Programmer & businessman
Satoru Iwata
Nintendo president who cut his own salary rather than make redundancies, and a programmer who kept debugging as chief executive.
Satoru Iwata was a Japanese businessman, video game programmer and producer. Beginning in 2002, Iwata served as the fourth president of Nintendo, as well as the chief executive officer (CEO) of Nintendo of America from 2013 until his death in 2015. Iwata was a major contributor in broadening the appeal of video games by focusing on novel and entertaining games rather than top-of-the-line hardware.
- Born
- 1959-12-06, Sapporo, JapanA Sunday
- Died
- 2015-07-11, Kyoto, JapanA Saturday, aged 55
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- Japan
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1959-12-06, Sapporo, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
Asia/TokyoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 13°14′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 1°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 24°06′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 28°13′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 1°40′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 12°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 6°27′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 21°02′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 7°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Virgo | 6°09′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2015-07-11, Kyoto, Japan · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Tokyothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Cancer | 18°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 17°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 4°19′ | Direct |
| Venus | Leo | 27°14′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 11°04′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 23°29′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 28°40′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 20°24′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 9°36′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 14°09′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Satoru Iwata was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.