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Satoru Iwata facts for kids
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Iwata.
Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a Japanese businessman. He was the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo.
On July 11, 2015, Iwata died of bile duct cancer at age 55.
Early life
Iwata was born and raised in Sapporo, Japan on December 6, 1959. His father was a municipal mayor.
Iwata expressed interest in the creation of video games early on and during his high school years, began producing electronic games at his home. The several simple number games Iwata produced made use of an electronic calculator he shared with his schoolmates. Following high school, Iwata was admitted to the Tokyo Institute of Technology, where he majored in computer science. While attending the school, he did freelance work as a programmer for HAL Laboratory, Inc., a game developer that often collaborated closely with Nintendo.
Death
On July 11, 2015, Iwata died of bile duct cancer at age 55.
Images for kids
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A Commodore PET 2001, the same model series Iwata purchased in 1978 and subsequently dismantled.
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The Nintendo Switch in its handheld form with the Joy-Con controllers attached
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Iwata was well known for incorporating his humor into his Nintendo Direct videos, such as during a pre-recorded video shown at E3 2012 when he stared at bananas in silence for several seconds before turning to the camera.
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Fans left memorabilia and personalized artwork of various Nintendo video game series, including Mario, Kirby, and The Legend of Zelda, dedicated to Iwata at a memorial in the Nintendo World Store.