Nintendo CEO's death creates leadership uncertainty at Japanese gamemaker

Tokyo

NINTENDO Co Ltd chief executive Satoru Iwata died after a long illness, the company said on Monday, months after he led the Japanese video-game maker's belated entry into mobile gaming following years of declining sales. He was 55.

The hands-on CEO and president died on Saturday from a tumour in his bile duct, just as the company expects to double annual operating profit in the year through March thanks to a smartphone gaming tie-up with online game maker DeNA.