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In June 2014, a tumor in Iwata's bile duct was discovered during a routine physical exam. It was removed, and Iwata returned to work in October of that year. The problem resurfaced in 2015, and Iwata died at the age of 55 from its complications on July 11.
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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...
Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of video game giant Nintendo, died on Saturday at the age of 55 from a bile duct growth, the company announced on Sunday. The growth in Iwata’s bile duct...
Jul 13, 2015 · 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 2002, and...
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Satoru Iwata Hypes Up the Nintendo DS and Teases the Wii in Newly Resurfaced Interview
Satoru Iwata, who served as Nintendo's president from 2002 to 2015, notably didn't do many interviews outside of Nintendo's own press releases. Yesterday, Adam Doree (Disclaimer: Doree is an ...
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Lost Interview With Satoru Iwata Has Been Remastered And Published - Gameranx
Satoru Iwata was a former President of Nintendo, and a formerly unreleased video of him has been posted online!
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Jul 13, 2015 · July 13, 2015. Satoru Iwata, who as chief executive of Nintendo oversaw the introduction of gaming systems such as the Nintendo DS and the Wii, died on Saturday in Kyoto, Japan. He was 55....
Jul 12, 2015 · Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, who led the Japanese game-maker back to ascendancy in the early 2000s with the Wii console, died Saturday at the age of 55. The cause was bile-duct cancer,...
Jul 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. It said Iwata died Saturday of a bile duct tumor.