Yes, because Iwata asks for a fair price for the tech his company is selling.

Overpriced crap: nothankyou

(But I still want an iPAD)

You can't credit Jobs for everything Apple's done. Infact he had such little faith in the company that he sold 45% of his stocks in Apple for 295 Mill. I remember reading in Macleans that his stock would have been worth like tripple that today. If he had such faith in his company and himself why would he sell out?

Iwata also hasn't left Nintendo, Steve Jobs was pretty much let go from his own company the board of directors wanted him gone. He was re-hired when they took over his new company NeXT. If we was such a great founder and company exec compared to Iwata why did the board of directors pretty much force him to resign in the first place?

As for brand recognition. You can argue the the I brand sells way better then Nintendo's consoles. But what about Macantosh which last I heard was hovering around 7% of the home computer market and they used to control 5% (Can't find quote) . They apparently do control the premium home computer market but you know what not everybody is rich and can afford premium computers.

Also Mario is the second best known mascot in the world. Second only to Mickey Mouse. That is huge product recognition I bet in Africa or other third world countries most haven't heard of the I-Pad but ask them about Mario and I bet they all know who he is.

Jobs wishes he had the brands Nintendo does, not trying to insult him I'm sure 100% that he does wish he had Nintendo's intellectual properties. Which buisness exec wouldn't Nintendo's properties are huge. Where as I doubt Iwata wishes he had the I-Pad!

Tough call.  Without Steve Jobs there might not have been Toy Story 1,2,3 or incredibles.  He funded Pixar through all their financial mishaps, and saw them blossom into what they are today.

Iwata has done quite a bit right for nintendo, but it's perhaps overshadowed by Miyamoto's genious game development.  Iwata is in charge financially, but he's not necessarily the lead man in the eyes of many nintendo gamers.

I gotta go with Steve Jobs - it has been shown that there is no Apple without him. When he was forced out, their stock price and marketshare crumbled, when he returned it skyrocketed. When he gets sick, Apple's stock price drops, when he gets better it recovers. Steve Jobs is Apple. Iwata is not Nintendo in the same sense

They can't be compared since they arent in the really same exact situation. Jobs founded Apple while Iwata became President of Nintendo in 2002. Nintendo already existed for a hundred years.

But I must say that I like Iwata more than Jobs. I like his philosophy, the way he sees the market, his vision of the business. And I also like him being honest. He isn't afraid to share Nintendo's mistakes.

Yeah, my answer was to who is a better/more significant businessman. If we're talking about which of the two is better to have a beer and chat with, Iwata all the way :P

I personally can't stand neither Jobs nor his company and I adore Iwata but I have to admit that Jobs is pretty much Iwata's equal if only for his business sense and ability to score again and again on a harsh market.

Will I ever own an Apple product and sing praises to Jobs? No, unlikely. Do I respect him as a savvy businessman? Hell yes.

Preach on brother.

The reason for Apple/Job and Nintendo/Iwata success. Is this simple philosophy. Create a market or appeal to a broader market. Neither of these people looked at each others companies and thought to be like the other. Regardless of who came first. The first step to a boom is to create for a consumer not take a consumer market by copying a product. This includes strategies. So no.

I will give a nod to jobs, because I don't think Iwata should look at Jobs for success. They have achieved success in their respective fields. Though I think Jobs achieved wider acceptance in Apple products than Nintendo, but that's only because of product market. Phones and PMP's are more popular than "toys".

I assure u, us third world guys have a pretty good idea of what a Ipad is:)