What is Nintendo Research & Development 1?
{{Infobox company | name = Nintendo Research & Development No. 1 Department | logo = Nintendo red logo.svg | logo_size = | logo_alt = Nintendo logo, in red. | logo_caption = Nintendo logo, used during R&D1's existence | image = Nintendo Kyoto Research Center (Former headquarters) - panoramio.jpg | image_size = | image_alt = Exterior of the former Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto, Japan. | image_caption = Exterior of the former Nintendo headquarters in [[Kyoto, Japan]], which housed the department | native_name = 任天堂開発第一部 | native_name_lang = ja | romanized_name = Nintendō Kaihatsu Daiichi Bu | former_name = Nintendo Research & Development | type = Department | industry = [[Video game industry|Video games]] | genre = {{Unbulleted list | [[Video game development]] | [[Video game console]] development }} | fate = {{Unbulleted list | '''1996''': Spun-off to [[Nintendo Research & Engineering]] | '''2004''': Merged with [[Nintendo R&D2]] }} | predecessor = | successor = [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development]] | founded = {{start date and age|1970}} | founder = [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] | defunct = {{End date and age|2004}} | hq_location_city = Kyoto | hq_location_country = Japan | owner = [[Nintendo]] | num_employees = 100+ | num_employees_year = <!-- Year of num_employees data (if known) --> | parent = [[Nintendo Manufacturing Division]] | divisions = }}'''Nintendo Research & Development 1''', also known as '''Nintendo R&D1''', was a division of [[Nintendo]]. They were responsible for the [[Metroid (series)|''Metroid'' series]] and the [[Wario (series)|''WarioWare'' series]], among others. They were merged with [[Nintendo Research & Development 2|Nintendo R&D2]] in 2004. {{video-game-stub}} [[Category:Nintendo]]