Iwata also promoted Miyamoto, Genyo Takeda, Yoshihiro Mori, and Shinji Hatano to representative directors on the company's board of directors, equaling his own position.
Iwata tamén ascendeu a Shigeru Miyamoto, Genyo Takeda, Yoshihiro Mori e Shinji Hatano a directores representativos da xunta directiva, igualándoos a súa propia posición.