HAL Laboratory
Independent Japanese game developer founded 1980, best known for Kirby series and Super Smash Bros. HQ Chiyoda, Tokyo (2016–present), with development studio in Kofu, Yamanashi. Despite close second-party partnership with Nintendo since 1980s and shared ownership of Warpstar until 2025, HAL is not a Nintendo subsidiary.
- Type: Developer · Buyer
- Headquarters: Japan
- Activity taxonomy (by shipped credits): Development, QA and testing services, Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services, Game development and engineering
- Credited games in the group: 11
Group structure
- TEAM TANDS+ (Developer)
- HAL Egg (Developer)
Partners proven by shipped credits
- Nintendo — Publishing, 10 shared credits, 2018–2025
- Mario Club — QA and testing services, 8 shared credits, 2018–2022
- VANPOOL Inc. — Development, 4 shared credits, 2019–2023
- Nintendo of America — QA and testing services, 3 shared credits, 2019–2022
- Digital Hearts — QA and testing services, 3 shared credits, 2019–2022
- D.A.G — Trailers, cinematics and cut-scenes Production services, 3 shared credits, 2018–2022
- Good-Feel — collaboration, 2 shared credits, 2019–2022
- Tencent Holdings — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Eighting Co., Ltd. — Game development and engineering, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- GRDRIVE — collaboration, 1 shared credits, 2022–2022
- Bandai Namco Entertainment — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Bandai Namco Studios — Development, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Shanghai Electronic Publish — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Bandai Namco Entertainment America — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe — Publishing, 1 shared credits, 2018–2018
Source: Games Atlas (gamesatlas.app), based on MobyGames credits and Games Atlas analysis. Games Atlas does not estimate revenue or report the performance of individual games. Profile: https://gamesatlas.app/companies/hal-laboratory