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{{bp|Satoru Iwata}}, President and CEO of Nintendo, has passed away on July 12, 2015 due to a {{wp|bile duct tumor}}. He was 55. | |||
In his place, {{bp|Shigeru Miyamoto}} and {{wp|Genyo Takeda}} are jointly serving as acting presidents of Nintendo. | |||
Nintendo of America and Nintendo Australia & New Zealand have announced that they will not post on social media today to honor his memory. The Nintendo flag is flying at {{wp|half-mast}} at several Nintendo buildings, including the Japanese headquarters and Nintendo Australia & New Zealand. | |||
==History== | |||
In 1983, Iwata became coordinator of software production a {{bp|HAL Laboratories}}; in 1993, he was appointed president of HAL Laboratories. He helped with the founding of {{bp|Creatures Inc.}} in 1995. Despite not working for Nintendo at the time, he helped with the development of {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, compressing the game enough to be able to include {{bp|Kanto}} as well as {{bp|Johto}}. Additionally, he was largely responsible for converting the code of {{game|Red and Green|s}} (for the {{bp|Game Boy}}) for {{bp|Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)|Pokémon Stadium}} (for the {{bp|Nintendo 64}}). | |||
In 2000, Iwata was appointed head of Nintendo's corporate planning division. In 2002, he was appointed president succeeding {{bp|Hiroshi Yamauchi}}, becoming the first Nintendo president without personal ties to the Yamauchi family. In 2013, he was appointed CEO of {{wp|Nintendo of America}}. | |||
Iwata had been featured in many {{bp|Nintendo Direct}} presentations and, most recently, this year's E3 Digital Event. He was unable to attend E3 in person for the past two years due to his health. | |||
==Quote== | |||
{{quote|On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.|Satoru Iwata}} | |||