintendo Life|date=2015-10-27|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en-GB|first=Liam|last=Robertson}}</ref>  


DigiPen's Main Campus was based in the same building as theirs until 2010.
The game debuted at E3 2006, but never progressed further. It was later retooled into a more casual title called Wii Crush.<ref name=":4" /> By 2009, Nintendo had fired the chief game designer and pulled funding on the title. Soon after, a large number of staff were made redundant.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unseen64.net/2008/04/04/project-hammer-wii-cancelled/|title=Project H.A.M.M.E.R. [Wii – Cancelled] – Unseen64|date=4 April 2008|work=unseen64.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rumor: Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Takes a Pounding|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/06/14/rumor-project-hammer-takes-a-pounding|website=IGN|date=2007-06-14|access-date=2025-11-29|language=en|first=Matt|last=Casamassina}}</ref>


[[Image:Nintendo_Software_Technology_logo.png|thumb|alt=The logo for Nintendo Software Technology used from 2008-2024.|Main logo from 2008-2024.]]
[[Image:Nintendo_Software_Technology_logo.png|thumb|alt=The logo for Nintendo Software Technology used from 2008-2024.|Main logo from 2008-2024]]


== List of software developed ==
== List of software developed ==
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| style="text-align:center;"| [[Game Boy Color]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Game Boy Color]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ridge Racer 64]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ridge Racer 64]]''{{Efn|Additional support by [[Namco]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo 64]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo 64]]
|-
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2001
| style="text-align:center;" | 2001
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Wave Race: Blue Storm]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Wave Race: Blue Storm]]''
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | [[GameCube]]
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | [[GameCube]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=NST Developed Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/34075/nst-developed-mario-and-donkey-kong-minis-on-the-move|website=Nintendo World Report|access-date=2025-11-29|date=May 1, 2013|last=Ronaghan|first=Neal}}</ref>
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2003
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2003
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|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ridge Racer DS]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Ridge Racer DS]]''
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | [[Nintendo DS]]
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | [[Nintendo DS]]<ref name=":3" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2006
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2006
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2009
| style="text-align:center;" | 2009
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[List of DSiWare games and applications|DSiWare]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[List of DSiWare games and applications|DSiWare]]<ref name=":3" />
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2010
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2010
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|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| Nintendo DS
| style="text-align:center;"| Nintendo DS<ref name=":3" />
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Crosswords Plus]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Crosswords Plus]]''
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Nintendo 3DS]]
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | [[Nintendo 3DS]]<ref name=":3" />
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
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| style="text-align:center;"| Wii U / Nintendo 3DS<ref name="auto" />
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii U / Nintendo 3DS<ref name="auto" />
|-
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]'' <small>(port work/new content)</small>
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| Nintendo 3DS
| style="text-align:center;"| Nintendo 3DS<ref name=":1" />
|-
|-
|2017
|2017
|''[[Snipperclips|Snipperclips - Cut it out, together!]]'' <small>(development support)</small>
|''[[Snipperclips|Snipperclips - Cut it out, together!]]'' <small>(development support)</small>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo Switch]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Nintendo Switch]]<ref name=":1" />
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' <small>(port work/new content)</small>
| style="text-align:left;" | ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'' <small>(port work/dlc content)</small>
| style="text-align:center;" | Nintendo 3DS / [[Nintendo Switch]]
| style="text-align:center;" | Nintendo 3DS / [[Nintendo Switch]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019
| style="text-align:center;" | 2019
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[The Stretchers]]'' <small>(development support)</small>
| style="text-align:left;" |''[[The Stretchers]]'' <small>(development support)</small>
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | Nintendo Switch
| rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;" | Nintendo Switch
|-
|-
|2020
|2020
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|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong#Remake|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' <small>(remake)</small>
|''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong#Remake|Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'' <small>(remake)</small>
|-
|-
|rowspan="2" |2025
|2025
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'' <small>(port work)</small>
|''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'' + ''[[Super Mario Galaxy 2]] <small>(port work)</small>''
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" |[[Nintendo Switch 2]]
|-
|''[[The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom]]'' <small>(port work)</small>
|}
|}


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| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|Kirby TV Channel]]''
| style="text-align:left;"| ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|Kirby TV Channel]]''
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Wii]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Wii]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2012
| style="text-align:left;"| ''Wii U Chat'' <small>(Co-developed w/ [[Nintendo European Research & Development|NERD]] and [[Vidyo]])</small><ref>{{cite web|url=http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wiiu/wii-u-chat/0/0|title=Iwata Asks|work=nintendo.com}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Wii U]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
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|}
|}


==Notes==
{{Notelist}}
== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
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[[Category:American companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:American companies established in 1998]]
[[Category:Nintendo divisions and subsidiaries]]
[[Category:Nintendo divisions and subsidiaries|Software Technology]]
[[Category:First-party video game developers]]
[[Category:First-party video game developers]]
[[Category:Video game companies based in Washington (state)]]
[[Category:Video game companies based in Washington (state)]]

Latest revision as of 19:04, 31 December 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy datesTemplate:Use American English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nintendo Software Technology Corporation, doing business as Nintendo Software Technology (NST), is an American video game developer. NST was created by Nintendo as a first-party developer to create games for the North American market, though their games have also been released worldwide.[1] The company was founded by Minoru Arakawa, Claude Comair and Scott Tsumura in 1998 and is located inside of Nintendo of America's headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

NST has developed many games for Nintendo consoles, including the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series, Wave Race: Blue Storm, and Metroid Prime Hunters.

History

In 1988, Claude Comair founded DigiPen Corporation in Vancouver, British Columbia. Soon after, he partnered with Nintendo of America on a certification program in video game programming.[2] This partnership would help establish the DigiPen Institute of Technology as a private institute in Redmond. Washington. In 1998, DigiPen and Scott Tsumura's Big Bang Software were merged to form Nintendo Software Technology, consisting mostly of DigiPen personnel. Tsumura served as president and Comair was named chairman. NST was headquartered on DigiPen’s campus until 2010.[3]

NST's first game, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces, was released for the Game Boy Color in 2000 and was a sequel of Capcom's Bionic Commando. Its next game was a Game Boy Color port of action RPG Crystalis, followed by Ridge Racer 64 and Pokémon Puzzle League for the Nintendo 64.[3] The company then developed the multiplayer mode for 2001's Mario Kart: Super Circuit on the Game Boy Advance

Project H.A.M.M.E.R.

NST started developing Project H.A.M.M.E.R. for the Nintendo Wii in 2003, but several problems landed the project in 'development hell'.[3] By 2005, about 75% of the game was complete before concerns about the game's quality emerged. A large amount of funding was spent on cut-scenes early in development, and so when the project started to fall behind, senior staff didn't want to end it because of the capital already spent. The American developers suggested that the problem was the gameplay, however, the Japanese managers believed the problem was the environments.[4][5]

The game debuted at E3 2006, but never progressed further. It was later retooled into a more casual title called Wii Crush.[5] By 2009, Nintendo had fired the chief game designer and pulled funding on the title. Soon after, a large number of staff were made redundant.[4][6][7]

The logo for Nintendo Software Technology used from 2008-2024.
Main logo from 2008-2024

List of software developed

Year Title Platform(s)
2000 Bionic Commando: Elite Forces Game Boy Color
Ridge Racer 64Template:Efn Nintendo 64
Crystalis Game Boy Color
Pokémon Puzzle League Nintendo 64
2001 Wave Race: Blue Storm GameCube[3][8]
2003 Nintendo Puzzle Collection (Panel de Pon)
The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
1080° Avalanche
2004 Mario vs. Donkey Kong Game Boy Advance
Ridge Racer DS Nintendo DS[8]
2006 Metroid Prime Hunters
Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
2007 Sin and Punishment (English translation) Nintendo 64
(on Wii Virtual Console)
2008 Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Masterpiece Mode)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Wii
Crosswords DS (Co-developed w/ Nuevo Retro Games) Nintendo DS
2009 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again DSiWare[8]
2010 Aura-Aura Climber
Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem! Nintendo DS[8]
2012 Crosswords Plus Nintendo 3DS[8]
2013 Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
2015 Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars Wii U / Nintendo 3DS
2016 Mini Mario & Friends: Amiibo Challenge[9] Wii U / Nintendo 3DS[9]
Super Mario Maker for Nintendo 3DS Nintendo 3DS[1]
2017 Snipperclips - Cut it out, together! (development support) Nintendo Switch[1]
2018 Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (port work/dlc content) Nintendo 3DS / Nintendo Switch
2019 The Stretchers (development support) Nintendo Switch
2020 Good Job! (development support)
2021 Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury (co-development)[10]
2023 F-Zero 99
2024 Mario vs. Donkey Kong (remake)
2025 Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 (port work)

List of applications developed

Year Title Platform(s)
2006 Nintendo 64 Emulator Wii
2009 BBC iPlayer Channel Wii
Mario Calculator and Clock DSiWare
Animal Crossing Calculator and Clock DSiWare
2011 Kirby TV Channel Wii
2013 Wii Street U[11] Wii U

Cancelled games

Title Platform(s)
Project H.A.M.M.E.R. Wii

Notes

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References

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External links

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