Alright, this one got me.
An amiibo would be a really weird way to pay tribute to Mr. Iwata, I think. I'm surprised to see demand for it. I would love to see a statue at Nintendo's amusement park sector if space allows, though.
Just saw this tweet from a Nintendo employee.
https://twitter.com/Sempuukyaku/status/620664687437348864
I know i posted about a Iwata amiibo & yes maybe it is a little weird, but it's a physical representation of Iwata, but it can also continue to add to peoples gaming by the additional features is would enable.
I have mentioned about if it would be possible for GAF to set up a fund to allow people to donate for something to remember Iwata by.
Iwata
I'm going to ask you all about what happened after you were thrown into the Super Mario series in a moment. But casting my mind back, I believe I met you just prior to that.
Nakago
That's right. What sticks in my mind in particular is the guidance you gave me at the time of Balloon Fight.
Iwata
Ah yes. At that time, there was an arcade circuit board called the Nintendo Vs. System that used the same chipset as the Famicom.
Nakago
The Vs. System! That really takes me back! (laughs)
11 Balloon Fight was an action game released in the arcades in 1984. It appeared on the Famicom in January 1985. 12 The Nintendo Vs. System was a circuit board for arcade machines that was developed to be compatible with the Famicom. A large number of titles, including Balloon Fight and Excitebike, were released in both Famicom and arcade versions.
Iwata
There were a lot of games that were developed both for the arcade and the Famicom. HAL Laboratory worked on the home console version of Balloon Fight while SRD…
Nakago
We worked on the arcade version. Then after we'd completed it, we wondered why the player's movements were smoother on the home version developed by HAL and asked Iwata-san for some advice.
Iwata
That's when I told Nakago-san everything I knew. One thing I recommended was that instead of calculating the character's position using integers, they should also calculate it using decimal points, thereby doubling the precision. In this way, calculating gravity, buoyancy, acceleration and deceleration all become more precise and the movements look smoother. That's the kind of thing I explained at the time.
Nakago
When Iwata-san explained all this to me, the scales fell from my eyes! (laughs) But I remember Miyamoto-san complaining: "Why do you have to go to another company to find this stuff out?" (laughs)
Iwata
I was actually really pleased to be asked.
Nakago
Is that right? (laughs)
Iwata
Well, I hoped it would prove useful, and I believe that it did when you came to work on Super Mario Bros.
Nakago
Yes, it proved incredibly useful. The reason why Mario moves so smoothly in the underwater stages is thanks to the guidance I was given by you.
Iwata
At that point, I had been involved in the development of a whole variety of software while working at HAL Laboratory, but I'd always thought: "It's only the main Mario series that I've had nothing to do with." But it turns out that because of what I told Nakago-san all those years ago, I was actually indirectly involved in a Mario title. When I found that out, I was rather pleased! (laughs)
Nakago
(laughs)
Iwata
Out of interest, how old were you when we first met in 1984?
Nakago
At that time, I'd have been about twenty-six. Miyamoto-san is five years older than me, so he'd have been thirty-one.
Iwata
I was twenty-four at the time. How about you, Tezuka-san?
Tezuka
Well, I was the new boy, aged twenty-three.
Iwata
We were so young, weren't we? (laughs)
All
(laughter)
Look how aged and sick he was few weeks ago, and still working. He knew his death was close, but instead of being at home, he decided to do what he loves the most: work!!!
Jesus fuck, I scrolled up quickly and thought this was a photo of Yamauchi. Had to double check.
Fuuuuuck cancer
Jesus fuck, I scrolled up quickly and thought this was a photo of Yamauchi. Had to double check.
Fuuuuuck cancer
My friend posted some artwork of hers on Facebook.
Damn. I'm always impressed by the love talent and dedication of the Nintendo fanbase
Look how aged and sick he was few weeks ago, and still working. He knew his death was close, but instead of being at home, he decided to do what he loves the most: work!!!
that is why he used puppets for the E3, he was probably looking ever worse. So sad to go like that, he did not deserve this....
Same here, makes me feel really sad, and yet he kept on working even with the condition he had, Respect for that man
Don't know what to do with myself today. Just can't get into anything.
Don't know what to do with myself today. Just can't get into anything.
Don't know what to do with myself today. Just can't get into anything.
Don't know what to do with myself today. Just can't get into anything.
Just a suggestion, but you should play a game Iwata worked on. I played Alcahest today as a tribute to Iwata.
Get into kirby super star
As a rememberance of a true gamer, game developer and programer, that's one of my favorite excerpts from the Iwata Asks:
http://iwataasks.nintendo.com/interviews/#/wii/nsmb/1/0
I will miss these interviews so much...
Jesus fuck, I scrolled up quickly and thought this was a photo of Yamauchi. Had to double check.
Fuuuuuck cancer
I'm in NYC right now. Has anyone stopped by the Nintendo World store? I'm wondering if people have left flowers and messages like at NoA HQ
Under the circumstances, i hope this is the case. I was thinking earlier if maybe work made him more sick because of the extra stress to the body. Hopefully work didnt make him any more sick Hopefully it made him do what he enjoyed the most instead without affecting his illness at all.http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/t_original/l4ayg7nrr8m3afkwdrde.jpg
Look how aged and sick he was few weeks ago, and still working. He knew his death was close, but instead of being at home, he decided to do what he loves the most: work!!!
Ditto. Work has just been...blah.
I'm in NYC right now. Has anyone stopped by the Nintendo World store? I'm wondering if people have left flowers and messages like at NoA HQ