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. 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. 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.
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.
The game debuted at E3 2006, but never progressed further. It was later retooled into a more casual title called Wii Crush.
thumb|alt=The logo for Nintendo Software Technology used from 2008-2024.|Main logo from 2008-2024
List of software developed
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! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
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| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | 2000
| style="text-align:left;"| Bionic Commando: Elite Forces
| style="text-align:center;"| Game Boy Color
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| style="text-align:left;"| Ridge Racer 64
| style="text-align:center;"| Nintendo 64
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Crystalis
| style="text-align:center;"| Game Boy Color
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Pokémon Puzzle League
| style="text-align:center;"| Nintendo 64
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2001
| style="text-align:left;"| Wave Race: Blue Storm
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;" | GameCube
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2003
| style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo Puzzle Collection <small>(Panel de Pon)</small>
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 1080° Avalanche
|-
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | 2004
| style="text-align:left;"| Mario vs. Donkey Kong
| style="text-align:center;"| Game Boy Advance
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Ridge Racer DS
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | Nintendo DS
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii U / Nintendo 3DS
|-
|2023
|F-Zero 99
|-
|2024
|Mario vs. Donkey Kong <small>(remake)</small>
|-
|2025
|Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 <small>(port development)</small>
|}
List of applications developed
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! Year
! Title
! Platform(s)
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2006
| style="text-align:left;"| Nintendo 64 Emulator
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii
|-
| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" | 2009
| style="text-align:left;"| BBC iPlayer Channel
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Mario Calculator and Clock
| style="text-align:center;"| DSiWare
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Animal Crossing Calculator and Clock
| style="text-align:center;"| DSiWare
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011
| style="text-align:left;"| Kirby TV Channel
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| style="text-align:left;"| Wii Street U
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii U
|}
Cancelled games
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! Title
! Platform(s)
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| style="text-align:left;"| Project H.A.M.M.E.R.
| style="text-align:center;"| Wii
|}
Notes
References
External links
- Official Site
- A group interview with NST about 1080º Avalanche
- Two-part interview with Shigeki Yamashiro, producer of 1080º Avalanche, and Vivek Melwani, lead game designer and director