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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away
- Thread starter Broken Joystick
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It's been over 24 hours and I still can't get over Iwata passing: Satoru Iwata, someone I adored at a point in my gaming consumption path, and someone I got to identify so much with as a programmer, given how obvious it was that he went the hard way in life in learning to program and to make games, someone so close and dear to Masahiro Sakurai, and finally, someone whose direction got us so many fantastic games, is now gone forever. It really is too soon after Yamauchi passing, and way before his time, so so young. The very moment my sister let me know about this news I flinched a bit. Even if he usually got the board pretty horrible at times, with people seeking after his dismissal from the company, I still believe it's truly impossible to hate someone so full of love for life, so full of cheer and with such passion for the User of his software. Someone who even as the CEO who led his company to its most profitable state in over a hundred years hesitated not to stand in front of a camera holding bananas to give people laughs: let's see Mattrick, Kottick and Hirai do that, for example...
May you rest in peace, beautiful mind. May you rest in peace.
May you rest in peace, beautiful mind. May you rest in peace.
Hyperactivity
Banned
Won't even be able to understand how I'll feel when Mr. Miyamoto dies.
Although hopefully it's when he's much older, and in that way doesn't hurt as much
Although hopefully it's when he's much older, and in that way doesn't hurt as much
Smiles and Cries
Member
https://youtu.be/ulqzs21KhqI
just keep playing these games guys
the Iwata love in Splatoon is great can't help but tear up
just keep playing these games guys
the Iwata love in Splatoon is great can't help but tear up
twothunder
Member
Still have trouble believing it..
My first game that Satoru Iwata was involved with was probably Kirby's adventure.
A game I still love even to this day. Starting playing Earthbound recently too. Never expected this to happen though..
Seeing the Splatoon plaza filled with messages and tributes to Iwata was also quite amazing to see. Iwata did say he was surprised and grateful for Splatoon 's success. Glad to see he at least got to see it becoming a success.
http://kththeartist.tumblr.com/post/123934744744/as-a-big-fan-of-nintendo-and-all-of-their
My first game that Satoru Iwata was involved with was probably Kirby's adventure.
A game I still love even to this day. Starting playing Earthbound recently too. Never expected this to happen though..
Seeing the Splatoon plaza filled with messages and tributes to Iwata was also quite amazing to see. Iwata did say he was surprised and grateful for Splatoon 's success. Glad to see he at least got to see it becoming a success.
http://kththeartist.tumblr.com/post/123934744744/as-a-big-fan-of-nintendo-and-all-of-their
http://mikou-stuff.tumblr.com/post/123976700050/we-will-miss-you-mr-iwata
https://twitter.com/lmaradiaga86/status/620607444180283393
http://splatoonika.tumblr.com/post/123994309022
http://banirapurin.tumblr.com/post/123944106729/this-is-what-splatoon-looks-like-right-now-in
http://shaffroncity.tumblr.com/post/123964157839/the-plaza-is-so-sad-today-you-will-be-missed
MichMasteR
Banned
Feels sad that his last message to us was to apologize
I guess the fanbase was a little harsh, I can't think how he actually felt with how everyone reacted towards their E3 presentation.
RichardKSJ
Member
He seems to be credited as staff. Aside that, nothing to do with it really.
I agree, I love that game. It's one of the only Gameboy games I owned and I adore it.
wasn't involved, aside from running HAL
list of credits (ignore executive producer credits, you get those as default as CEO) : http://nintendo.wikia.com/wiki/Satoru_Iwata
nintendo has almost single-handedly kept me interested in videogames as i've waded into my thirties, and i can't help but attribute a lot of that to iwata's idiosyncratic corporate leadership. by all accounts, he was a terrific human being and a brilliant mind. that he's all out of continues (at least on this mortal coil) cues a huge, huge grief that i feel square in my chest.
Freezie KO
Banned
You're not wrong, considering the bananas are actually a Hamlet reference.
Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
Will do so in the morning (about seven hours), gives some more time for people to post condolences and then I'll do another update..
Sword Of Doom
Member
Feels sad that his last message to us was to apologize
I guess the fanbase was a little harsh, I can't think how he actually felt with how everyone reacted towards their E3 presentation.
There was also the success of Splatoon. Try not to think of the negatives. I'm sure the love for Splatoon made him so happy
he's already 62 and healthy as fuck, I can see him lasting many more years. Christopher Lee managed it, rocking out to death metal up until his mid nineties
Samurai_Heart
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MrSaturn99
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fluffydelusions
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WOW. I posted that rainbow pic when it hit Twitter on reddit earlier and just checked. Sweet mother of karma
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/3d4h8f/there_is_a_rainbow_over_nintendo_hq_today/
https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/3d4h8f/there_is_a_rainbow_over_nintendo_hq_today/
Garou
Member
Feels sad that his last message to us was to apologize
I guess the fanbase was a little harsh, I can't think how he actually felt with how everyone reacted towards their E3 presentation.
That wasn't his last tweet.
RPGCrazied
Member
I hope he can be immortalized in a NIntendo game somehow.
Definitely going to have some kind of statue or NPC in Zelda.
GustyGardens
Banned
ShockingAlberto
Member
He's in a few already.
MistressMoitie
Member
Yesterday and today have felt hollow. I usually can be creative when I'm sad but I just can't get inspired. I am a bit too sensitive and empathetic and I think a lot about death, losing people I care about. Even though I didn't know Iwata personally of course, I can't stop myself from over thinking it. It's nice that everyone here is so engaged about it so at least I can read similar sentiments. I only wish we all had said all of these beautiful things in such abundance while he was still here.
Yamauchi wasn't a likeable guy, but for all his faults, he couldn't have picked a better guy to succeed him. It's amazing that a business-minded person like him saw potential in a guy who was all heart and passion like Iwata and gave his trust to Iwata to lead Nintendo. It's hard to imagine that Iwata would have been able to make it on his own on a corporate culture as rigid as Japan's.
RIP both of you.
RIP both of you.
I assume in Japan, right?
Mii + tomodachi life
GustyGardens
Banned
No details on the site, but most assuredly in Japan.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Banned site?
SmackAttack
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Well chalk that up to one big coincidence because I really did not know. Silly, stupid me didn't even catch that.You're not wrong, considering the bananas are actually a Hamlet reference.
Cow Mengde
Banned
He's already in WarioWare Smooth Smooth on the Wii. That store owner is called Mr. Iwata.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hvxsz7jx6xg
Linkstrikesback
Member
Yes.
Even if it wasn't,it isn't proper to turn up to a funeral you aren't invited to. It's generally for close family and friends to mourn. While we are all upset by it, the most anyone should do is send flowers.
It wasn't an apology either. The tweet was completely misinterpreted .
MichMasteR
Banned
Yes and it's going to be private
His distaste for the curvature of spacetime and his immense dislike of the song Yellow by Coldplay. The man had impecible taste.
RIP Mr. Iwata, you'll be missed immeasurably and long remembered.
spazchicken
Member
It's great that they started doing the Nintendo Directs and other fun things with him in them so that people who normally would have no idea or interest in knowing who Iwata is, got a chance to get to know him. He seemed like a really nice guy.
GustyGardens
Banned
Fans should most definitely stay away from the funeral, unless they decide to make it a public event. Nintendo should really consider giving an outlet for fans to showcase their tributes and mourn collectively. Maybe, ThankYouIwata.com?
gamergirly
Member
It feels like we just lost a brother or even father depending on how old you were....
Sad Sad day.
balgajo
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chartz
Nothing1016
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I think it was Donkey Kong but they delayed the game so delayed the reveal.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Ah, thanks!
Do gold pants SpotPass Miis work in Tomodachi Life?
The uncle we all wish we had
DrForester
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Made NBC's frontpage, including some of the fan stuff.
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fans-remember-nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-n391081
http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/fans-remember-nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-n391081
GustyGardens
Banned
Yeah! My significant other has FILS-A-MECH in their game. If I remember correctly, he's married to one of the Golden Girls.
Yeah but I was wondering if anybody had already tweeted them and provide a link to that tweet so I could retweet it. If not I'll just tweet them myself.
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