Satoru Iwata
Game Console Makers at a Crossroads...in profit and $19.7 billion in revenue. "Frankly, we hadn't expected it to get as bad as it did by summer," Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told financial analysts and journalists in late October. When its rivals introduce their add-ons,... In this article: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, Wii, Jack Tretton, Xbox 360, Apple, Revenue, and Blu-ray Disc |
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IGN | November 03, 2009
Nintendo to Offer WiiWare Demos
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News items on ZDNet | November 02, 2009
Nintendo president: 'The Wii has stalled'
...and the good mood has chilled." Iwata went on to note that it will be difficult to recover from "the slowdown in demand", but he also expressed optimism over Nintendo's ability to continue selling Wiis. For more, read "Nintendo president:...
In this article: Nintendo, Wii, IBM, Fiscal year, Zdnet News, GameSpot, CNET News, and Japan
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Joystiq | November 02, 2009
Iwata voices interest in Kindle-like free 3G service for DS
...brings a tear to our eye Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has gone on the record with the Financial Times as being "interested" in the strategy Amazon has adopted for free internet access on its Kindle eBook reader. "I'm interested because...
In this article: Halo 3, Nintendo, Iphone, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles, Dog, Dashboard, and Super Mario Galaxy
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BusinessWeek Online | October 30, 2009
Can Nintendo Rebuild?
...it had previously thought. A day later, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told financial analysts and journalists that the company had been unprepared for the sudden drop in sales of its Wii living-room game console. "We sensed that the market...
In this article: Nintendo, Wii, Revenue, Sony, Fiscal year, Microsoft, Zelda series, Mario series, and Wii Sports Resort
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Wired: Game Life | November 02, 2009
Nintendo Confirms It Will Co-Market Dragon Quest IX Overseas, Miyamoto Gets Cat
...sold well outside its home country. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata first announced this initiative last year, at a press event announcing the release date for Dragon Quest IX in Japan. There, he said that Nintendo and Square Enix...
In this article: Nintendo, Dragon Quest IX, Dragon Quest, Shigeru Miyamoto, Europe, Japan, Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, and Square Enix
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RSS feed from 1UP | November 04, 2009
Nintendo Planning To Offer WiiWare Demos
...though, Nintendo will soon be here to help you out. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata told investors that WiiWare demos are on the way at a Q&A session during a recent earnings briefing (via IGN). They'll begin with a test program that will cover a...
In this article: Nintendo, Ubisoft, and Assassin's Creed
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 29, 2009
Nintendo cuts forecast as Wii loses sparkle
...yen, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata told a news conference a lack of new, must-have titles had hurt sales of the Wii in the April-September period. "We weren't able to deliver the next thing, but...
In this article: Nintendo, Wii, Sony, PlayStation 3, Microsoft, Wii Sports Resort, Resident Evil, Final Fantasy series, Barclays Capital, and NPD
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Sunday Mirror | November 03, 2009
Nintendo says Wii sales have stalled. Time for the Wii 2?
...failed to deliver the "next thing". If Iwata is speaking publicly about the issue (along with the future of the Nintendo DS XL) can it be long before Nintendo starts work on delivering the Wii's successor? Or does Iwata really mean that the...
In this article: Wii, Nintendo, PS3, Wii Sports Resort, PC World, Xbox 360, and Nintendo DS
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BusinessWeek Online | November 01, 2009
Nintendo's Game Designer Unfazed by Profit Drop
...Nov. 15. He may seem unhurried, considering Nintendo's lackluster year. Then again, Miyamoto answers only to Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, 49, who shares his attitude. "Right now the mood is not one where people feel like they have to rush...
In this article: Nintendo, Mario Kart Wii, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Wii Fit, Shigeru Miyamoto, Sony, and Fiscal year
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Satoru Iwata is the fourth president and CEO of Nintendo succeeding the long-standing previous president of the company, Hiroshi Yamauchi in 2002. Satoru Iwata was responsible in great part for defining Nintendo's strategy both before and during the release of its GameCube video game console in 2001, a vision which helped Nintendo generate a forty-one percent increase in sales at the end of the 2002 fiscal year.
Barron's Magazine named Satoru Iwata one of the world's top CEOs, due mostly to the Wii, Brain Age sales, as well as a soaring stock.
- Birth Date:
- December 06, 1959
- Occupation:
- President and CEO, Nintendo Co., Ltd.
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