Topic: Tagging HAL Laboratory and its properties

Posted under Tag Alias and Implication Suggestions

The bulk update request #5671 is pending approval.

create alias dog_eggs_(hal) (0) -> inutamago (3)
create alias halken (0) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create alias hal_lab (0) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication boxboy! (4) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication earthbound_(series) (884) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication eggerland (1) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication inutamago (3) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication kirby_(series) (5579) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication part_time_ufo (16) -> hal_laboratory (1)
create implication pokemon_snap (171) -> hal_laboratory (1)

Reason: Suggesting creating a HAL Laboratory tag to parent the properties of HAL Laboratory, Inc. (AKA "HAL Lab" or "HALKEN") to. This includes: the Kirby (1992–) and EarthBound (1989–2006) series, the original Pokémon Snap (1999) and Pokémon Ranger (2006) spinoffs, and a few other original titles.

I've haven't included Super Smash Bros. (1999–) series in this request because HAL only developed the first three game. The forums can argue whether to imply it or not once this BUR gets approved (if it does). "Cross that bridge when we get to it."

Also preemptively creating a requesting an implication through the tag for HAL's mascot, Inutamago ("Dog Eggs"). and implying it. If she were to be tagged solo, she wouldn't fall under any of the already existing copyright tags.

  • Edit 2: Removed picross (thought it was a HAL property, sorry) and pokemon ranger (has sequels dev'd only by Creature Inc. aliased to it) from the request. Keeping pokemon snap for now as the Bandai-made sequel is tagged separately as new pokemon snap.

Updated

Only the first Pokemon Snap was developed by HAL Laboratory, the second was developed by Bandai Namco. Also, picross is another term for nonogram (and in the realm of video games, a number of Picross titles have been made by different developers).

is Picross even a HAL thing? I thought that was a Nintendo brand.

also, only the first Pokémon Rangers was HAL and only two out of the three EB/Mother series games has any HAL influence.

Updated

hal labs has only made the picross 3d series, the rest were done almost exclusivly by jupiter, since at least 1995's mario's picross and up to today with the picross s series

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Corporation

either way, is picross a copywriten title? i just though that's what the genre of puzzle was called generically until looking up the devs of the nintendo picross games lead me to the name "nonogram", and taking a glance at nintendo's store page for one of the picross s titles just gives me a trademark for "Jupiter Picross" and not plane jane, no nonsence, picross:

© 2017 Jupiter Picross is a trademark of Nintendo.

so i think picross as it is now should just be aliased to nonogram and switched to a general tag instead of a trademark

watsit said:
Only the first Pokemon Snap was developed by HAL Laboratory, the second was developed by Bandai Namco.

sipothac said:
also, only the first Pokémon Rangers was HAL and only two out of the three EB/Mother series games has any HAL influence.

dripen_arn said:
hal labs has only made the picross 3d series, the rest were done almost exclusivly by jupiter

Copyright tags definitely should only imply the entity that definitively owns them, not every individual studio that's ever touched the franchise

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