Yamauchi was amazing, if ruthless, during the NES and SNES eras. I wish Nintendo's subsequent presidents had half the fight in them that he did during that time. He was even able to bring Walmart to its knees in his heyday. Unfortunately, the N64 and Gamecube eras were misfires, though he did try to get things turned around on Gamecube, which was a system I personally loved.
Iwata was definitely the most likable as a person, and I was sad when we lost him at such a young age. Got the Wii and DS off the ground. However, I wasn't a big fan of Reggie Fils-Aime, who spent more of his time telling people what he thought they should have instead of giving them what they wanted, and Reggie was a big part of Iwata's time in office. The Wii and DS had great games but weren't my favorite systems. I actually liked the PS3 better after Sony figured out what it was doing.
I actually like Nintendo's current leadership for making the Switch such a huge success. Kimishima and Furukawa are more strictly business and aren't as personable as Iwata. They don't need to be. As long as they get the job done with the Switch 2, I'm happy..
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