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'''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]].
'''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 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.]]