Satoru Iwata

“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.”

—Satoru Iwata

Satoru's cameo in WarioWare: Smooth Moves.

Satoru Iwata (left) alog with Shigeru Miyamoto (right) battling Bowser in the promotional trailer of Nintendo 3DS at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010.

Satoru Iwata and Shigeru Miyamoto together, holding their Wiimotes.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959 -) is the fourth president of Nintendo. He has done much work with the GameCube and is responsible for its success. He previously worked at HAL Laboratories. He makes cameos in a number of Nintendo games, but the most notable appearances were in WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania where he appeared on Wario's TV and in WarioWare: Smooth Moves, where he (under the name Shop Manager Iwata) was the owner of a video game store and sold 18-Volt a Game & Watch for 9-Volt.

Trivia

• Satoru Iwata is the first Nintendo president not related to the previous presidents by blood or marriage.