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Nothing will change because the people with power at Nintendo all shared Iwata's vision for the future, and Iwata wasn't some King sitting on high, his decisions were and are made with discussion and consent with the other controlling heads of the company. What is a real loss, here, is that Iwata was a rare breed of person: good hearted, earnest, and he came from a background that few can claim in this day and age. He had insights usually not beholden to your normal CEO.

This is a Japanese company. Not an American one.

Iwata's road map for the future of Nintendo is set for a long time to come.