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[SantaC]

Does anyone know how he became the president for Nintendo? Why was he deemed the succesor of Yamauchi?

I heard something long ago that Iwata was the man who saved HAL, but I don't know if it's true.


Can anyone shed the light on the whole story?

 

[paul777]

http://www.n-sider.com/articleview.php?articleid=326

There you go.

 

[SantaC]

thanks.

 

[Shin Johnpv]

I heard something long ago that Iwata was the man who saved HAL, but I don't know if it's true.

didnt he create kirby?

 

[ferricide]

didnt he create kirby?

that's typically credited to masahiro sakurai, who left HAL last year and now is working on meteos (DS) with mizuguchi over at Q? entertainment.

 

[mosaic]

When you hear Iwata speak in person, then you know how... his voice hypnotized Yamauchi and turned his will into so much wet putty.

God that man is SO cute.

"At NEENtendo, we beweev connectibity is da wabe of future.... "

 

[Hero]

I remember that interview, it was really great.

Rereading it though, I found this to be interesting:

Q: How do you see the future of the gaming market?

Iwata: While I'm not pessimistic, I cannot be very optimistic in my outlook. Regardless of how enjoyable the title you produce is, consumers grow tired of it soon. Regarding our efforts towards next-generation gaming, I'm not pessimistic because Nintendo is rich in employees, capital, experience, and the power of brand recognition. Still, only 20 years ago there was no video game industry. In 10 years' time, will video games exist as they do now, with a direction pad and a four-button interface? I wonder...

Very cryptic.