Is Iwata responsible for the drastic change of philosophy at Nintendo?

[Mr Khan]

Iwata is some sort of genius blend of developer and businessman, and though he has certainly made mistakes (like when he came out and declared "customers do not want online play," though that is still partially true), he's really built a much more dynamic Nintendo, a new market leader, but only with the kind of savvy that a great developer and businessman could have utilized

 

I would imagine the changes are mostly on him, though not personally, just part of a change in corporate culture. You could see the beginnings of a less confrontational Nintendo back when he took charge, at least.