Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away

Nintendo of Japan has released a statement with the unfortunate news that Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo and CEO of Nintendo of America, has passed away due to complications from a bile duct growth. He was 55.

As the person who guided Nintendo through their most recent string of releases, Iwata is best known as the person who led the charge in releasing the Nintendo DS and Wii families of systems, as well as revolutionizing the way company news was delivered through the company’s much praised Nintendo Direct presentations.

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