Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Satoru Iwata

Satoru Iwata

 * This is the archived discussion of the TFAR nomination for the article below. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as Wikipedia talk:Today's featured article/requests). Please do not modify this page. 

The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 11, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 12:51, 26 June 2016 (UTC)



Satoru Iwata (岩田 聡) was a Japanese game programmer and businessman who served as the fourth president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo. Born in Sapporo, Japan, Iwata expressed interest in video games from an early age and later majored in computer science at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. In 1980, he joined the game developer HAL Laboratory and later became its president in 1993. Joining Nintendo as the head of its corporate-planning division in 2000, Iwata brought notable growth to the company and was named its president and CEO in May 2002. Under Iwata's direction, Nintendo developed the Nintendo DS and Wii video game consoles, helping the company to achieve financial success in the industry. As a self-declared gamer, he focused on expanding the appeal of video games across all demographics through a "blue ocean" business strategy. Iwata also built a strong relationship with Nintendo fans through social media and his regular appearances in Iwata Asks and Nintendo Direct; he accordingly became the public face of the company.
 * Most recent similar article(s): Most recent video game related topic: Silent Hill 4 on June 17; another video game (Nights into Dreams...) is up on TFA/R for July 5. Didn't realize this when I nominated.
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 * Promoted: October 8, 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: July 11 will be the first anniversary of Mr. Iwata's largely unexpected passing at the age of 55. He was a giant in the video game industry, president and CEO of Nintendo, and beloved by both members of the gaming industry and fans. Undoubtably the day will be one of remembrance for gamers. From a personal standpoint, this article is my tribute to his legacy and bringing it to the main page is the last part of it. It's my first time actually writing the main blurb, so it likely needs some work (i.e. not sure if there are specifics that are absolutely necessary or if we can just focus on certain aspects). Pretty sure all my other TFAs were drive-by nominations.
 * Support as nominator. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 05:15, 10 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Support I guess I'm a contributor to the article. It is quite an appropriate day, and it is a feature quality article. McKay (talk) 07:42, 16 June 2016 (UTC)