Nintendo EPD
Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development (abbreviated as Nintendo EPD) is one of Nintendo's current internal software divisions. Created in 2015 following the consolidation of Nintendo EAD and Nintendo SPD, it is split into eleven different groups and focuses on the creation of first-party Nintendo titles.[1]
Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 is dedicated entirely to the production of games in The Legend of Zelda series, with Hidemaro Fujibayashi serving as project lead, Daiki Iwamoto and Makoto Miyanaga as group managers, and Eiji Aonuma as producer.
The Legend of Zelda Games
Developed
The following is a list of The Legend of Zelda games primarily developed by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3.
| Game | |
|---|---|
| System(s) | |
| Release date | October 22, 2015 |
| Notes | Co-developed with Grezzo |
| Game | |
| System(s) | |
| Release date | March 3, 2017 |
| Notes | Additional support provided by Monolith Soft |
| Game | |
| System(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release date | May 12, 2023 |
| Notes | Additional support provided by Monolith Soft |
| Game | System(s) | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
October 22, 2015 | Co-developed with Grezzo | ||
March 3, 2017 | Additional support provided by Monolith Soft | ||
Nintendo Switch | May 12, 2023 | Additional support provided by Monolith Soft |
Supervised
The following is a list of The Legend of Zelda games Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 supervised and provided additional support for.[citation needed]
| Game | |
|---|---|
| System(s) | Wii U |
| Release date | March 4, 2016 |
| Notes | Supervision and additional support for Tantalus Media |
| Game | Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch |
| System(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release date | September 20, 2019 |
| Notes | Supervision and additional support for Grezzo |
| Game | |
| System(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release date | November 20, 2020 |
| Notes | Scenario, supervision, and additional support for Omega Force |
| Game | |
| System(s) | Nintendo Switch |
| Release date | July 16, 2021 |
| Notes | Supervision and additional support for Tantalus Media |
| Game | System(s) | Release date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Wii U | March 4, 2016 | Supervision and additional support for Tantalus Media | |
Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch | Nintendo Switch | September 20, 2019 | Supervision and additional support for Grezzo |
Nintendo Switch | November 20, 2020 | Scenario, supervision, and additional support for Omega Force | |
Nintendo Switch | July 16, 2021 | Supervision and additional support for Tantalus Media |
Nomenclature
 Names in Other Regions 
| ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | |
 |
Japanese | 任天堂企画制作本部 (Nintendō Kikaku Seisaku Honbu) |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Takuya Yoshimura, Notice Regarding Personnel Change of a Representative Director and Role Changes of Directors , www.nintendo.co.jp, published September 14, 2015, retrieved October 5, 2022.