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Nintendo Co., Ltd. has published a document on their Japanese webpage [document in English] stating that their most recently appointed CEO has passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth. Iwata was known for his work at HAL Laboratories in his early career, his success as CEO as denoted by the financial flourishment by Wii sales, and the fact that he was the first appointed president with no blood or marital association to the Yamauchi family that started the company in 1889.
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Satoru Iwata, President & CEO of Nintendo, Dies at Age 55
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(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 13 2015, @06:35AM
appointed CEO has passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth
He died from sniffing some rotten panties he got from a vending machine!
(Score: 2) by mendax on Monday July 13 2015, @06:38AM
If only it were true. I think someone has been reading The Onion too much.... or the National Enquirer.
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