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Satoru Iwata

Notable work: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q108066801&amp;oldid=2434865999" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Nintendo&#39;s Legendary CEO
Employer: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q8093&amp;oldid=2561680110" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nintendo
Public office: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q140686&amp;oldid=2564268089" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">chairperson · from 2002 · to 2015
Education: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q587326&amp;oldid=2528620680" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tokyo Institute of Technology
Employer: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q1068734&amp;oldid=2564188917" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">HAL Laboratory
Public office: <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Q140686&amp;oldid=2564268089" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">chairperson · from 1993 · to 2000

Wikidata describes Satoru Iwata as Japanese video game programmer and businessman (1959–2015).

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