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'''Satoru Iwata''' (Japanese: '''{{j|岩田聡}}''', December 6, 1959 — July 11, 2015) is the former president and CEO of [[Nintendo]] and [[Nintendo of America]].
'''Satoru Iwata''' (Japanese: '''{{j|岩田聡}}''', December 6, 1959 — July 11, 2015) was the president and CEO of [[Nintendo]] and [[Nintendo of America]].


Iwata's involvement with Pokémon began with the development of the first {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}} game. He was still the president of [[HAL Laboratory]] at the time, and helped Nintendo with various projects. He served as a producer for each of the Pokémon Stadium games, and as a director for the original [[Super Smash Bros.]]
Iwata's involvement with Pokémon began with the development of the first {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}} game. He was still the president of [[HAL Laboratory]] at the time, and helped Nintendo with various projects. He served as a producer for each of the Pokémon Stadium games, and as a director for the original [[Super Smash Bros.]]
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On January 8th, 2013, Iwata appeared on a [[Nintendo Direct]] broadcast to reveal {{g|X and Y}}.
On January 8th, 2013, Iwata appeared on a [[Nintendo Direct]] broadcast to reveal {{g|X and Y}}.


It was announced on July 13, 2015 that Iwata had passed away two days prior due to growth of a {{wp|Cholangiocarcinoma|bile duct tumor}}. In his place, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Genyo Takeda]] are serving as Representative Directors of Nintendo together.<ref name="R.I.P.-J">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713.pdf Nintendo's Corporate Press Release] (Japanese)</ref><ref name="R.I.P.-E">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf Nintendo's Corporate Press Release] (English)</ref>
It was announced on July 13, 2015 that Iwata had passed away two days prior due to growth of a {{wp|Cholangiocarcinoma|bile duct tumor}}. [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Genyo Takeda]] temporarily served as Representative Directors of Nintendo together.<ref name="R.I.P.-J">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713.pdf Nintendo's Corporate Press Release] (Japanese)</ref><ref name="R.I.P.-E">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf Nintendo's Corporate Press Release] (English)</ref>  
 
In September 2015, [[Tatsumi Kimishima]] took over as the fifth President of Nintendo.


==Pokémon game credits==
==Pokémon game credits==
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* [[Pokémon Dream Radar]]
* [[Pokémon Dream Radar]]
* [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]
* [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]
* [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]]


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:43, 26 January 2016

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Satoru Iwata (Japanese: 岩田聡, December 6, 1959 — July 11, 2015) was the president and CEO of Nintendo and Nintendo of America.

Iwata's involvement with Pokémon began with the development of the first Pokémon Stadium game. He was still the president of HAL Laboratory at the time, and helped Nintendo with various projects. He served as a producer for each of the Pokémon Stadium games, and as a director for the original Super Smash Bros.

In June 2000, Satoru Iwata was appointed as director of Nintendo.[1][2] In May 2002, he was promoted to president and Representative Director after the retirement of Hiroshi Yamauchi.[1][2] He also became CEO of Nintendo of America in June 2013.[1][2]

On January 8th, 2013, Iwata appeared on a Nintendo Direct broadcast to reveal Pokémon X and Y.

It was announced on July 13, 2015 that Iwata had passed away two days prior due to growth of a bile duct tumor. Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda temporarily served as Representative Directors of Nintendo together.[1][2]

In September 2015, Tatsumi Kimishima took over as the fifth President of Nintendo.

Pokémon game credits

Producer

Special Thanks

Executive Producer

References

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