To Far Away Times
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He brought joy to so many people. He did amazing things as a CEO that I don't think will ever be replicated.
RIP.
RIP.
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.
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?
</3It'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?
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 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.
Damn.. That's sad. The next few years are gonna be... Different.
I loved his philosophies on this industry. He will be missed
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.
I know what I'm doing tonight. RIP.