I was in the middle of gaming with friends when I got the news, so I couldn't really reaact properly I suppose.
I'm wide awake now, bored, in the middle of the night. Reading this thread, browsing twitter and seeing others express their grief made me lose it. I'm in tears...
55...From such an awful illness. It's just not fair. This man embodied what an executive should be and how a businessman should treat his workers. He always exuded immense kindness, warmth, graciousness and patience. Other business leaders could learn a helluva lot from him. It's extremely rare you have someone like that who truly cares and who is truly passionate about what they do. At the end of the day, it was more than just dollars and cents. He honestly wanted to make others happy.
The industry and gamers lost someone truly great. Nintendo and world will never be the same.