Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has passed away
The statement read: “Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth.” Iwata missed E3 last year as a result of health problems and underwent surgery to remove a growth found in his bile duct. In the following months he took to Twitter to tell fans that he was “progressing well.”
Iwata has been a popular figure among the gaming community and within the industry. Not only was Iwata a talented programmer, but he proved to be a memorable host of the Nintendo Direct programs.
