4.1 Creating a Development Environment with Mastering Options

Mastering information determines which environments may be submitted to Nintendo for review. Nintendo Dev Interface (NDI) displays the types of mastering that are available for a foundation version when an environment is created. A date range is listed for each mastering option, determining when submissions of that type will be accepted. NDI also warns you when updating to a version without mastering information, if the development environment was installed with mastering information. 

To create an environment and determine mastering options, follow these steps.

  1. Start NDI and click Dev Environments.

  2. Click Create My Own

    If there is already an environment on your system, before clicking Create My Own, click New Environment above the environment list on the left of the screen.

  3. Click Install To Disk.

  4. If not already logged in to NDI, a dialog box is displayed requesting that you to log in to your account. Before continuing further, from the Server drop-down list box, select Nintendo Developer Portal and enter the Nintendo Developer ID that you use to access the Nintendo Developer Portal.

  5. Click Connect.

After completing the log in process, follow these steps.

  1. Select which Platform to develop for and a Tool Set (these are standalone options that can be installed instead of the standard SDK, such as documentation). After making your selections, click Next to continue.
  2. Select the version of the Foundation software to install. An information icon () located on the left of a version, indicates that it contains mastering information. To view mastering information, click the information icon. 
    • The Master Submission Information dialog displays timing information for each type of submission and any additional mastering notes for the selected version. The listed dates indicate when Nintendo will accept submissions of that type for consideration.



  3. On the choose location screen, enter the directory on the system where the environment will be installed to. Ensure there is enough storage space to hold the current software and to expand in case of future updates. Click Next to continue.
  4. On the configuration screen, alongside the Foundation software, you can select bundles that contain additional sets of software to install. After all selections are made, click Next.

After software selection, follow these steps to complete installation.

  1. A summary of the software to be installed is displayed, including the total size of the files to be downloaded. Click Install to start the download and installation process.



  2. After the installation has completed, click Finish.



  3. NDI returns to the Dev Environments list and displays the new environment.

 


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