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Layoffs might offer "better short-term financial results," late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata admitted in 2013, but "employees who fear that they may be laid off" will never produce the same results

"I believe that laying off a group of employees will not help to strengthen Nintendo’s business in the long run"

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A former Nintendo boss predicted the death of PlayStation discs almost perfectly

What could it mean for Switch 2?

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Quote of the day by former Nintendo President Satoru Iawata: 'It will require many years and months for the majority of video game purchases to become digital' — correctly predicting dominance of digital games today back in 2009

The then Nintendo President was on the money

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In 2009, late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata said it'll take "20 years or so" for game purchases to become mostly digital

Sony is killing its physical games in 2028, so he wasn't far off at all

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The Mii I made is still with me, and this is why Nintendo's design endures

From Wii Sports to Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the timeless appeal of Miis explained.

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N64 dev spent 2 years making games for the ill-fated 64DD add-on, only to have Nintendo continually say they sucked and to "start again from scratch": "It was just really degrading"

"The rest of the time was giving them a prototype of a new idea every month with a quick proof of concept, then having it just be ripped apart in the nicest possible way"

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Nintendo legend Satoru Iwata "burst out in laughter" when he heard Animal Crossing would be translated to English: "I don't know how you're going to do this"

Former Nintendo of America localization manager Leslie Swan admits, "it's true, just everything in that game was so specific to Japan"

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'Unlike Anything We've Built': Nvidia Unleashes Groundbreaking Chip for Nintendo Switch 2

Jensen Huang hailed Nvidia's Switch 2 chip as their most ambitious console innovation, featuring ray tracing, HDR, and backward compatibility.

International Business Times UK

Nintendo and Nvidia bosses say Switch 2 is the ultimate realization of late president Satoru Iwata's dream: "It is wonderful to see Mr. Iwata's vision come full circle"

"I still remember the day Iwata-san shared his dream with us"

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Masahiro Sakurai says Super Smash Bros "might have died out" if not for late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata: "There's no doubt that he influenced me in many ways"

Masahiro Sakurai owes a lot to Iwata, and one mean senior colleague in particular

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‘Inside I was doing the Mario jump’ – how one artist became a key player in Nintendo’s story

Takaya Imamura worked at Nintendo for 32 years before leaving to create his own game, Omega Six. He shares anecdotes from those pivotal years at the creative giant

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Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto

The pipes offered a way to transport enemies back to the top of the screen

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Nintendo DS at 20 – the console that paved the way for smartphone gaming

In this week’s newsletter: With its clamshell design and innovative touch-screen, the DS was the bridge between handheld games devices and the iPhone

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After 25 years, we finally know why it's called Super Smash "Bros" – Nintendo icon Satoru Iwata wanted the fighters to be "friends who were settling a little disagreement"

Masahiro Sakurai's new Grab Bag video is both revealing and highly emotional

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Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom might be hiding a tribute to two Nintendo legends, and Reggie Fils-Aime is "incredibly touched"

Lake Hylia's Zoras might be referencing Satoru Iwata and Reggie Fils-Aime

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FromSoftware boss addresses gaming industry layoffs: 'As long as this company's my responsibility, I would not let that happen'

Hidetaka Miyazaki describes FromSoftware's relationship with parent company Kadokawa and references Satoru Iwata's perspective on layoffs.

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Unearthed interview with Satoru Iwata shows how the DS informed 20 years of Nintendo: "When it comes to entertainment, I think we know the best"

"Everything Nintendo is going to create shall be very varied and revolutionary"

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Smash Bros director says "it's fair to assume there will be another one," and he can't imagine anyone else making it

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'Switch Sports' proves Nintendo’s biggest ‘weakness’ is actually a strength

With its latest title, 'Nintendo Switch Sports,' the company continues to build online experiences wholly unlike those of its biggest competitors.

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Reggie Fils-Aimé reveals the surprising secret behind an iconic Nintendo E3 moment

In his new book 'Disrupting the Game,' the former head of Nintendo America reminisces on some of the most important moments of his career

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Nintendo just abandoned its biggest gamble since the Switch

Nintendo is shutting down 'Dragalia Lost,' the company's first original mobile game. And its demise is indicative of Nintendo's unorthodox approach to gaming.

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