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|image = [[File:Satoru Iwata with 3DS.jpg|200px|center]]<br/>Satoru Iwata with the 3DS | |image = [[File:Satoru Iwata with 3DS.jpg|200px|center]]<br/>Satoru Iwata with the 3DS | ||
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'''Satoru Iwata''' | '''Satoru Iwata''' was the fourth president of [[Nintendo]], having taken over the job from the third president [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] in May of 2002. Since his rise to Presidency of Nintendo, he was credited with the success of many of Nintendo's latest creations and the games for them including the [[Nintendo Wii|Wii]], the [[Nintendo DS|DS]], the [[Nintendo 3DS|3DS]], the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]], and the [[Nintendo Wii U|Wii U]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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After that he went to Nintendo in 2000, to become the head of Nintendo's Corporate Planning Division, where he worked on all of Nintendo's global affairs. Finally in 2002, he took over the job of Nintendo's president from Hiroshi Yamauchi, becoming the fourth president in the company's history. | After that he went to Nintendo in 2000, to become the head of Nintendo's Corporate Planning Division, where he worked on all of Nintendo's global affairs. Finally in 2002, he took over the job of Nintendo's president from Hiroshi Yamauchi, becoming the fourth president in the company's history. | ||
In 2014, Iwata was unable to attend [[E3]] due to health problems.{{Unsourced}} A bile duct growth led to his death on July 11th, 2015 at age 55.{{Ref|http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Satoru Iwata]] | *[[Satoru Iwata]] was the first president of [[Nintendo]] to not be a family member of the previous three presidents by blood or marriage. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Satoru Iwata with Wii U.jpg|Satoru Iwata showing off the Wii U | File:Satoru Iwata with Wii U.jpg|Satoru Iwata showing off the Wii U | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
{{References}} | |||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||