Satoru Iwata’s last quarter as chief executive of Nintendo was a good one. The Japanese video game company reported it returned to profitability for operating income in its first quarter ending June 30.
The paint-shooting game Splatoon and a weaker yen enabled Nintendo to report a small profit, just after 55-year-old Iwata died from cancer on July 11. It’s just another small part of a legacy of success that Iwata left at the Kyoto, Japan-based company.

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