Iwata Asks Reveals New Super Mario Bros. U Took Three Years To Develop

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blackstarr said:

3 years does seem like a long time, but I'm guessing it was a smaller team.

I don't know how development at Nintendo works. Do they have an "AAA" team like Namco-Bandai does? Or AAA synonymous with Miyamoto/Aonuma or something?

Yeah, kind of. You can see what games each team makes here: link

They all appear to be quite talented in my opinion.

My favorites are the guys who made the awesome Donkey Kong Jungle Beat and the GOD-like Super Mario Galaxy, and the guys who made Zelda: TP :D

EDIT: Ninja'd (kinda)