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Satoru Iwata (Japanese: 岩田 聡, Hepburn: Iwata Satoru, December 6, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer, video game designer, and producer. He was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015.
The history of Nintendo is from 1889 to the present, starting as a playing-card company to eventually becoming a multinational video game conglomerate. It has always remained headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. [1] Nintendo was founded in 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda playing cards.
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Jul 13, 2015 · Getty Images. Satoru Iwata, the global president of Nintendo, has died at 55, the Japanese gaming giant has announced. Iwata was named the fourth president in the company's 126-year history in...
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Jul 13, 2015 · 13 July 2015. AFP. Satoru Iwata was regarded as crucial to Nintendo's success. Japanese video game maker Nintendo has said its chief executive Satoru Iwata has died of cancer at the age of...
Jul 13, 2015 · Updated 6:41 AM PDT, July 13, 2015. TOKYO (AP) — Satoru Iwata, who led Japanese video game company Nintendo Co. through years of growth with its Pokemon and Super Mario franchises, has died after a lengthy illness, drawing a flood of emotional tributes from game fans and industry rivals, the company said Monday. He was 55.
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Hiroshi Yamauchi (山内溥, Yamauchi Hiroshi, 7 November 1927 – 19 September 2013) was a Japanese businessman and the third president of Nintendo, joining the company on 25 April 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, being subsequently succeeded by Satoru Iwata. During his 53-year tenure, Yamauchi transformed Nintendo from a hanafuda card ...
Jul 13, 2015 · Nintendo Global President Satoru Iwata has died, the Japanese company announced Monday. The company confirmed the news in a short statement (PDF) dated July 13, saying: "Nintendo Co., Ltd....
