Satoru Iwata is the president and CEO of gaming company Nintendo, a position he has held since May 2002. Before becoming CEO, Iwata played a key role in the development of Nintendo's GameCube gaming console and is often heavily credited with the companies success in the 21st century.
On March 25, 2009, Iwata delivered the keynote speech of the Game Developers Conference 2009 (GDC), and announced a new game in the Zelda series for the Nintendo DS series, as well as the Wii SD Card channel and the Wii Virtual Console channel.
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"My father didn't talk to me for about six months after I joined HAL. They must have thought I was joining a religious cult."IGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile — on his family's reaction to his involvement with gaming industry
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Born
1959, in the Hokkaido Prefecture of JapanIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Fourth president and CEO of NintendoIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Appointed to post at Nintendo in May 2002IGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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When called to previous CEO Hiroshi Yamauchi's office to be promoted, thought he was going to be firedIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Produced video games starting from a young age, created games in high school from homeIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Education
Tokyo Institute of Technology, majored in computer scienceIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Worked as game programmer for HAL Laboratory, Inc.IGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Promoted to president of HAL in 1993, served until 2000IGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Heavily involved in creative process of classic game, KirbyIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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Influential during Nintendo GameCube era, game development activity increasedIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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By end of 2001, Nintendo had posted 41% increase in profit, much credited to Iwata's influenceIGN.com: Satoru Iwata Profile
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