Report: Nintendo President Iwata Satoru Dies At 55
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Variety is reporting that Nintendo President Iwata Satoru has died.
Satoru was 55.
The showbiz newspaper reported that Satoru was battling cancer and died Saturday.
The company reportedly issued a statement that said Satoru succumbed to a growth on a bile duct.
The innovative and highly-respected Satoru joined the company in the 1980s as a programming whiz.
By the year 2000, Satoru was a board member.
He became president 13 years ago.
At the helm, he saw the launch of some of Nintendo's best products including the Wii.
