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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''' (岩田聡) was the fourth president of [[Nintendo]], and the first Nintendo president not related to the previous presidents by blood or marriage. He had done a lot of work with the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and was responsible for its success. He was 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> He | '''Satoru Iwata''' (岩田聡) was the fourth president of [[Nintendo]], and the first Nintendo president not related to the previous presidents by blood or marriage. He had done a lot of work with the [[Nintendo GameCube|GameCube]] and was responsible for its success. He was 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> He died on July 11, 2015 of a bile duct growth<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf Notification of Death and Personnel Change of a Representative Director(President)] (July 13, 2015). Nintendo.jp. Retrieved July 13, 2-15.</ref>. | ||
[[File:WWMMSatoruIwata.png|thumb|left|Satoru's cameo in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''.]] | [[File:WWMMSatoruIwata.png|thumb|left|Satoru's cameo in ''WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!''.]] | ||