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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away
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JimboJones
Member
No way, I thought it was a really classless onion article or something at first but then I kept seeing it reposted everywhere.
RIP.
RIP.
These are the last few I can do for now. Hope you like it.
Brother, thanks a lot. Must be a lot of work to ribbon all the GAFfers. Really amazing work.
MrGreencastle
Member
The puppets make sense now =/
I'll miss that guy. A Legend.
I'll miss that guy. A Legend.
papercan55
Member
I just don't undertand, can someone who knows how to get this to happen please send me a message.
I'm still struggling to understand why so many other sites have given tribute but neogaf is lagging behind.
This really needs to happen to show due respect
Dandare4444
Member
What a crap way to start a new week. Rip. Can't he just hit continue? :-(
JensenBeeswax
Member
Terrible news to wake up to.
May you rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.
May you rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.
I heard similar things too, but man, never even thought about it at first, I mean during the Digital Event.
I thought he was actually getting better.
Careful of the backseat moderating. If it is indeed impacting the thread negatively, a mod will say so.
Terrible_Majesty
Member
RIP Mr. Iwata
Herb Alpert
Banned
these reactions...
Tears again.
I wouldn't have thought that this would have affected me as much. I am so sad right now...
Bjoern the Smexy
Member
Pikmin.
HUELEN10 already gave his condolences in a more than fitting image:
test_account
XP-39C²
I really like this one. Its sad, but also illustrates that Iwata has now gone to a nice place.Translated
Do we know if Iwata ever got that card? And what his reaction was to it?Well, the exhaustion's finally getting to me, maybe it's for the best. Remember him with love, as he was so full of it.
Thanks
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Deleted member 125677
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I'm in shock
Goldensun_it
Member
This is really sad news. Nintendo won't be the same without him... I always appreciated him as a president and as a person, humble and human like you wouldn't expect from someone at the head of a multinational. Iwata Asks, Nintendo Directs... All ways to show his passion and love for what he did.
Today I will play Balloon Fight, my favorite NES game, to remember him.
I send a big "Thanks", Mr. Iwata... Directly to you.
Pikmin I believe?
Today I will play Balloon Fight, my favorite NES game, to remember him.
I send a big "Thanks", Mr. Iwata... Directly to you.
Pikmin I believe?
MrGreencastle
Member
He had cancer. Don't make assumptions like this.
Bile Duct cancer is a terrible affliction, and no matter how good the surgeon is, it can still be fatal.
Let's not try playing the blame game here. It's not helpful.
qualitydisc
Member
Just be patient. It's still early morning in the US. Evilore said it's coming. (Also he mentioned that the rainbow logo was more difficult than expected to implement, so there may be some technical delay too.)
TheSlySoul
Member
RIP Iwata, you were a great guy.
Wonder who will be new CEO?
Majukun
Member
aren't we showing respect like,right now,in this thread?
we are neogaf,not a logo on the main page
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
I am just hearing the news now I am beyond heartbroken. Wtf I am shedding a few tears right now
Impeccable
Member
That is unfortunate.
Any operation can be fatal unexpectedly. Human bodies are complicated, especially when something like cancer is in the mix.
Man, that's a good idea!
Because, I just cant... this is too sudden...
i was reading his Iwata asks and share holder interview just recently...
This is really too sudden...
I'm talking about the moral side of his death. It's (morally) inappropriate and insensitive to discuss corporate politics while a lot of users grieve. As mentioned before: there will be threads in the upcoming days but we should have the decency to keep this topic out of here as they tend to derail.
lemmykoopa
Junior Member
RIP Mister Iwata.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
& I don't think it amounts to backseat moderation, it's just common sense and decency, and I would think the admin team agree since "Who will succeed him?" threads have been locked.
I kind of find the balloon fight references to be the wrong crowning achievement for Iwata. It was him helping port the arcade version of balloon fight from another programmer to the NES.
Programming Kirby or Mother 2 seems more appropriate. Or his ideas at the top of his presidency.
Programming Kirby or Mother 2 seems more appropriate. Or his ideas at the top of his presidency.
BriseFlots
Member
A sad day for all gamers.
May he rest in peace.
May he rest in peace.
YuberMcGruber
Neo Member
Thank god i sit at the back of my office, been trying to hold back the tears for 2 hours now. But after seeing peoples posts and re-watching some videos it's finally got the better of me. R.I.P Iwata, you've left a huge void in the gaming community and you will be greatly missed
Same. I have to quit reading reactions for a while, I just keep making myself sad again.
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