It is a rare kind of CEO whose death shakes not only their own company and the markets, but an entire culture. A single obituary or even a forest of them, could not encompass the influence of and affection for Satoru Iwata. This was a man whose infectious laughter became a meme, a leader whose warmth and affection made him almost as beloved as the characters whose destinies he helped define. Iwata joined Nintendo in 2000. In 2002, he became the first president of the company not to be a member of the founding Yamauchi family. He continued and strengthened the spirit…
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