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Satoru Iwata Becomes Nintendo of America CEO

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on April 24, 2013 AT 11:14am

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata is expanding his job responsibilities by taking over as Nintendo of America CEO. READ MORE

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Satoru Iwata Named CEO of Nintendo of America

By James Conrad - DigitalNoob
Posted on April 24, 2013 AT 06:46am

Nintendo announced today that Nintendo of America's current CEO, Tatsumi Kimishima will be transferred to the company's international HQ in Kyoto, Japan and take over as NCL Directing Manager for the company. READ MORE

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Iwata Reports Wii U ‘Selling Steadily,’ 2 Models a Challenge

By Chris Holzworth, Editorial Intern
Posted on January 7, 2013 AT 11:58am

In an interview with Reuters, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata described Wii U's year-end sales as "not bad." READ MORE

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Nintendo Finally Accepts the Free-to-Play Model, But Don’t Expect Mario or Pokemon to be Involved

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on January 7, 2013 AT 07:15am

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has admitted that the company is finally looking into the free-to-play business model, but made it perfectly clear that established franchises won't be involved. READ MORE

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Nintendo’s President Does An Official Wii U Unboxing Video

By Eric L. Patterson, News Editor
Posted on November 7, 2012 AT 10:52am

In a sign of just how strange the world can be sometimes, Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata has now down an official Wii U unboxing video. READ MORE

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Nintendo Reveals Clear White Wii U, Details Heat And Design Challenges

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on October 11, 2012 AT 12:55pm

During a new "Iwata Asks" session with some of Nintendo Japan's key engineers and designers, the company's president interviewed his team about the console's tech. They also showed a new unit you won't see in stores. READ MORE

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Iwata: Don’t Expect Call of Duty Style Games From Nintendo

By Josh Harmon, Associate Editor
Posted on July 12, 2012 AT 06:05pm

Despite the Wii U's increased support for online play, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that Nintendo's first party games won't look to compete with online multiplayer-focused heavy hitters like Activision's Call of Duty franchise. READ MORE

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Nintendo: 3DS XL’s Our Last 3D System, Players Won’t Get Second Analog Stick

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on July 12, 2012 AT 01:36pm

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata had some candid things to say about Nintendo's future plans and current strategies concerning the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS XL, even claiming that the latter system would be the Big N's last serious attempt at 3D gaming. READ MORE

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Nintendo Almost Gave Up On Wii U GamePad Due To High Production Costs

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 14, 2012 AT 11:48am

Nintendo's Wii U console hasn't exactly been an easy sell for the gaming industry or potential customers—and according to Satoru Iwata, the company almost gave up on the idea themselves. READ MORE

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Nintendo President Unconvinced PS4 and Next Xbox Will Offer a True Graphical Leap

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on June 14, 2012 AT 08:14am

Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo, has voiced concerns over the next-generation of consoles' ability to offer the usual generational leap in graphics that consumers are used to seeing. READ MORE

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E3 2012: Wii U’s Mii Universe Could Take 30 Minutes To Filter Bad Words

By McKinley Noble, Contributing Editor
Posted on June 9, 2012 AT 10:42am

Nintendo's Wii U is implementing a huge number of social networking features into the Mii Universe that ties all of its games together. But censoring that content is going to take a while, according to Nintendo chief executive Satoru Iwata. READ MORE

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Nintendo Focusing On Core Gamers With Wii U

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on May 2, 2012 AT 07:28am

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has said that the reason the company lost out on sales this generation was due to neglecting core gamers during the Wii's early life cycle. READ MORE

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Iwata Considering Offering New Super Mario 3D Land Stages as DLC

By Matthew Bennett, Associate Editor
Posted on January 31, 2012 AT 08:07am

Nintendo appears to be deadly serious about moving into the DLC world, as boss Satoru Iwata has been discussing the possibility of Super Mario DLC. READ MORE

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