Nintendo Planning to Restructure Hardware Divisions
Could help with current and next-gen initiatives.
Nintendo is getting ready to combine its internal handheld and home console R&D teams in an attempt to create more synergy between devices such as the 3DS and Wii U, according to a new report.
Nikkei's story today could mark the beginnings of an organisational restructuring not seen since 2004. Some 130 employees from the company's console development team will join 150 handheld division staff to create a single hardware department. A new building to house them in, set next to Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters, is currently under construction and will be completed by the end of the year.
"The two teams will eventually be integrated and the segment will be organized by function, such as circuits, mechanisms and design," claims a translation of the report.
"Game system development projects are becoming larger and taking longer to complete as the machines become more advanced. Nintendo apparently has its sights set on speeding up these projects by sharing development processes for consoles and handheld devices where possible and by reassigning personnel depending on the situation.
"It sees interactions between engineers as a potential hotbed of new ideas."
Via IGN
Nikkei's story today could mark the beginnings of an organisational restructuring not seen since 2004. Some 130 employees from the company's console development team will join 150 handheld division staff to create a single hardware department. A new building to house them in, set next to Nintendo's Kyoto headquarters, is currently under construction and will be completed by the end of the year.
"The two teams will eventually be integrated and the segment will be organized by function, such as circuits, mechanisms and design," claims a translation of the report.
"Game system development projects are becoming larger and taking longer to complete as the machines become more advanced. Nintendo apparently has its sights set on speeding up these projects by sharing development processes for consoles and handheld devices where possible and by reassigning personnel depending on the situation.
"It sees interactions between engineers as a potential hotbed of new ideas."
Via IGN
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