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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away

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Chaos17

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perfectchaos007 said:
Was Iwatas illness ever disclosed? I just knew he was sick but didn't realize the true severity of it. This is so sad
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It was and GAF even made a support gift when it was discovered.
Did you missed that topic ? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=843356


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RM8

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It warms my heart to see my drawing there :] It's a nice feeling to know that, very indirectly, I had a tiny, minuscule interaction with this man.
 
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Terrible_Majesty

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This post from GAF will always stick in my mind whenever I will think about Mr. Iwata:

- Did you know that the reason the Kanto region was included as post-game content in Pokemon Gold/Silver was because partway through development, Game Freak were starting to run out of cartridge space. Iwata was personally responsible for taking the game code, and compressing it to the point that the developers had enough space to stick an entire other continent in. An entire frickin' other continent.

- He was also the main programmer on Earthbound, and pretty much saved the entire project from doom. When development started to fall apart, he stepped in and pretty much rewrote the game's code from scratch, by himself. IIRC, the code in Earthbound is so complex and complete, you could actually build a working SNES emulator from it.

- He created the battle code for Pokemon Stadium 64 in a week. Without access to any design documents.

Hopefully people with little positive to say can understand why Iwata is such a respected figure in the industry. He's not some business suit who was promoted to the top based on his money skills. He's a genius level programmer who had a key role in some of Nintendo's best games back in the day. Whatever you may think about his blue oceans and whatnot, he deserves respect just for that alone.
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http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=114901996
 
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Fandangox

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Kinsei said:
This is the second time for me, the first was Robin Williams.

Knowing someone that has brought you so much joy throughout your entire life is gone forever really hurts.
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I couldn't believe when Robin Williams died, it didn't felt real, My oldest brother (who is a performer and works at theatre in my country) always loved him and had him as a source of inspiration. He showed me pretty much all of his movies when I was a kid.

With Iwata the moment I read the news it felt real right away, I guess because we knew of his condition, but its still too sudden. I was mostly composed while reading the news, but as I started to read the industry's respects to him, and the art from the community it really hit hard.

These two were a big part of my life, even though I never met them, two great examples to follow.
 
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BuzzJive

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I'd written up a small summary of how he affected my life, but it just made me more sad. He's definitely one of the top 5 or 10 most influential people that directly or indirectly made me who I am. And like a few others on that list, he's been taken too soon. RIP Iwatasan. Me, my kids, and someday their kids (and hopefully so on), will be enjoying games you directly or indirectly were involved with for many many years. Thank you.
 
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guek

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I'm trying hard not to tear up at work. It's tough.

This just reminds me of how important Nintendo is to me in the gaming industry. I don't want them to ever go away. Splatoon is the best game I've played in years. I think I'll replay Earthbound later today...

I'm going to quote myself from a few pages back because this thought really does make me feel better

guek said:
I just thought about how one of the last things he probably watched was the Nintendo World Championship.

He got to watch Balloon Fight played in front of thousands of people who loved the games he's made. He got to see the crowd react to hearing about Mother 1 coming to the VC. His last interaction with the worldwide community of gamers was watching all of us collectively celebrate nintendo games, most of which he had a direct hand in making possible. For anyone who followed along the bulk of the stream, it was a pretty magical time made even more wonderful with the knowledge that he got to enjoy it right along beside us. We spent those precious few last moments with him and watching and didn't even know it.

I'm so glad they'll be bringing it back next year. I'll watch it again with the memory of his life in mind.
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At least you can talk. Who are you?
Tidied up the OP a little bit more, statements from other people at Nintendo/in the industry are easier to read, let me know if there's any more. I hope people enjoy reading through it all.

Also, if you've made a tribute and I've missed it, feel free to PM me and I'll put it in the OP. I'll be back in about 30 minutes so don't worry if I don't respond.
 
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TylerDurden4321

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A person financially as well-off as Iwata was... getting a diagnosis like that and not stepping back from your career and not working off your "plant a tree, climb a mountain, travel to x"-list, to instead just keeping on working... He must be a very driven person with Nintendo and its philosophy as an ideal in his heart. What a gigantic loss ;(

P.S. thank you GAF for all the tributes, they are amazing.
I hope someone collects them all and gives them to Iwatas family.
 
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SuperDowns

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jonno394 said:
Just about to finish my working day, and I find it strange that I've sat here all day, barely talking to anyone.. I've never been affected by a death of someone I didn't know before, be they musician, actor, footballer etc, but today, this has left me feeling somewhat empty.

It's a really strange sensation, and one I cannot fathom to explain :/ RIP Mr Iwata. I hope you knew how much happiness you helped bring to the lives of so many people, and I hope you didn't pass thinking you'd let us down after the backlash Nintendo received last month.
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I agree and can relate to all of this.

I initially didn't know really how to feel about a complete stranger and an executive of a major company no less but the more I am reading about him and loads of anecdotes, he is the sort of man that all of us in gaming and in life wish to be.

My wife and I were talking about the Wii last night and it was something that really brought us together. And helped us to want to continue gaming into adulthood. It was something really special that, as others and Iwata's own words have pointed out, has helped make those who had never gamed before to appreciate and find value in the gaming industry. Iwata was/is a big part of changing peoples perception of gaming and removing some of the guilt associated with wanting to interact with a different world on a TV.

My family can never say how much we fully appreciate how much Iwata and people like him helped change us. Thank you, Iwata. As others have said, we understand.
 
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Pancho

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Still can't process this.

I'm the type of person that sort of has a delayed reaction to this sort of thing. Last night, it didn't affect me much, but, since I woke up, I've felt very gloomy and deeply saddened by his passing.

Nintendo will always hold a special place in my heart, being the first games that I ever played and those very same games also were my first english teachers in a way. So in that manner, Nintendo did help me in life on some way.

Thank you, Mr. Iwata.
 
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Linkyn

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I read the news this morning minutes before I had to leave for work. All day long, it's been awkward small talk with people I know could never understand what this man and his work meant to me. I'm glad to be back home. I'm glad I can take some time to pay my respects, grieve, and think back on all the truly amazing moments I've had the privilege to experience thanks to him.
 
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Alastor3

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jbug617 said:
Has these been posted?
http://www.polygon.com/2015/7/12/89...video-game-industry-remembers-one-of-its-best

Shuhei Yoshida

"I always admired his personal, easy to understand commentary on games in development in his Nintendo Direct. He was an inspiration as a leader of one of the most influential companies in the game industry, who used to make games himself and has always been a gamer. I had a couple of times I had conversations with him at some international industry events, he was always friendly and nice to talk with. I was dreaming someday to have an open exchange of Tweets or to be on a same panel session with him to talk about industry and games we play. I even tweeted when I was leaving for E3 this year with #iwatter as I saw he started tweeting Nintendo E3 news with the hashtag. I have always respected Nintendo's games, how they are super accessible and polished for everyone to play and enjoy, and I understand Iwata-san was one of the key individuals to have kept that high quality standard across all Nintendo titles. I just wish he will rest in peace. Thank you for all your work for the better game industry."

They have more statements from industry people in the link
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Wow, the quote of Sony really hit me hard.
 
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mrklaw

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Playing splatoon and literally every squid I walked up to in the town area had a message of condolence for Iwata. I don't know if they are picked randomly or not, but it was a touching surprise to see so many people posting about it.
 
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MisterCrow

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I've been playing games since I was a kid and have been a huge fan of Nintendo since the NES days. Video games are a huge part of who I am. Mr. Iwata had an enormous impact on my life, the gaming industry, and the world. Thanks for everything you've given us! Go play games with your friends and / or loved ones!
 
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