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Lets make a Get Well card for Satoru Iwata!
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This is awesome!
It's probably too late for this, but I have a suggestion. Perhaps a good way to differentiate this card from /v/'s (so it doesn't look like we're just copying it just because they did it) and to give it a bit more Nintendo flare would be to have everyone make Miiverse drawings and combine all those together instead? Nintendo themselves have done just that with Miiverse collages, and the fact that every submission is black and white with a set resolution helps give the whole thing more consistency. Plus, this way there would be all those original posts out there on Miiverse, too, helping to spread the good message.
EDIT: For example, here's a collage that Nintendo put together using Miiverse posts for Splatoon:
It's probably too late for this, but I have a suggestion. Perhaps a good way to differentiate this card from /v/'s (so it doesn't look like we're just copying it just because they did it) and to give it a bit more Nintendo flare would be to have everyone make Miiverse drawings and combine all those together instead? Nintendo themselves have done just that with Miiverse collages, and the fact that every submission is black and white with a set resolution helps give the whole thing more consistency. Plus, this way there would be all those original posts out there on Miiverse, too, helping to spread the good message.
EDIT: For example, here's a collage that Nintendo put together using Miiverse posts for Splatoon:
Arc Christelle
Member
Is there a way to get a picture of my Mii without the 3DS?
Your Miiverse profile
Just go to Miiverse via your PC and save the image location of your Mii.
Slackerchan
Member
Get well soon, Mr. Iwata, and be sure to eat your bananas! Please understand, they're loaded with potassium!
sonikokaruto
Banned
my mii because i'm 8 to 5'ing and have nothing better to add, my well wished would be:
Una pronta recuperacion y mucha salud Señor Iwata!
Una pronta recuperacion y mucha salud Señor Iwata!
Smiles and Cries
Member
my mii
Arc Christelle
Member
Yo! Get Well soon Iwata! No one can direct a Direct like you!
The Dutch Slayer
Member
My Mii:
Edit: Updated my submission here
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=118353623&postcount=496
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=118353623&postcount=496
gato_busta
Member
Here's my Mii
Megatron
Member
Outside site writing about this: http://www.gamerevolution.com/news/neogaf-sends-nintendo-ceo-iwata-a-get-well-soon-card-26563
Thought I re-post this part of the OP, just as a heads up to the people posting only there Mii's alone here.
Shogun_of_Truth
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Nice, hopefully sites picking this up will get this noticed by Nintendo, which will help insure that it makes it to Mr. Iwata.
I really can't say I like that idea. Part of what made the /v/ cards so appealing was that the message was at the forefront, without anyone's name attached to it. Names from random people are going to be next to meaningless, so a bunch of user names from a forum he might not have visited would likely be even more meaningless. In this case, I really think the sentiment should take the forefront, and that something quasi-anonymous would be for the best. This isn't about us; it's about Iwata. Simply knowing that you sent your well wishes should be enough.
But we're sending it to Iwata, not Nintendo. This should be something with some personal significance to him. The actual main content will be Nintendo-related, anyway.
Going back to what I mentioned earlier, the names and Mii on the card are bigger than the message itself. Not exactly the best way to send one's wishes.If you wanted to incorporate Miis, would the best way be to use them on the reverse of any card? You could use the back for messages, as suggested, then incorporate Miis too. Something like this, perhaps? Anyone without a Mii would just get some kind of symbol (I've used the Balloon Fight sprite for the mockup, but you could use anything else):
I really like this idea. Even the /v/ card wasn't consistently amazing, but just the act of actually making something instead of merely slapping your face on it sends a much better message, regardless if actual artistic ability. Plus, I'm sure it'd actually look better with the PET template.This is awesome!
It's probably too late for this, but I have a suggestion. Perhaps a good way to differentiate this card from /v/'s (so it doesn't look like we're just copying it just because they did it) and to give it a bit more Nintendo flare would be to have everyone make Miiverse drawings and combine all those together instead? Nintendo themselves have done just that with Miiverse collages, and the fact that every submission is black and white with a set resolution helps give the whole thing more consistency. Plus, this way there would be all those original posts out there on Miiverse, too, helping to spread the good message.
EDIT: For example, here's a collage that Nintendo put together using Miiverse posts for Splatoon:
This is awesome!
It's probably too late for this, but I have a suggestion. Perhaps a good way to differentiate this card from /v/'s (so it doesn't look like we're just copying it just because they did it) and to give it a bit more Nintendo flare would be to have everyone make Miiverse drawings and combine all those together instead? Nintendo themselves have done just that with Miiverse collages, and the fact that every submission is black and white with a set resolution helps give the whole thing more consistency. Plus, this way there would be all those original posts out there on Miiverse, too, helping to spread the good message.
EDIT: For example, here's a collage that Nintendo put together using Miiverse posts for Splatoon:
But what about those of us who don't have a Wii U yet that want to send Iwata good tidings along with GAF?
Pretty hasty to run a story on it, when it's just in the planning stages. Plus, the use of "sends" makes it sounds like we've already done it.
I've made some decent drawings just using the 3DS screen. If you don't have either, though, you could basically just open Paint, set the image to a low resolution, and then just make something in black and white.
Cosmonaut X
Member
Very good point - if I was to refine that idea, I'd reverse that so the messages were in the heavier face above the well-wisher's name in a smaller, lighter face, with the Mii an appropriate size alongside.
Black & white art actually works really nicely with the one I was playing about with:
Yes, here's an example (i.e. not my submission) of me just running an image through Photoshop to make it look like a Miiverse image that someone spent hours on.
Do you have a 3DS? Because you can use Miiverse on that, too.
maniac-kun
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Here was what /v/ had to say:
Shogun_of_Truth
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4chan is blocked at work. Could you give me a summery?
Aquamarine
Member
Ugh, why did you have to link to them?
Half of the posts are about how "NeoFag suckz" instead of wishing Iwata their condolences or commenting seriously on the matter.
They're acting like we stole their idea. :/
Shogun_of_Truth
Member
Figured as much. I take it they don't want to be involved.
RichardKSJ
Member
I don't see why we have to care what they think, it's not like we need their approval or anything. It doesn't matter what they have to say just ignore it.
They are going to hate NeoGAF just like they hate most things it's what they do, it's not going to stop so it needs to be dropped. We all just need to focus on what this thread is about rather than trivial internet wars.
It's probably best to ignore this; we wouldn't want this thread to devolve into another board-wars battlefield.
SilverLunar
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Of course, No one here thought of sending a get well card to him when his heath issues brought up.
It was mostly people seeing it as a chance for him to resign.
What do you expect? GAF calls them a hive immature losers and they call GAF a hive of pretentious losers. The problem that both sides have is that people never really look into these things and just take that word as gospel.
Also /v/ is well known for hating everything. They want to like that their efforts were recognised but they can't so they have to turn that to hate.
Cosmonaut X
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Dunno. I think it's better to make it clear that what they did was a cool and decent thing, and that people here wanted to do something similar after seeing /v/ had done, and particularly after finding out just how serious his "health issues" are. There's nothing to be ashamed of there, and I think saying something like that and reaching out to anyone elsewhere who wanted to participate is better than circling the wagons or trying to ignore it.
suavelicious
Member
Is this okay?
says "get well" in german
+ my mii:
says "get well" in german
+ my mii:
morthbound
Member
But /v/ already sent a get well card to Iwata. It was before E3, you know, when you guys were saying that Iwata was hiding.
RichardKSJ
Member
I agree it's a good idea to acknowledge what they did, what they did was great. I don't think they could care less though, seeing as how in the OP acknowledges it and even says it's lovely. Still though it should be acknowledged and there should be no doubt it was the inspiration.
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