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Nintendo Plans $142 Million New R&D Facility

Nintendo acquired a new 40,000 square meter property in Japan –- which it plans to turn into a new research & development headquarters for software and hardware. The company’s two existing R&D facilities will combine their efforts at the new site.

David Jenkins, Blogger

February 11, 2009

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Nintendo acquired a new 40,000 square meter property in Kyoto, Japan –- which it plans to turn into a new research & development headquarters for software and hardware. Nintendo acquired the new site, which is near its existing headquarters, for ¥12.8 billion ($141.9m). The move appears to be aimed at consolidating the R&D departments at two different facilities to improve team communication, according to a Nikkei Net report translated by consumer site GameSpot. However, no timeline has been given for the move, and it's unclear how the new facility's total capacity will compare to current arrangements. When asked about plans for new hardware, Nintendo replied that it's constantly working on new R&D projects, no matter the current age or status of existing tech.

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David Jenkins

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David Jenkins ([email protected]) is a freelance writer and journalist working in the UK. As well as being a regular news contributor to Gamasutra.com, he also writes for newsstand magazines Cube, Games TM and Edge, in addition to working for companies including BBC Worldwide, Disney, Amazon and Telewest.

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