Satoru Iwata

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Birth Name: Satoru Iwata

Born: 6 December 1959 Died: 11 July 2015

Country of origin: Japan

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Kayoko Iwata

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Description: Satoru Iwata (Sapporo, Japan, 1959 – Kyoto, Japan, 2015) was a Japanese game programmer, business executive, and the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo. He began his career as a game programmer at HAL Laboratory, where he contributed to iconic franchises such as Kirby, EarthBound, and Super Smash Bros. Known for his exceptional coding talent and deep technical expertise, he joined Nintendo in 2000 as head of corporate planning and succeeded Hiroshi Yamauchi as Nintendo's president in 2002. Under his leadership, Nintendo experienced a major turnaround by focusing on broad-audience appeal, introducing game-changing hardw ... (more)

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