Satoru Iwata
Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959–2015).
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Satoru Iwata was a Japanese video game programmer and businessman. Born on 6 December 1959 in Sapporo, Iwata died on 11 July 2015 in Kyoto at the age of 55.
Positions held include chairperson (1993–2000) and chairperson (2002–2015). Notable works include Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Nintendo's Legendary CEO. Iwata studied at Tokyo Institute of Technology and Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School.
With a Wikipedia article in 50 languages, Satoru Iwata is No. 9,089 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 6 December 1959, Sapporo
- Died
- 11 July 2015, Kyoto (aged 55)
- Country
- Japan
- Known as
- Entrepreneur, game programmer, video game producer
- Field
- Business
- Education
- Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Wikipedia editions
- 50
Did you know
Was 34 when first chairperson (1993).
Lived to 55.
Shares a birthday with Leonid Brezhnev and Yoshihide Suga.
One of 44 people in the Index born in Sapporo, with Daigo Nishi.
Has a Wikipedia article in 50 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Career
Positions held
- 1993–2000Chairperson
- 2002–2015Chairperson
Connections
- FatherHiroshi Iwata
Notable works
Notable works
- Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Nintendo's Legendary CEO
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- Wikidata Q316013 (facts, CC0)
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