Satoru Iwata, Japanese game programmer and businessman (born 1959)

Satoru Iwata

Japanese video game executive (1959–2015)

Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and producer. Beginning in 2002, he was the fourth president of Nintendo, as well as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo of America from 2013 until his death in 2015. Iwata was a major contributor in…