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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* Often believed to be derived from the [[Wikipedia:HAL 9000|HAL 9000]] computer in the novel and film ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', an interview with Iwata reveals its names is a pun of the [[Wikipedia:IBM|IBM | * Often believed to be derived from the [[Wikipedia:HAL 9000|HAL 9000]] computer in the novel and film ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]]'', an interview with Iwata reveals its names is a pun of the [[Wikipedia:IBM|IBM company]], Iwata joking each letter puts them a step ahead of IBM. The joke is because the letters H, A and L (used in HAL) come ''before'' the letters I, B and M (used in IBM, respectively.<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2012/11/iwata_explains_where_the_name_hal_laboratory_came_from</ref>. | ||
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