The name Satoru Iwata is identical with Nintendo and his success, although in fact he is not the first President of the giant game. But thanks to him, a portable game console Nintendo DS and Nintendo Wii consoles revolutionary turnout.
Satoru himself officially became the highest tops of Nintendo in May 2002, he was the fourth President since its foundation the company by Fusajiro Yamauchi in 1889.
Prior to becoming President of Nintendo, Iwata played a key role in shaping the company's strategy both before and during the introduction of the Nintendo GameCube console in 2001. In particular, the adalahg developed a simple vision Iwata became overwhelming.
Satoru Iwata was born in 1959, in HokkaidÅ, Japan. Iwata showing interest amount in making video games since childhood and coming steeped in the tradition of computer programming. During his high school educated, Iwata has produced electronic games at home as a hobby. His soul to the world games are undeniable, since he's already created a simple game, which uses electronic calculator and then share these with his school friends.
After leaving high school, Iwata was listed on the Tokyo Institute of Technology which is a prestigious University, where he majored in computer science. During a student Iwata began working as a part-time games programmer for laboratories, Inc., while continuing to continue his studies. And finally, in 1982, Iwata joined in full in THIS laboratory.
Although Iwata had high enthusiasm for video games, but his family was not so impressed with the idea he pursues a career in the video game industry. To that end he still fought hard to prove to his family.
In this, the early introduction of Iwata with Nintendo. The reason since the 1980s, perusahaanya work often get contracts from Nintendo to create the game interesting. He later played a role in the development of games like Super Mario Sunshine, Star Fox Adventures, Metroid Prime, Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem, Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and much more.
During the 1990s, Satoru Iwata also shows a strong understanding of the video game industry. Soon after IT nearly went bankrupt in 1992, Iwata was appointed President of the company, which lasted for seven years, from 1993 to 2000.
In 2000, Satoru Iwata moved from IT to Nintendo. He served as head of Corporate Planning Division, Nintendo, where he was responsible for planning the company Nintendo on a global basis. This new job, directly in the Nintendo themselves, as well as give Iwata a greater chance to show his ability.
It took only two years, in 2002, Satoru Iwata was appointed President of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi subsequently became an advisor to the Board of Directors. Under Iwata, Nintendo managed to build leadership in the handheld gaming market with the Nintendo DS and help expand the game to a wider audience with the release of the Nintendo Wii.
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