All the members of the Goadster.co.uk team would like to send our deepest condolences to the family of Satoru Iwata following his unexpected passing this weekend.
Iwata San was the fourth President and CEO of Nintendo. He joined the company in 2000 and secured the President role in 2002. He was instrumental in the pursuit or the DS and Wii consoles, helping the company to become financially successful among other gaming console manufacturers.
Previously before his time at Nintendo, Iwata San was a games programmer at HAL Laboratories, working on Balloon Fight, EarthBound and the Kirby series. He was promoted to the company's President in 1993 and although not officially part of Nintendo, aided in their programming of Pokemon Gold and Silver as well as Pokemon Stadium for the N64.
Iwata-San was 55 at the time of his death. He will be sorely missed by many in the gaming industry.
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