Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has passed away

Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, has passed away. The company said in an official document that his death came about due to a bile duct growth, which he had been previously treated for.

Here’s a look at the notice in full:



Satoru Iwata started his gaming career when he joined HAL Laboratory following his graduation from university. He became the company’s president in 1993. Iwata became a part of Nintendo in 2000, and took over as president in 2002.

Iwata has regularly appeared in Nintendo Direct presentations to provide updates directly to fans over the past few years. He was also in charge of the Iwata Asks interview series, which provided interesting looks into the development of Nintendo games.

Source: Nintendo Everything

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It's a sad day and I hope that the company can get someone to replace him quickly. The company is bound to lose a lot of money from it's share price dropping after this news, and hopefully the person that will replace him will steer the company in the right direction

Yeah, saw a news clip about it this morning. Was surprised that I actually felt a bit sad...

Wow sad stuff... :/

A sad day for the gaming industry indeed

Saw tweets, but had no idea who he was until I Googled him.
R.I.P. dear sir. He was not even that old according to Wiki, but I know it was due to illness.

Quite sad hope the Pokemon games and Mario games all run smoothly will be playing a game in dedication for him RIP.

8sh said:

Saw tweets, but had no idea who he was until I Googled him.
R.I.P. dear sir. He was not even that old according to Wiki, but I know it was due to illness.

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Yep he sadly had cancer.