# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/satoru-iwata
# Generated: 2026-08-31T21:27:42.978Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/satoru-iwata"
name: "Satoru Iwata"
slug: "satoru-iwata"
description: "Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and producer. Beginning in 2002, Iwata served as the fourth president of Nintendo, as well as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo of America from 2013 until his death in 2015. Iwata was a major contributor in broadening the appeal of video games by focusing on novel and entertaining games rather than top-of-the-line hardware."
tagline: "Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959–2015)"
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gender: "male"
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birthDate: "1959-12-06"
deathDate: "2015-07-11"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-category-fill