Switch would have been exactly the same because Kimishima said right away that he would serve as an interim CEO and execute Nintendo's plans as laid out by Iwata before his death, and everyone else at Nintendo is on board with this as well. Including Furukawa who was eventually selected as Nintendo's next permanent CEO.

Nintendo's corporate strategy hasn't changed in the ten years since Iwata's death. It didn't need to, because the seeds that were planted by Iwata are like a gift that keeps on giving. Said strategy is in place since at least early 2014 when Nintendo first talked about their future after the Wii U and 3DS in an investors meeting.

For sure at least mostly the same but I dunno about exactly since it's possible he'd have ended up pursuing certain things a bit differently. Like by 2017-2018 his thinking could've changed a little resulting in the long term plan for the Switch shifting slightly compared to what Kimishima had in place by the time Furukawa took over. I'm unsure if that scenario would've been better or worse for the Switch but it's interesting to think about. The Switch 2 is the bigger question mark for this of course since how Iwata would've been thinking several years after 2015, let alone in 2025 compared to Furukawa is more up in the air.

Merging Home and handheld gaming divisions took some guts, I would image some pretty strong internal question marks about that. But turned out to be visionary.

Iwata era is probably gaming wise my least favorite Nintendo era though, but with the way Microsoft was overspending and overcrowding the traditional console space and the frostier pop culture atmosphere for Nintendo in the early 2000s, I get it. The had to pivot for that time period. Today they enjoy very different demographics as their fan base has aged up massively.

I much prefer the Yamauchi era, and I think the Switch-era is also different, especially Switch 2. There are much younger people running the show now and Miyamoto is basically more involved with getting the movie and theme park stuff done correctly, other old mainstays like Genyo Takeda (former head of the hardware division) are gone entirely and have were not that involved even prior to that.

My personal favorite president was Yamauchi, but Iwata was a treat. Having a former coder, someone who had a passion for the creation of games... that was felt, and since his passing, you can really sense that that vibe is missing.

Yup. Even when he died and 10 years on, constructive criticism is still fair game with Satoru Iwata. 3DS launch window was a disaster, though fixed with help from him. Wii U was a disaster.

The man was an actual gamer and developer, which is awesome. And I respect greatly when he halved his pay to avoid layoffs.

I did think he needed to leave Nintendo due to Wii U, but I couldn't see yet how brilliant so much of Switch would be. His role as president of Nintendo was certainly vindicated in that regard. Because even by his death in July 2015, he certainly had involvement with Switch. 

RIP Iwata.