Satoru Iwata

hobbies, that specific brand of intellectualism is just as important as academic intellectualism. Graff writes that colleges and schools argue that subjects that are not inherently weighty and academic are not worth improving our intellects: “We assume that it’s possible to wax intellectual about Plato, Shakespeare, the French Revolution, and nuclear fission, but not about cars, dating, fashion, sports, TV, or video games” (Graff). Take video games, one of the most popular forms of electronic media for the past 40 years. The knowledge of computer science needed to produce such works of art is astonishing. For example, Pokémon Gold and Silver are within the 25 best-selling games of all time, with 23 million copies in 10 years (Ashcraft). Satoru Iwata, the late programmer of the game and future president and CEO of Nintendo, compressed the Gold and Silver’s graphics code so its predecessor, Pokémon Red and Blue, could essentially fit into the same cartridge (Source). Any subject can become a grand and lofty mental exercise, what matters is how it is applied to life. One can clearly see the significance of the instructors of all subjects of learning, whether simple or academic. The engaging, thought-provoking, or plain fun instructor is going to produce more students that perform more adeptly than the vapid, monotone, and uninspiring lecture instructor. Graff wrote, “Real intellectuals turn any subject, however lightweight it may seem, into grist for their mill through the…

Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo, has passed away at the age 55. Business Insider, July 13, 2015 reported the cause of death was a bile duct growth. Last year, Satoru Iwata had surgery to remove the growth. He came through the operation very well and went back to work after a short recovery period. Satoru Iwata was born in Sapporo, Japan, on December 6, 1959. His career in the corporate planning division with Nintendo started in June 2000, when he was appointed as Director of Nintendo.…

Unless you’ve been living under a Graveler for the past month, the hottest new app craze across the world is Pokemon GO! An augmented reality game that places users in the hotseat as an aspiring trainer, tasked with the age-old mission of “catching ‘em all”. The biggest change in this game from entries in the traditional Pokemon series is that trainers have to venture out into the real world and use the augmented reality software and gps on their smartphones in order to find pokemon in the real…

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