Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died.
He was 55.
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Major news in Japan right now.
Sad. Very young. I always got the impression that he really enjoyed his job.
And man, could he rock a perfectly-tailored black suit.
I’ll miss you, Iwata-san.
There is a thread over in the game room that is about the same subject. Maybe the two threads should be merged.
Check it here: Satoru Iwata: President and CEO of Nintendo Dies at 55. - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board
How many years has he been CEO? Surely he ought to have won some extra lives by now.
I’m sad because he was the Nintendo president, though I didn’t know anything about him. The only Nintendo president I remember is from my youth, a guy named Howard Phillips. He used to appear all the time in Nintendo Power magazine and to me, he was the face of the company