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Did You Know Gaming: Satoru Iwata
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I had this and the uPlay Beyond Good and Evil thread open at the same time and got confused
I was so happy that they ended it like they did.
Not sure why this hit me so hard when nothing else has, but I was actually tearing up by the end. The day a cure to cancer is found I think I'll be a blubbering mess out of sheer happiness. Grandfather on my Mother's side, the other Grandfather on her side is currently dealing with it, my dad's Grandfather, my Grandmother on my Father's side, a cousin, and though not family, Iwata; they all have passed away, or in the case of the second on my Mother's side, dealing with a horrible life of pain from cancer.
JonnyDBrit
Member
Look, even the sky was allowed to cry for Iwata.
Always-honest
Banned
Awesome. thanx!
Avenger54321
Member
Loved this video, thanks for sharing, still hard to believe he's gone. You're still dearly missed around the world, Mr. Iwata
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
Did they copy the Gaming Historian video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4cJh2YgrKE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4cJh2YgrKE
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
I legit teased up watching this last night. I miss him so much. He was so full of life and love. I don't care what the haters say.
SmackAttack
Member
It hit me all over again. I'm always gonna miss Iwata. The man was a legend, plain and simple. He did so much so people could have fun with video games and you could feel it in them.
It's crazy isn't it? Through all the Directs, interviews, conferences, etc., it always felt like Iwata was speaking to us.
sixteen-bit
Member
This was kinda like Yeah, I know gaming: Satoru Iwata. Thanks to all the Iwata tributes last year I learned a lot about his accomplishments.
Papasmurf531
Member
Watched this last night. Such a nice video. I still cannot believe he is gone
NOLA_Gaffer
Banned
It's so sad seeing him thin.
Shikamaru Ninja
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Some major errors including calling Pokemon Stadium a GameFreak game. It was a Nintendo EAD game - but Iwata helped code the Gameboy battle data over to the N64.
Iwata is really a one kind of a beast and it is damn sad that we will never found a person like him again.T_T
MillionStabs
Banned
Still cried after all this time watching this.
Vital Tundra
Member
Boy was a master coder, like damn. Also his hair in his youth got me shook.
Danis Saur
Member
Had no idea he did THAT much and was talented, I want to work hard in my life and get to better places like he did. That intro got me feeling some kind of way though.
Its a minor thing, but the realization never hearing "Please take a look" from him again really hit me
DeuceGamer
Member
Excellent video. I miss Iwata so much. Nintendo hasn't been the same since he's gone.
Agree. A lot of fans still haven't gotten over it, imagine those at Nintendo that were closest to him. Definitely still in a transition period at Nintendo, IMO.
Joeshabadoo
Member
ouch, quite a gut punch on a Sunday evening.
RIP, a true legend
RIP, a true legend
aesupreme1
Member
Just had a chance to watch this. It was a great tribute video, and once again made me realize how much I miss his presence within Nintendo.
The lack of new Nintendo Directs hosted by him, with his signature anticipation line "Please take a look" (as someone else mentioned) makes them somewhat less enjoyable to me.
The highly recommended Iwata Asks interviews - he seemed so happy/in his element when speaking with other developers/programmers about game development.
I wonder how much he contributed to the creation of the NX...it would've been awesome to watch him unveil it.
The lack of new Nintendo Directs hosted by him, with his signature anticipation line "Please take a look" (as someone else mentioned) makes them somewhat less enjoyable to me.
The highly recommended Iwata Asks interviews - he seemed so happy/in his element when speaking with other developers/programmers about game development.
I wonder how much he contributed to the creation of the NX...it would've been awesome to watch him unveil it.
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
We'll never get an unboxing like we did the Wii U. You can see his love for the company in his video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECqpc6Ses4s
thebigmachine
Member
Just watched. There was quite a lot I didn't really realize he was involved in. You could tell what type of man he was from his smile during his on camera showings. Man such a loss, and yeah I did tear up a bit at the end. RIP Mr. Iwata.
I can recall the negativity from E3 2015 and that he had to respond while he was pretty much on his death bed. Tears me up inside.
I can recall the negativity from E3 2015 and that he had to respond while he was pretty much on his death bed. Tears me up inside.
Madrugador
Member
Nintendo Directs were truly genious. And the muppet show at E3 was brilliant too.
We need more people like Iwata in the industry. He really made this hobby better (and funner) in a lot of ways.
We need more people like Iwata in the industry. He really made this hobby better (and funner) in a lot of ways.
thesurfshop19
Member
This was beautiful. He's a critical piece of gaming history and his legacy has connected me to my 2 year old son and my 72 year old father.
-shadow-
Member
I rewatched this with a smile on my face. Seeing him unpack it and make couple of those mistakes we all have made while settings things up is really great. Shame he's not around anymore, would love to have seen him do this with the NX!
I remember watching this multiple times with my girlfriend at the time. It was mesmerizing.
Donald Bubbins
Member
I've never felt any great connection to him but I totally cried a little today when I watched this.
I didn't cry over this nope my room just had a rare atmospheric phenomenon that made it rain in my room but by pure chance of luck didn't damage any electronics.
No, bullshit aside this definitely hit hard, I am really sad that Iwata is gone but I am happy he lived a life where he could pursue his dreams and do what he wanted to do.
No, bullshit aside this definitely hit hard, I am really sad that Iwata is gone but I am happy he lived a life where he could pursue his dreams and do what he wanted to do.