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Nintendo names new President

Hiroshi Yamauchi to step down

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Satoru Iwata will become President of Nintendo at the end of the month, replacing Hiroshi Yamauchi who has occupied the position for more than half a century. Yamauchi is credited with turning Nintendo into the hugely profitable creative monstrosity it currently is, so Iwata has a lot to live up to.

Source - Bloomberg

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