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GuyDuke on 22 February 2010

I don't know, it's your opinion here, but I feel like Mr. Satoru Iwata is for something with the new Nintendo policy. Iwata is the president CEO of Nintendo since 2002.

Four years after his nomination, Nintendo's logo changed for a more dulled color. Nintendo's website changed drastically for something more formal. First party support declined for their systems. Few big games. No more early announcement for upcoming games. Silence among upcoming games, less hype period. Casual systems.



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koopatrooper on 22 February 2010

thats exactly what i thought
to be honest i think nintendo was better under yamauchi`s control imo



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Demotruk on 22 February 2010

Hmm, let me think now...

Duh!



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Faxanadu on 22 February 2010

Business wise, he is much better.

Image wise, Nintendo is much less kiddy these days.

So all is good.



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forest-spirit on 22 February 2010

Absolutely! And he's done a wonderful job so far.



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The Ghost of RubangB on 22 February 2010

This ain't your granddaddy's Nintendo anymore.

The image of gamers being families with kids and grandparents all dressed in white and exercising together is the best thing to happen to video games as a socially acceptable art/entertainment medium.



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Cheebee on 22 February 2010

Iwata's the best thing that happened to Nintendo since Miyamoto.



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Majin-Tenshinhan on 22 February 2010
Cheebee said:
Iwata's the best thing that happened to Nintendo since Miyamoto.

This.



Maneco on 22 February 2010

Iwata is awesome. I didn't catch the Yamauchi era, but he seemed to be a tough leader. Iwata has changed the way Nintendo does games now, but this is also due to Miyamoto's ideas.



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The Ghost of RubangB on 22 February 2010

Even though he was PURE EVIL, Yamauchi built the modern video game industry with an iron fist, using nothing but brute force, greed, and the power of the dark crystal. Nintendo could have destroyed the universe if Iwata hadn't taken over and changed the course of history.

The Trinity used to be Yamauchi as G-d of Business, Yokoi as G-d of Hardware, and Miyamoto as G-d of Software. Nintendo needed all 3 to become the monster it is today.



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