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'''Satoru Iwata''' (Japanese: ''' | '''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 | Iwata's involvement with Pokémon began with the development of the first {{jpn|Pokémon Stadium}} game. He was still the president of [[HAL Laboratory]] at the time, and helped Nintendo with various projects. Iwata's first task in Pokémon Stadium was to analyze {{game|Red and Green|s}}'s battle logic and recreate the program for the battle system on the home console.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/3-Just-Being-President-Was-A-Waste-/3-Just-Being-President-Was-A-Waste--225951.html Just Being President Was A Waste! | Iwata Asks - Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version]</ref> He served as a producer for each of the Pokémon Stadium games, and as a director for the original [[Super Smash Bros.]] | ||
In 2000, Satoru Iwata was | In June 2000, Satoru Iwata was appointed as {{wp|Board of directors|director}} of Nintendo.<ref name="R.I.P.-J"/><ref name="R.I.P.-E"/> In May 2002, he was promoted to {{wp|President (corporate title)|president}} and {{wp|Kabushiki gaisha#Structure|Representative Director}} after the retirement of [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]].<ref name="R.I.P.-J"/><ref name="R.I.P.-E"/> He also became {{wp|Chief executive officer|CEO}} of Nintendo of America in June 2013.<ref name="R.I.P.-J"/><ref name="R.I.P.-E"/> | ||
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}}. [[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> One of Iwata's last efforts prior to his death was giving feedback on [[Pokémon GO]] from his hospital bed.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/08/satoru_iwata_offered_pokemon_go_feedback_from_his_hospital_bed Satoru Iwata Offered Pokémon GO Feedback From His Hospital Bed - Nintendo Life]</ref> | |||
In September 2015, [[Tatsumi Kimishima]] took over as the fifth President of Nintendo. | |||
==Pokémon game credits== | ==Pokémon game credits== | ||
===Producer=== | ===Producer=== | ||
* [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]] | * [[Pokémon Stadium (Japanese)]] | ||
* | * [[Super Smash Bros.]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Snap]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Stadium]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] | * [[Pokémon Stadium 2]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] | * [[Pokémon Crystal Version]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Pokémon Pinball mini]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Puzzle Collection]] | |||
===Special Thanks=== | ===Special Thanks=== | ||
* [[Pokémon Red and Blue Versions]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]] | * [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Puzzle League]] | |||
* [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] | * [[Super Smash Bros. Melee]] | ||
===Executive Producer=== | ===Executive Producer=== | ||
<!--* [[Machop at Work]] | |||
* [[Kingler's Day]]--> | |||
* [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions]] | * [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Versions]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Channel]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Colosseum]] | |||
* [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Emerald Version]] | * [[Pokémon Emerald Version]] | ||
* [[Pokémon | * [[Pokémon Dash]] | ||
* [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] | * [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team | * [[Pokémon Trozei!]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team]] | |||
* {{vg|Pokémon Ranger}} | |||
* {{ | |||
* [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]] | * [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness | * [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]] | |||
* [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | * [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | ||
* [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Platinum Version]] | |||
* [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Rumble]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Black and White Versions]] | |||
* [[Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Dream Radar]] | |||
* [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]] | |||
* [[Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon]] | |||
==Tribute in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon== | |||
In [https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-ultra-sun-moon-features-a-nice-salute-to-satoru-iwata-474242.phtml an article on Destructoid.com], it was discovered in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} that if the player visits the [[Game Freak]] building in [[Heahea City]] with a Pokémon in their party from the [[Virtual Console]] release of [[Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions|Pokémon Silver]], one of the possible responses from [[Shigeki Morimoto|Morimoto]] is a tribute to Iwata and his contributions to the production of Pokémon Gold and Silver: | |||
''When we were having trouble fitting all the data in for Gold and Silver, and we were really in a pinch, this amazing guy came along and made a program for us that solved all our problems. He went on to become the amazing president of a real big company soon after that, too.'' | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* One of the default [[rival]] names in [[Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|Pokémon FireRed Version]] is '''Toru''' (Japanese: サトル ''Satoru''), an allusion to Iwata. | |||
* According to [http://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999905/20151225009/index_3.html an interview] with [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]], [[Max]] was created during a conversation with Satoru Iwata. His glasses are the same model Iwata wore then, and his overall design was based on Iwata's son. | |||
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