Satoru Iwata Punches Man at Investor Meeting After Asking When Nintendo Will Make Smartphone Games

The question and answer portion of Nintendo’s investor meeting was paused when CEO Satoru Iwata punched a stockholder when they asked when Nintendo will start making smartphone games. The stockholder first asked when Nintendo will start making smartphone games. Iwata simply replied, “Nintendo has no plans to make any smartphone games for Android or Apple devices. I encourage you to take a look at the Nintendo 3DS which has many portable games.” Then the stockholder mentioned that many companies make a lot of money through microtransactions to which Iwata replied, “That may be true, but it often comes at the...