Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has died

The man who guided Nintendo as its president and chief executive officer since 2002 has passed away.

Satoru Iwata, who oversaw one of the biggest eras for the gaming publisher, died due to complications from a bile-duct growth on Saturday, according to a statement. He was 55. The top two executives at Nintendo are now senior managing directors Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto.