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Satoru Iwata

Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959–2015)

  • Fame61.2
  • Momentum27.2
  • Developers rank#55
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  • Fame61.2
  • Momentum27.2
  • Developers rank#55
  • Wikipedia40.5K
Lived 1959–2015, aged 56Japan
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  • Wikipedia
    42 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1959–2015
    Aged 56
  • Known for
    Kirby: Fright to the F…
    2005
Summary
Updated 2026-06-13

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.

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61.2
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Momentum27.2
Historical25.5
Now attention44.7
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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#55
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