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   name = Satoru Iwata |
   name           = Satoru Iwata|
  image          = [[File:Satoru Iwata.jpg|300px]]|
   known_for      = President of [[HAL Laboratory]], 1993-1999<br />President of [[Nintendo]], 2002-2015<br />Manager of [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]], 2003-2013|
   known_for      = President of [[HAL Laboratory]], 1993-1999<br />President of [[Nintendo]], 2002-2015<br />Manager of [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development|Nintendo SPD]], 2003-2013|
   birth          = December 6, 1959 |
   birth          = December 6, 1959 |
   death          = July 11, 2015 |
   death          = July 11, 2015 |
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'''Satoru Iwata''' ('''岩田 聡''', '''Iwata Satoru''', December 6, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was the third president of [[HAL Laboratory]] and the fourth president of [[Nintendo]].
'''Satoru Iwata''' ('''岩田 聡''', '''Iwata Satoru''', December 6, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a businessman, programmer, and [[video game]] designer who was the third president of [[HAL Laboratory]] and the fourth president of [[Nintendo]].


He was also the manager of [[Nintendo Software Planning Development]] from [[2003]] until [[Shinya Takahashi]] took over in [[2013]].
He was also the manager of [[Nintendo Software Planning & Development]] from [[2003]] until [[Shinya Takahashi]] took over in [[2013]].
 
Iwata was preceded by [[Tsuyoshi Ikeda]] and succeeded by [[Masayoshi Tanimura]] as president of HAL Laboratory. He was preceded by [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] and succeeded by [[Tatsumi Kimishima]] as president of Nintendo.
 
==Appearance in WarioWare games==
Satoru Iwata appears in an anime-style form in the [[2003]] [[Game Boy Advance]] video game ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$]]'' and in the [[2006]] [[Wii]] video game ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]''.


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Satoru Iwata
Known for President of HAL Laboratory, 1993-1999
President of Nintendo, 2002-2015
Manager of Nintendo SPD, 2003-2013
Birth December 6, 1959
Death July 11, 2015

Satoru Iwata (岩田 聡, Iwata Satoru, December 6, 1959 – July 11, 2015) was a businessman, programmer, and video game designer who was the third president of HAL Laboratory and the fourth president of Nintendo.

He was also the manager of Nintendo Software Planning & Development from 2003 until Shinya Takahashi took over in 2013.

Iwata was preceded by Tsuyoshi Ikeda and succeeded by Masayoshi Tanimura as president of HAL Laboratory. He was preceded by Hiroshi Yamauchi and succeeded by Tatsumi Kimishima as president of Nintendo.

Appearance in WarioWare games

Satoru Iwata appears in an anime-style form in the 2003 Game Boy Advance video game WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ and in the 2006 Wii video game WarioWare: Smooth Moves.