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They were of equal importance, two great men. Nintendo wouldn’t be what they are without either of them. I can’t really choose, personally the very best games were made while Yamauchi was CEO, but that’s more because of the work of people like Miyamoto in those years. Iwata brought Nintendo to unprecedented heights and returned it to its former glory, but that doesn’t really affect me personally. There is one thing that does though. Iwata was very likeable, and he communicated with us as fans personally and in the persona of a fan himself. For that I’ll have to pick Iwata in this poll.