![Remember when Satoru Iwata cut his salary by 50% for 5 months due to the commercial failure of the Wii U, instead of firing people...these companies should take note. : r/gaming Remember when Satoru Iwata cut his salary by 50% for 5 months due to the commercial failure of the Wii U, instead of firing people...these companies should take note. : r/gaming](https://preview.redd.it/dnild1t6cxi21.jpg?auto=webp&s=b484250a149e44b027232155c5527a3fa83ba5f3)
Remember when Satoru Iwata cut his salary by 50% for 5 months due to the commercial failure of the Wii U, instead of firing people...these companies should take note. : r/gaming
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![Nintendo Co's President Satoru Iwata poses with the company's Wii U gaming controller at the company headquarters after an interview with Reuters in Kyoto, western Japan January 7, 2013. Nintendo's year-end sales Nintendo Co's President Satoru Iwata poses with the company's Wii U gaming controller at the company headquarters after an interview with Reuters in Kyoto, western Japan January 7, 2013. Nintendo's year-end sales](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D01PEW/nintendo-cos-president-satoru-iwata-poses-with-the-companys-wii-u-gaming-controller-at-the-company-headquarters-after-an-interview-with-reuters-in-kyoto-western-japan-january-7-2013-nintendos-year-end-sales-of-its-wii-u-games-console-were-steady-though-not-as-strong-as-when-its-wii-predecessor-was-first-launched-iwata-said-on-monday-reutersyuriko-nakao-japan-tags-business-society-science-technology-2D01PEW.jpg)
Nintendo Co's President Satoru Iwata poses with the company's Wii U gaming controller at the company headquarters after an interview with Reuters in Kyoto, western Japan January 7, 2013. Nintendo's year-end sales
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