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===Working with Nintendo=== | ===Working with Nintendo=== | ||
− | HAL's first job from Nintendo wasn't one of their own jobs. They were told to fix [[Pinball]]. The game was released in 1984. Their next collaboration came in the form of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' in 1992. The game sold well enough that HAL was allowed to develop an NES version, ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. | + | HAL's first job from Nintendo wasn't one of their own jobs. They were told to fix [[NES Pinball]]. The game was released in 1984. Their next collaboration came in the form of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' in 1992. The game sold well enough that HAL was allowed to develop an NES version, ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. |
Since they had come into some money, HAL decided to expand into a bigger building. Unfortunately, they had overestimated how well their games would sell and soon found themselves with a debt of 5 million yen. With all other choices exhausted, they turned to Nintendo. Nintendo agreed to fund them, on the condition that they develop only for Nintendo. Nintendo also appointed Satoru Iwata president of HAL. His success with HAL would later be a factor in him becoming president of Nintendo. | Since they had come into some money, HAL decided to expand into a bigger building. Unfortunately, they had overestimated how well their games would sell and soon found themselves with a debt of 5 million yen. With all other choices exhausted, they turned to Nintendo. Nintendo agreed to fund them, on the condition that they develop only for Nintendo. Nintendo also appointed Satoru Iwata president of HAL. His success with HAL would later be a factor in him becoming president of Nintendo. |