Satoru Iwata - Game Developers Conference 2011 - Day 3 (3)

is a series of interviews conducted by former Nintendo

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Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer, video game designer, and producer. He was the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. He was a major contributor in broadening the app ...

from 2006 until his death in 2015. In these interview articles, Iwata discusses with various colleagues select details about Nintendo and other developers' video game titles, hardware, and various aspects of the company. The discussions reveal historical background information on the development of games and hardware as well as the mindset of the creators at the time. Additionally, these interviews often showcase the friendly camaraderie between Iwata and other members of Nintendo as jokes and laughter are shown to be commonplace. They proved to be one of the most insightful collections of information on the development of Nintendo products available. ''

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''s Matt Peckham referred to ''Iwata Asks'' as "a remarkable series" and "a Nintendophile's dream come true." Content from ''Iwata Asks'' was featured in a book titled ''Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata'', published by

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List of interviews

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Other interviews and specials

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*Iwata Asks segments
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