RIP Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, 1959-2015

[Lightz]

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The feels. RIP

[Kinniku_Buster]

was wondering when Pachter was gonna say something
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I’ve even heard of this guy. Why the fuck should anyone care what he says? Especially he’s obviously an ass douche

[PSYCH0J0SH]

First Kon, then Iwata… I can’t take this anymore. Stop taking away my Japanese game devs, Reaper. I can’t stand it.

Please, if you take ANYONE else, don’t let it be Kojima or Miyamoto. I beg of you, please take Inafune instead.

[DukeC]

[Neesa]

It’s amazing to know that… he knew he didn’t have much time to live. The cancer he had, there was a fucking 5% chance of survival. And he did all that he could up until the very end. Fuck…

[pedoviejo]

how unfortunate.

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Is it safe to assum that REggies body was NOT ready.

LOL

[Hecatom]

R.I.P.
Is sad that he had to go.

[Arkkai]

R.I.P Iwata

[Eternal]

Why? Why do I keep going around reading all the comments on places talking about this? Just makes me tear up again and again.

Just gotta keep telling myself

no crying until the ending

[Blindknagg]

Fuck you @Year2015! Why do you feel like you’ve to outdo last year?

[FeiWrong]

Very, very sad.

[Grimmjow316]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJyEV0fVAAANEc6.jpg

[Komatik]

RIP :’(

He was the reason I developed an interest in how business works. Been ten years. As the guy who directly got me hooked put it:

Iwata was not just a passing CEO figure that many companies go through. His statements was a large part of why I began listening closely to the business side of Nintendo.

It was Iwata who said, “The only person who has the right to be selfish is the customer.”

It was Iwata who said, “The programmer does not get to tell the designer what the game cannot do.”

It was Iwata who heralded the revolution. None of us really know what goes on inside Nintendo and its inner workings. But it is clear that Iwata was a big factor behind the DS and Wii. I love Iwata standing before game developers telling them that things need to change. I loved his Heart of the Gamer speech.

Honestly, I’m so shocked by the news that I cannot summon up words to say things. Anything I imagine I could say would seem so inadequate. It’s all such a damn shame.

When I think of Iwata, I think of class. I have read nearly every word Iwata has said to the public for almost a decade. Never did he say anything disparaging of another, never did he sound pessimistic, and never did he crap on anyone. As gamers, Iwata represented the best things we loved about Nintendo. But as a businessman, he represented the best things about business.

Why does it feel that we lost a friend today?

[BB_Hoody]

Yo Iwata’s passing has even made Yahoo news.

Yahoo

[white_shadow]

I was never abreast of all the decisions and motivations of Iwata, but all I know is that his contributions to Smash Bros. 64 and Earthbound greatly enriched my childhood.

Much respect and Rest In Peace Satoru Iwata. Mag his legacy not be forgotten.

[DANZAN]

@“po pimpus” the only one worthy of creating this thread.

[Rick_Ross]

The saddest part is how the shareholders will further push their agenda to make Nintendo go mobile.

[Akhos]

Still can’t believe he’s gone…was shedding tears last night, and still am this morning…

Spoiler

https://youtu.be/Lcla6dRC6O0

You’ll live on forever in our hearts, Iwata.

[Wil]

Dr. Mario composer, Hirokazu “Hip” Tanaka, made tribute to Satoru Iwata with a new chiptunes track called “Dedicated to Satoru Iwata.” - https://soundcloud.com/hip_tanaka/dedicated-to-satoru-iwata

[King9999]

GDC 2005 keynote