Nintendo has just issued a short statement announcing that president Satoru Iwata has passed away at the age of 55.
Satoru Iwata #ThankYouIwata pic.twitter.com/XfeR7iYowA. — @E3. Iwata was named president of Nintendo in 2002, leading its development of the hit Wii console and DS handheld, but before that, he was an accomplished game programmer. The company
You've almost certainly read about this by now, but I had to get something else out. As I say in this cast, for some reason we just feel like we have to say something, right? We give speeches at funerals and stuff, not so much for the departed, but
By some measures, Satoru Iwata was the most successful video game creator to have ever lived: a kid who played Pong; a young man who started a development studio with friends; and eventually at 42, the CEO of the most
What Satoru Iwata Did for Nintendo. 7/13/2015 7:27AM. Nintendo's president, who died of cancer over the weekend, leaves behind a mixed legacy at the Japanese gaming giant. We look back at some highlights from his career at Nintendo. Photo: Reuters.