ONE OF A KIND: Iwata was unique among CEOs in videogame companies as he had started off as a programmer.
TOKYO: Nintendo’s chief executive has died of cancer at the age of 55, it said, in an upheaval for the Japanese videogame giant just months after abandoning a consoles-only policy and launching a push into the booming smartphone games market.
The Kyoto-based firm said Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, with analysts warning that his sudden death could dent a turnaround plan at the maker of the iconic Super Mario, Donkey Kong and Pokémon franchises.
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