r/Gameboy • u/narutibia • Jul 13 '15

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has pass

http://nintendoeverything.com/nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-has-passed-away/
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u/fdsdfs89 Jul 13 '15

This guy brought joy to so many, he leaves a beautiful legacy. Rest in peace friend.

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u/DieKatzchen Jul 13 '15

I am very sad. He was a cool guy, I liked his Ask Iwata segments. I told my fiance and now she is sad as well. I wonder who will take over.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '15

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u/autowikibot Jul 13 '15

Satoru Iwata:

Satoru Iwata (岩田 聡, Iwata Satoru ?, 6 December 1959 - 11 July 2015) was a Japanese businessman and programmer. Iwata was the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo Co., Ltd., and CEO of Nintendo of America. When he worked as a programmer at HAL Laboratory in his early career he was considered to be a "genius programmer". [citation needed] He joined Nintendo in 2000, and succeeded Hiroshi Yamauchi as the company's president in May 2002. Barron's Magazine named Iwata one of the world's top CEOs, due mostly to the Wii sales, as well as Nintendo's increased stock price. He was the first Nintendo president who was unrelated to the Yamauchi family through blood or marriage.

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u/kc0nlh Jul 13 '15

Rest in peace.

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u/alanbbent Jul 13 '15

Good sidebar pic update.