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'''Satoru Iwata''' (Japanese: '''岩田聡''', December 6, 1959 — July 11, 2015) is the former president and CEO of [[Nintendo | '''Satoru Iwata''' (Japanese: '''{{j|岩田聡}}''', December 6, 1959 — July 11, 2015) is the former president and CEO of [[Nintendo]] and [[Nintendo of America]]. | ||
Iwata's involvement with Pokémon began with the development of the first {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}} game. He was still the president of [[HAL Laboratory]] at the time, and helped Nintendo with various projects. He served as a producer for each of the Pokémon Stadium games, and as a director for the original [[Super Smash Bros.]] | Iwata's involvement with Pokémon began with the development of the first {{jap|Pokémon Stadium}} game. He was still the president of [[HAL Laboratory]] at the time, and helped Nintendo with various projects. 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}}. | 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 a bile duct | 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}}. In his place, [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] and [[Genyo Takeda]] are serving 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> | ||
==Pokémon game credits== | ==Pokémon game credits== | ||
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