Satoru Iwata
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese programmer and businessman best known for his work at Nintendo as president and CEO from 24th May 2002 – 11th July 2015. Prior to Nintendo, he worked for HAL and is best known for his programming genius aiding with the development of Pokémon Gold & Silver and Pokemon Stadium.
He passed away on 11th July 2015.
Satoru Iwata News
Nintendo’s Kirby is officially 30-years-old today
The pink puffball made his debut on April 27, 1992
Nintendo and HAL struggled to make a mainline 3D Kirby game for around 20 years
A new interview reveals the lengthy process behind getting Kirby "ready for 3D"
Todd Howard to present Phil Spencer with D.I.C.E. Lifetime Achievement Award
Spencer joins names like the late Satoru Iwata as recipients of the award
GameCube at 20: Nintendo insiders on the failed console that changed the industry
Engineers, marketing bosses and game developers share their memories of Nintendo's bold purple box
Nintendo has revived its developer interview series
First interview focuses on Game Builder Garage
Nintendo is still influenced by Yamauchi and Iwata, says president
Furukawa says the company maintains ‘continuity’ with former leaders’ philosophies
The Iwata Asks interviews book is being released in English this April
Tribute to the late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata launched in Japan in 2019
Nintendo could continuously iterate Switch ‘like iPhone’, investment firms predict
Switch could be the company's first console that lasts "effectively forever”
Nintendo files patent for ‘quality of life’ invention
Technology would measure and gamify health information
Former Animal Crossing co-director starts teaching career
Isao Moro teaches children how to program