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SATORU IWATA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2020
Nintendo plans life-size video game at Universal Studios Japan
Nintendo Co. fans will soon be able to enjoy a life-size video game experience in a new attraction at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2015
How Nintendo squandered its Wii triumph
Nintendo's lost half-decade is a microcosm of 2015 Japan: teeming with innovative energy yet held back by a culture that tends to squander rather than harness it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2014
Nintendo's first health care device will be sleep and fatigue tracker
Video game maker Nintendo Co. will develop a device to measure people's fatigue and map their sleep, Chief Executive Satoru Iwata said Thursday in announcing the first offering from the company's newly created health care division.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2014
Nintendo to target emerging markets in '15
Nintendo, which has been struggling to win over consumers with its latest generation of game consoles, plans to expand in emerging markets with new devices starting next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 21, 2014
Nintendo chief under fire over Wii washout
Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata, who tripled revenue by introducing hits like the Wii console, is coming under fire from investors and analysts after the company's latest game machine flopped.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2013
Nintendo's game development to revive Wii U
Nintendo Co., the world's biggest maker of video game machines, plans to revive demand for its Wii U through the release of its own new titles as sales of the console failed to meet forecasts amid a lack of software.

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