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[To Far Away Times]

He brought joy to so many people. He did amazing things as a CEO that I don't think will ever be replicated.

RIP.

 

[Jumpman23]

RIP Mr. Iwata

 

[oni-link]

R.I.P

He was one of us

Some will say he was a wonderful programmer, who did coding sorcery to get games like Pokemon Gold and Silver onto cartridges that had no business fitting.

Some will say he was a jovial personable man who humanized the often fitful, draconian realm of the video game boardroom.

But I will remember him as the man who ate big pay cuts to keep his staff employed and occupied where other CEOs would throw their people under buses or flee and have someone else desperate to appease shareholders do it instead.

And for that, he will be missed deeply.

F

 

[specialK]

farewell Mr Iwata = /

 

[illmatic22]

R.I.P.

55 is too young

 

[papercan55]

It's probably been said already, but does anyone else find it really sad that the last thing we heard from him publicly outside of shareholders, was that he was sorry that he let us all down at E3?

i'm also gutted about this, very sad that this was his last public message

 

[The Maverick]

Rest in peace.

 

[MagicWithEarvin]

Sadness...

RIP

 

[SlowRevolution]

Oh, man.

RIP.

 

[Aeriscloud]

 

[Peltz]

It's probably been said already, but does anyone else find it really sad that the last thing we heard from him publicly outside of shareholders, was that he was sorry that he let us all down at E3?

</3

 

[SargerusBR]

Wha-What? WHAT??

 

[10k]

needs a transparent iwata picture in the sky and than I'm done for the night

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Holy shit

Wow

RIP

 

[thesaucetastic]

I can't deal.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Wow, what an era. He can never be replaced and may he rest in peace.

 

[buzzth]

You know he was really something when everyone in the Game industry is shook up this much.. Has there been something as impactful as this? It'll be interesting to see who takes his place.. What about NX? So many questions

 

[Zombegoast]

I'm actually shocked. I thought they removed the cancer before it spread.

 

[KenPokesBarbie]

Wow such a lost.RIP Iwata

 

[ffdgh]

It's probably been said already, but does anyone else find it really sad that the last thing we heard from him publicly outside of shareholders, was that he was sorry that he let us all down at E3?

This guilt...it hurts.

 

[Jergingha]

Iwata was Kamiya's "cutie".

;____;

 

[Celine]

GameCenter CX episode about Iwata for those that never watched it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63mG4k-VIyY

 

[AdanVC]

It's so nice to see pretty much the entire gaming industry together on this rough moment with Iwata passing away. Lot's of game developers writing RIP tweets to Iwata.

 

[DJ_Lae]

Damn. RIP.

They downplayed the illness so much in the past couple of years that I had basically forgotten about it. Guess he wasn't getting better after all.

 

[PigzFly]

Heartbreaking news :'(

 

[fantomena]

So sad news. Thanks for all the memories.

Rest in peace Mr. Iwata.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Here come the fucking tears.

 

[Ashodin]

Directly to you, no more. Man.

 

[mikekennyb]

Sad to hear this. Best wishes to his family, friends and colleagues. He will be missed.

Thank you for all you've done for the videogame industry Mr. Iwata. You portrayed a pure joy and focus that is often missing in society and in life, let alone videogames.

 

[Blue Calx]

Completely shocked right now. RIP Iwata. You will be missed

 

[QuackkAttack]

So long my friend.

 

[Kriken]

Why did Iwata have to work on games with sad undertones?

 

[V-Faction]

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/620398203540672512

Yep. Yep, Kamiya.

Made myself sad again.

 

[JoeInky]

Isn't the last thing we heard from Iwata about how he was sorry for E3 as well?

I think that makes it worse.

E: apparently so

 

[Sagroth]

RIP, Mr Iwata.

 

[LordGouda]

... Why is it raining inside my house?

 

[IronStar]

I was in the middle of tearing down our Comic-Con booth and I had to take a few minutes. I'm literally sitting here crying. I feel so stupid snd pretentious because it's not like I even knew him, and I'm just a game journalist + Nintendo fan. But Iwata-san was directly responsible for so much of what made my childhood awesome, and for so much of what I love now as an adult. He always seemed like he had such genuine love for Nintendo, video games, and Nintendo fans... like he just adored his job.

I can't believe he's not going to be the face of Nintendo Directs anymore. I can't reconcile how he's just... gone so suddenly. This is hitting me in a much bigger way than I ever thought possible. I'm just heartbroken.

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.

Exactly how I feel.

 

[Aaronrules380]

Someone really needs to make a tribute thread, going over everything he's accomplished

 

[Zareka]

I haven't cried in years and I am full on weeping right now. Way too soon, way too young.

I know I keep posting but I can't believe this. I am so sad.

 

[Immaculate]

like fuck let that sink in

the last we heard from him is him apologizing to us because we didn't like the digital event

 

[Nostalgic Nightmare]

My heart goes out to his family, may he rest in peace.

 

[Dachande]

What the fuck, Iwata, no

Absolutely out of nowhere, RIP

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Damn.. That's sad. The next few years are gonna be... Different.

I loved his philosophies on this industry. He will be missed

It might change their plans for the future and we will end up reading articles on how this moment sharply changed their trajectory.

 

[kingslunk]

RIP sir RIP

 

[Kouriozan]

Well, that's it for me for tonight as it's already past 3 AM here.
Take care, guys.

I will never forget you, Iwata. Thanks to all those Nintendo Direct, it's like I knew him personally and wish I really could have met him.

 

[EndMerit]

Rise directly to the stars.

 

[fluffydelusions]

I know what I'm doing tonight. RIP.

damn. I remmeber playing this when it came out

 

[Malick[AI]]

RIP. The man was a legend.

 

[Terrabyte20xx]

:'(

 

[Spiderduff]

Damn this genuinely hurts. I never really felt sadness for someone I never met. Somehow this hurts as if I met him. I truly send my condolences to his friends and family. RIP sir, you will always be a legend to us.