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That is a pretty cool tribute.

 

[hughesta]

this is beyond incredible, and it's got me fucked up right now.

We all love you Iwata <3

 

[FSLink]

Holy shit, was not expecting this.

 

[clay_ghost]

What.

Omg.

 

[Akibared]

This is fucking me up

 

[rudger]

Why did I ever update my system?! So sad...

 

[Fireblend]

Extremely clever but also immensely depressing.

I find it incredibly uplifting. This shows how loved Iwata was, how respected he was by his peers and how despite being the CEO of Nintendo, in the end what defined him most was the same creative drive he had with him since his days as a programmer.

This is some tearjerker movie-tier stuff.

He went too fucking soon RIP Iwata.

 

[You Pay This Much]

Damn dude...



I wish I could honor him.... fucking updates. Fucking internet.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

My god...

 

[Neoxon]

This is amazing.

We still miss you, Iwata. ;_;

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

Best easter egg ever. Such a clever tribute.

 

[psyfi]

Wow I'm crying now

 

[Crayolan]

That's incredible.

 

[G-Unit]

Jesus... im sad and delighted

 

[ASaiyan]

Oh. My. God.

 

[rudger]

Rereading this, so every July 11th we can make the hand signal and play in Iwata's honor? I look forward to the gaf thread reminder and will see you all on the green.

 

[Tom Nook]

So wonderful

 

[koss424]

Pretty creepy IMO.

It's an opportunity for every Nintendo fan to pay respect to Iwata on the anniversary of his death - it's pretty cool

 

[wonderfuldays]

holy..... :'(

 

[Jachaos]

Damn that's awesome

 

[massoluk]

It's an opportunity for every Nintendo fan to pay respect to Iwata on the anniversary of his death - it's pretty cool

It's only cool because this is Iwata, no other company can pull this feeling genuine and without feeling the creepy T_T

 

[Slowdive]

Wow.

 

[TedHub]

It's only cool because this is Iwata, no other company can pull this feeling genuine and without feeling the creepy T_T

I can't quite comprehend this... How the heck do you feel about any other "in memory of" style tributes?

 

[Conkerkid11]

Crazy that people found out how to unlock it so fast.

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017...en-motion-to-unlock-the-switchs-nes-emulator/ :

I wonder if that means they've also now managed to find a way to combat time travel in Animal Crossing.

 

[jufonuk]

Onions , who is cutting onions in here ?

 

[SpookyBlackFish]

Beautiful.

Thank you, Iwata.

Thank you, whoever did this.

 

[Cindro]

Never did I think I'd be tearing up over freaking NES Golf of all things.

Yet here we are.

Astounding tribute, both viscerally gutwrenching and untouchably beautiful in equal measure.

This really seems like some elaborate hoax - it's too pure for this ugly world of ours.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Why did I ever update my system?! So sad...

Damn dude...



I wish I could honor him.... fucking updates. Fucking internet.

It's only preventing you from doing it RIGHT NOW.

The only way to really see if it works now is if you wait till next year.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Holy shit that's amazing

 

[Quintin DM]

My god man right in the feels.

That is an amazing tribute.

 

[Griss]

Moving and beautiful. Feels too pure to be a real thing included in a piece of hardware.

Always loved NES Golf, too. The Switch has more real Nintendo personality than I thought...

 

[B.K.]

I just managed to start the game twice. It's hard to get the motion just right. You also can't put the system in sleep mode when it's running. It closes the game if you do.

Golf is a hard game. It took 35 swings for me to get the ball in the first hole.

 

[rudger]

It's only preventing you from doing it RIGHT NOW.

The only way to really see if it works now is if you wait till next year.

Yeah I realized and corrected myself. Honestly, I'd rather it be locked to the day rather than an anytime or cheatable Easter egg. Will give the whole thing the weight it deserves.

 

[Qwark]

This is really cool, but the cynic in me thinks this was not deliberate, at least the connection to Iwata's death anyway. I don't know why July 11th is the only day that works, but it's probably just a debug thing or glitch that got left in. I would be surprised if it still works next July, but we shall see.

 

[Makonero]

Saw this earlier and

https://twitter.com/sprsk/status/910296263291105280

I'm tearing up all over again.

 

[random25]

Wow...this is one of the best tributes in gaming.

 

[NegativeCero]

That's a legitimately awesome and thoughtful tribute. I'm really sad I'll probably never get to try it (unless I misread) bc of firmware. RIP Iwata.

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

Damn fine way to honor Iwata, I love it.

 

[Makonero]

That's a legitimately awesome and thoughtful tribute. I'm really sad I'll probably never get to try it (unless I misread) bc of firmware. RIP Iwata.

You just have to wait til next year, on July 11.

 

[Mutant]

I'm legit crying over this.

 

[SMD]

This is really cool, but the cynic in me thinks this was not deliberate, at least the connection to Iwata's death anyway. I don't know why July 11th is the only day that works, but it's probably just a debug thing or glitch that got left in. I would be surprised if it still works next July, but we shall see.

What are you on about.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I just managed to start the game twice. It's hard to get the motion just right. You also can't put the system in sleep mode when it's running. It closes the game if you do.

Golf is a hard game. It took 35 swings for me to get the ball in the first hole.

Guess we gotta sink one for our boy Iwata next July.

This is really cool, but the cynic in me thinks this was not deliberate, at least the connection to Iwata's death anyway. I don't know why July 11th is the only day that works, but it's probably just a debug thing or glitch that got left in. I would be surprised if it still works next July, but we shall see.

...Because it's programmed to only work on that day. The same day Iwata died?

 

[Qwark]

What are you on about.

Nothing, I'm just skeptical. It's such an odd thing to leave as a tribute and the method of access, that I don't think it is a tribute and that there must be some other reason behind it. That's all.

It's cool either way though.

Guess we gotta sink one for our boy Iwata next July.



...Because it's programmed to only work on that day. The same day Iwata died?

Does that not seem extremely odd to anybody else? I think the date is a coincidence.

 

[City 17]

It's time to reread some of those IwataAsks...

 

[WooHooAlex]

Holy shit, that's pretty incredible.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Nothing, I'm just skeptical. It's such an odd thing to leave as a tribute and the method of access, that I don't think it is a tribute and that there must be some other reason behind it. That's all.

It's cool either way though.

I dunno man, if it's a game Iwata worked on, and it's the day he died, and it's using the gesture he's known for...

it's probably related to him.

 

[seat]

I think this is a cool tribute, but why the date of his death? To honor someone, isn't it logical to do so on his or her birthday? Is the death day just a cultural thing?

 

[SinCityAssassin]

I think this is a cool tribute, but why the date of his death? To honor someone, isn't it logical to do so on his or her birthday? Is the death day just a cultural thing?

Honoring the anniversary of a loved one's/venerable one's death is a custom in much of Asia.

 

[seat]

Honoring the anniversary of a loved one's/venerable one's death is a custom in much of Asia.

Huh, I see. I didn't realize that. Thanks for the explanation.

 

[Retro Edge]

I still don't know if I really believe this.
There is absolutely no video proof out there yet. Only someone who plays it for a few seconds, nothing about unlocking it.


Seems fishy.