HAL Laboratory, Inc.
HAL Laboratory, Inc. is a company that makes video games
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Many prominent things have transpired at HAL Laboratory. They are credited with the creation and development of most Kirby and Super Smash Bros. games. In addition, Satoru Iwata, the current president of Nintendo, used to be the president of HAL Laboratory. Before founding Sora, Ltd., Masahiro Sakurai (creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros.) worked at HAL Laboratory.
HAL Laboratory, Inc. is a second-party developer for Nintendo. Its most famous games include those in the Kirby series, as well as the Super Smash Bros. series.
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HAL Laboratory, Inc. is a second party development studio for Nintendo. Founded on February 21, 1980 in Tokyo, Japan, HAL Laboratory has created games for many consoles and computers, including the Commodore 64, MSX, NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, GameCube, Wii, and Nintendo DS. Their name was a reference to the HAL 9000 computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, but some of their games used the name HALKEN or even HAL America.Many prominent things have transpired at HAL Laboratory. They are credited with the creation and development of most Kirby and Super Smash Bros. games. In addition, Satoru Iwata, the current president of Nintendo, used to be the president of HAL Laboratory. Before founding Sora, Ltd., Masahiro Sakurai (creator of Kirby and Super Smash Bros.) worked at HAL Laboratory.
| Company Name | HAL Laboratory, Inc. |
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| City | Tokyo |
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| Country | Japan |
| Website | http://www.hallab.co.jp/ |
| Contact Email | webmaster@hallab.co.jp |
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| Date Founded | Feb. 21, 1980 |
| Count of Games Published | 20 |
| Count of Games Developed | 60 |
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Kirby first in Kirby's Dream Land |
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King Dedede first in Kirby's Adventure |
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Kracko |
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Whispy Woods first in Kirby's Dream Land |
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Lala first in The Adventures of Lolo |
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Lolo first in The Adventures of Lolo |
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Poppy Bros. Jr first in Kirby's Dream Land |
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Meta Knight first in Kirby's Adventure |
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Squishy |
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Pikachu first in Pokémon Red/Blue |
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