HAL Laboratory, Inc.

HAL redirects here. For character of the day from Beg, Burrow and Steal, see Hal (AG106).

HAL Laboratory, Inc. 株式会社ハル研究所
HAL Laboratory logo
Founded	February 21, 1980
Headquarters	Kanda Square, 2-2-1 Kandanishiki-cho, Chiyoda, Tokyo
Type	Private
Industry	Video games
Website Worldwide: hallab.co.jp

HAL Laboratory, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ハル研究所) is a video game developer that was founded on February 21, 1980. Its current CEO is Masayoshi Tanimura, and its current president and COO is Satoshi Mitsuhara.

Satoru Iwata was one of its former presidents, who later went on to become president of Nintendo until his death in 2015.

The company has been involved in large projects such as the Kirby, EarthBound, and Super Smash Bros. series. It employs around 106 employees and has made games for many Nintendo consoles.

Pokémon projects

Chronologically, the Pokémon-related projects HAL Laboratory was credited in are the following:

• Super Smash Bros.
• Pokémon Snap
• Pokémon Pinball
• Pokémon Gotta Catch the Sound!
• Super Smash Bros. Melee
• Pokémon Channel
• Pokémon Colosseum
• Pokémon Ranger
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• New Pokémon Snap

Peripherals

• e-Reader

External links

• Official website
• HAL Laboratory on Wikipedia
• HAL Laboratory on NintendoWiki
• HAL Laboratory on WiKirby

This article is part of Project Mass Media, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on official Pokémon publishing, broadcasting, communications, and other media.