Late Sunday evening, Nintendo announced their President and CEO, Satoru Iwata, had passed away. Less than an hour later, Iwata’s name skyrocketed to the top of social media with a vast outpouring of condolences. But who was Satoru Iwata? For some, he was the visionary corporate strategist who fast tracked the Wii project into a global phenomenon. For others, he was a stationary leader, frequently dismissing the popularity of phones and tablets until earlier this year. But to Nintendo and technology at large, he was a fearless nonconformist. Discussing the Wii’s development in 2013, Iwata stated
“For me, I actually found that it would have been more frightening to take the conventional path.
