Satoru Iwata
publication date: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Games
clue: After years of work on beloved titles like Kirby, Earthbound, and Super Smash Bros, this banana-loving president's final gift to gamers is Pokémon Go.
explanation: Iwata was an influential game developer and president of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. He conceived the original product that led to the development of Pokémon Go. He became associated with bananas after appearing with them in corporate videos. more…
intended difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, and Matthew Preston
trivia: This goo was published during Pokémon Go's enormous popularity in July 2016.
Similar Goos
Tim Schafer
His biggest hits have been full, grim, brutal, and broken. Go »
Lara Croft
Angelina Jolie is being paid how many million dollars to run around in caves, looking for treasure? Go »
King
Maybe Tekken is Japanese for 'man with cat head.' Who's the king? Go »
John Romero
It's fair to say that this heretic was the first person-shooter. Go »
Hideo Kojima
It's almost hideous how the goo game turns celebrities into liquid from some other form. Go »
