HAL Laboratory
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| HAL Laboratory | |
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| Founded | February 21, 1980 |
| First Mario Game | Super Smash Bros. |
| Latest Mario Game | Super Smash Bros. Melee |
HAL Laboratory, originally a small group of friends who shared the desire to create games, has now grown to a respectable size. Among the small group who created HAL Labs was Satoru Iwata, the current president of Nintendo of Japan. HAL is now similar to Intelligent Systems, in that they are a branch of Nintendo and create video games only for Nintendo.
HAL Labs is a game developer. Among their many creations are the Kirby Series, and the Super Smash Bros. series. Additionally, the Halberd is named after HAL Laboratory.
[edit] Notable Employees
These include current and past employees.
- Satoru Iwata (Moved to Nintendo)
- Masahiro Sakurai (Moved to Sora Ltd.)
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