birthdate: '1959-12-06'
birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
deathdate: '2015-07-11'
discography:
- catalog: KIRBY-2002
  date: '2001-12-08'
  link: album/6112
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Manager
  titles:
    en: TV Anime Hoshi no Kirby Original Soundtrack
    ja: テレビアニメ 星のカービィ オリジナルサウンドトラック
    ja-latn: TV Anime Hoshi no Kirby Original Soundtrack
  type: anime
- catalog: SVWC-7503~4
  date: '2007-10-24'
  link: album/4598
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Executive Producer
  titles:
    en: 'ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat Original Soundtrack'
    ja: ASH アルカイック シールド ヒート オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: 'ASH: Archaic Sealed Heat Original Soundtrack'
  type: game
- catalog: SBPS-0012~4
  date: '2008-04-02'
  link: album/7032
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Executive Producer
  titles:
    en: Soma Bringer Original Soundtrack
    ja: ソーマブリンガー オリジナル・サウンドトラック
    ja-latn: Soma Bringer Original Soundtrack
  type: game
- catalog: N/A
  date: 2015-08
  link: album/133466
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Dedicated to
  titles:
    en: 'Dwelling of Duels 2015-08: Satoru Iwata Month'
    ja: 'DoD15-08: Satoru Iwata'
    ja-latn: 'Dwelling of Duels 2015-08: Satoru Iwata Month'
  type: doujin
featured_on:
- catalog: OCRA-0079
  date: '2024-08-27'
  link: album/142150
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Co-producer
  - Special Thanks
  - Programmer
  - Host
  - Co-executive Producer
  - Staff
  - Kernel Programmer
  - Programming Guidance
  - Localization Programmer
  - Executive Producer
  titles:
    en: The Impact of Iwata
    ja: The Impact of Iwata
    ja-latn: The Impact of Iwata
  type: doujin
info:
  Birthdate: Dec 6, 1959
  Birthplace: Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
  Credited works: 4 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 4 special thanks
  - 3 executive producer
  - 1 manager
  - 1 very special thanks
  - 1 dedicated to
  - 1 co-producer
  - 1 programmer
  - 1 host
  - 1 co-executive producer
  - 1 staff
  - 1 kernel programmer
  - 1 programming guidance
  - 1 localization programmer
  Education: Tokyo Institute of Technology
  Former Organizations:
  - link: org/1571
    names:
      en: HAL Laboratory
      ja: 株式会社ハル研究所
  - link: org/268
    names:
      en: Nintendo
      ja: 任天堂株式会社
link: artist/43918
meta:
  added_date: 2021-07-05T20:16
  edited_date: 2021-07-05T20:16
  fetched_date: 2026-01-07T09:36
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 1282
name: Satoru Iwata
name_real: 岩田 聡
name_trans: いわた さとる
notes: Former President of HAL Laboratory (1993-2000) as well as President and CEO
  of Nintendo (2002-2015).
picture_full: https://media.vgm.io/artists/81/43918/43918-1625545005.jpg
picture_small: https://thumb-media.vgm.io/artists/81/43918/43918-1625545005.jpg
sex: male
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/43918?perpage=99999
websites:
  Reference: []
