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{{quote|On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.|Satoru Iwata}} | {{quote|On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.|Satoru Iwata}} | ||
'''Satoru Iwata''' ( | '''Satoru Iwata''' (岩田聡) is the fourth president of [[Nintendo]], and the first Nintendo president not related to the previous presidents by blood or marriage. He has done a lot of work with the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and is responsible for its success. He is also the executive producer of many games and a previous employee of [[HAL Laboratory]]. In April 2013, he replaced Tatsumi Kimishima as [[wikipedia:Chief executive officer|CEO]] of Nintendo of America.<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/191105/Satoru_Iwata_named_Nintendo_of_America_CEO.php Satoru Iwata named Nintendo of America CEO]</ref> | ||
[[File:WWMMSatoruIwata.png|thumb|left|Satoru's cameo in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''.]] | [[File:WWMMSatoruIwata.png|thumb|left|Satoru's cameo in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''.]] | ||
Revision as of 21:18, July 8, 2013
- “On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”
- —Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata (岩田聡) is the fourth president of Nintendo, and the first Nintendo president not related to the previous presidents by blood or marriage. He has done a lot of work with the GameCube and is responsible for its success. He is also the executive producer of many games and a previous employee of HAL Laboratory. In April 2013, he replaced Tatsumi Kimishima as CEO of Nintendo of America.[1]
He makes cameos in a number of Nintendo games, but the most notable appearances were in WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!, where he appeared on Wario's TV, and in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where he (under the name Shop Manager Iwata) was the owner of a video game store and sold 18-Volt a Game & Watch for 9-Volt.
Gallery
Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto together, holding their Wii Remotes.
Satoru's cameo in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.
Satoru Iwata (left) along with Shigeru Miyamoto (right) running away from Bowser in the promotional trailer of the Nintendo 3DS at E3 2010.
Satoru Iwata holding the prototype of the Wii U GamePad.
