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"He Was This Very Sweet Guy, But You Could See He Was Getting Worn Down" - Iwata's Struggles To Turn Kirby Studio HAL Around

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"It was him wanting our help to deal with whatever he was going through".The late Satoru Iwata is famous for leading Nintendo through some of its most successful years, but a new interview has shed some light on the uncertainty of his earlier years at HAL Laboratory.Iwata joined HAL in 1980 as a programmer but would eventually work his way up to the role of president in 1993 – a promotion which came at the behest of Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauch…
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Time Extension broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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