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Nintendo's President and CEO named "Person of the Year"

December 22, 2007 in News comments 4

Nintendo's president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, has been included in Next-Gen.biz’s annual list of the top 25 people of the year. The title may not be as prestigious as the one Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto took in 2006 for Time Magazine's most influential people, it is a great award nonetheless.

Nintendo’s latest President and CEO, Satoru Iwata, has taken the top honors in Next-Gen.biz’s annual list of the top 25 people of the year.

While it may not be as prestigious an honor as being named one of Time Magazine’s most influential people, as Nintendo video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto was in 2006, it is, nonetheless, a great achievement - especially in light of Nintendo’s dire predicament of just a few years ago.

While PS3 and Xbox 360 fans may be rolling their eyes, this achievement speaks of the general trend that is forming in the gaming industry.
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    Ground* Dec 23, 07
    OMG awesome. President is Person of the year. Gonna give booze to my Parents since I'm under age.
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    Sort Dec 23, 07
    I hate when I click on "XBOX360" at the top of the Game|Grep homepage and get this as my first story.

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    Remino52 Dec 23, 07
    Holy cream shnitzel.Iwata can score big.It is a big honer to be one of the top 25.But this year we got a good competition.So he will need all the help (and luck) he can get.
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    Remino52 Dec 23, 07
    Agreed yoshi freak.I really want to win #1.

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