Soundwave on 15 March 2013
Howard Lincoln + Minoru Arakawa >>>>>>>> Iwata and Reggie IMO.
Iwata and Reggie hit paydirt by cashing in on the casual blue ocean fads before the smartphones/tablets took over, but stripped of that their track records are mediocre.
Lincoln was the key to bringing Rareware to Nintendo which brought Donkey Kong Country, GoldenEye and other blockbusters. He also spearheaded the founding of Retro Studios and Nintendo's partnerships for Star Wars games (Rogue Squadron) and other Western studios.
