History Creator / SatoruIwata

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' ({{Nintendo64}})

* GeniusProgramming
* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image ([[http://abload.de/img/137789266587487int.gif animation visible here]]), done every time the word "directly" or "direct" (or in the Japanese versions, "chokusetsu", Japanese for "directly") is mentioned in a ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. (Other ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'' hosts also do this, though.)

Satoru Iwata (born December 6, 1959), current global president of Creator/{{Nintendo}} and former president of HALLaboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games in order for them to be used in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' as well as compressing both ''Pokemon Gold and Silver'' to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing. He has since served as the executive producer of all Nintendo software, including outsourced projects.

His identity as Nintendo's global president is cemented through ''Iwata Asks'', where he interviews key designers for upcoming games released on the Nintendo platform and as the host of every ''Nintendo Direct'', which announces new games and information.

* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image ([[https://1-media-cdn.foolz.us/ffuuka/board/vp/image/1377/89/1377892665874.gif animation visible here]]), done every time the word "directly" or "direct" (or in the Japanese versions, "chokusetsu", Japanese for "directly") is mentioned in a ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. (Other ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'' hosts also do this, though.)

Satoru Iwata (born December 6, 1959), current global president of Creator/{{Nintendo}} and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games in order for them to be used in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' as well as compressing both ''Pokemon Gold and Silver'' to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing. He has since served as the executive producer of all Nintendo software, including outsourced projects.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Creator/{{Nintendo}} and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games in order for them to be used in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' as well as compressing both ''Pokemon Gold and Silver'' to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing. He has since served as the executive producer of all Nintendo software, including outsourced projects.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Creator/{{Nintendo}} and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming ''VideoGame/EarthBound'' from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' games in order for them to be used in ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' as well as compressing both ''Pokemon Gold and Silver'' to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing. He has since served as the executive producer of alll Nintendo software, including outsourced projects.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Creator/{{Nintendo}} and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming EarthBound from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original {{Pokemon}} games in order for them to be used in PokemonStadium as well as compressing both Pokemon Gold and Silver to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing. He has since served as the executive producer of alll Nintendo software, including outsourced projects.

* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image, done every time the word "directly" or "direct" (or in the Japanese versions, "chokusetsu", Japanese for "directly") is mentioned in a ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect''. (Other ''WebVideo/NintendoDirect'' hosts also do this, though.)

* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby's Adventure}}'' (NES)

* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' (NES)

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Nintendo and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming EarthBound from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original {{Pokemon}} games in order for them to be used in PokemonStadium as well as compressing both Pokemon Gold and Silver to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing. He has since served as the executive producer of alll Nintendo software, including outsourced projects.

* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image, done every time the word "directly" or "direct" (or in the Japanese versions, "chokusetsu", Japanese for "directly") is mentioned in a NintendoDirect. (Other NintendoDirect hosts also do this, though.)

* ''VideoGame/PokemonStadium'' (Nintendo64)

* {{Catchphrase}}: In every Nintendo Direct he shows up, ''Directly to you.''
* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image, done every time the word "directly" or "direct" (or in the Japanese versions, "chokusetsu", Japanese for "directly") is mentioned in a NintendoDirect. Other NintendoDirect hosts also do this.

* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image, done every time the word "directly" or "direct" (or in the Japanese versions, "chokusetsu", Japanese for "directly") is mentioned in a NintendoDirect.

* MemeticHandGesture: Seen in the page image, said every time the word "Directly" or "direct" is mentioned in a NintendoDirect.

* {{Catchphrase}}: In every Nintendo Direct he shows up, ''Directly to you.''

* {{Catchphrase}}: In every Nintendo Direct he shows up, ''Directly to you.''
* MemeticMutation: Several. Almost anything that looks off-the-wall in his Nintendo Direct videos.
** The most well-known is the [Laughs] portion in every ''Iwata Asks''.
** The scene where he holds a banana and stares at it for five seconds in his headquarters.
*** The Treehouse in NA made a joke about this, but with an orange instead.
** The multiple Luigis filling the screen.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' ({{Nintendo64}})

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Nintendo and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight, Kirby and for singlehandly reprogramming EarthBound from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original {{Pokemon}} games in order for them to be used in PokemonStadium as well as compressing both Pokemon Gold and Silver to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement. Both the NintendoWii and NintendoDS were promoted under his leadership with absolute full backing.

* ''VideoGame/Kirby'' (NES)

His identity as Nintendo's global president is cemented through '''Iwata Asks''', where he interviews key designers for upcoming games released on the Nintendo platform and as the host of every '''Nintendo Direct''', which announces new games and information.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Nintendo and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight and for singlehandly reprogramming EarthBound from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original {{Pokemon}} games in order for them to be used in PokemonStadium as well as compressing both Pokemon Gold and Silver to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement; eventually becoming CEO of Nintendo of America as well.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Nintendo and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer, and was notable for helping create Balloon Fight and for singlehandly reprogramming EarthBound from scratch midway through development, rescuing the entire project when all seemed lost. During his tenure as head of HAL Laboratory, he was also responsible for porting the battle codes for the original {{Pokemon games}} in order for them to be used in PokemonStadium as well as compressing both Pokemon Gold and Silver to allow enough room to include the Kanto region. After attaining a high ranking position at Nintendo, he became its global president after Hiroshi Yamauchi went into retirement; eventually becoming CEO of Nintendo of America as well.

Satoru Iwata (December 6, 1959), current global president of Nintendo and former president of HAL Laboratory. He started at HAL as a regular programmer and worked his way up first as HAL president and then became president of entire Nintendo.