Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away Aged 55

Sad news has emerged yesterday as it was revealed that the CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata passed away yesterday. The Nintendo company has stated that the cause of death was a Bile Duct growth.

Iwata started his journey with Nintendo in the 1980s. He worked on games like EarthBound and during his tenure, he oversaw the launches of the GameCube, DS, Wii & Wii U systems. In 2000 he became a Director and in 2002 was appointed as the fourth president of the company.

It’s really sad to hear a man who was said to have been so kind pass away do suddenly. I can tell that this man will be missed very much.