Iwata to become Nintendo president

Iwata to become Nintendo president

KYOTO, Japan - Satoru Iwata (photo), a 42-year-old director of Nintendo Co., will succeed Hiroshi Yamauchi as president on May 31. Yamauchi, 74, who has been president for 52 years, will become an adviser and director without representative rights.

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