HAL Laboratory

Template:Company-infobox HAL Laboratory (HAL Labs for short), 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 Laboratory is Satoru Iwata, the current president of Nintendo. HAL Laboratory is now similar to Intelligent Systems, in that they are a branch of Nintendo and create video games only for Nintendo. Until the NES was released, HAL Laboratory released games for a computer called the MSX, which was rarely seen in the UK and USA.

HAL Laboratory is a game developer. Among their many creations are the Kirby series and Super Smash Bros. series. Additionally, the Halberd is named after HAL Laboratory.

Notable Employees

These include current and past employees.

• Satoru Iwata (Moved to Nintendo)
• Masahiro Sakurai (Moved to Sora Ltd.)

Trivia

The television set with the name "HAL Laboratory" on it in Super Smash Bros. Melee (click for bigger view).

• In Super Smash Bros. Melee, if the player selects their trophy collection and zooms in close enough, the television set to the right reads "HAL Laboratory" on it.