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[Messofanego]

RIP Satoru Iwata, you amazing ball of positivity.

 

[HabeeNo]

tears holy shit

 

[The_Afroman]

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/07/13/nintendo-ceo-satoru-iwata-has-passed-away

I am legit fucking destroyed. Goddamn what a legend. You don't know how much you care for these people you only see in those little fun videos you watch, until they pass away.

^ this. So sad...

 

[Tambini]

ugh so sad

 

[moomoo14]

A tragedy. He will be missed.

 

[Blackhead]

RIP

 

[Dunlop]

Rip

 

[Hero]

Wow this is really depressing, I thought he was getting better.

For all the crap people online like to give him he was easily one of the best executives in the industry because he was passionate about it.

The industry just lost a lot of its glimmer today.

 

[eudaemonic]

Too young...

 

[XShadows69]

Man...
RIP

 

[cloudyy]

RIP.

;_;

 

[CheezyMac88]

Damn, I thought he was going to be fine after that recent surgery. R.I.P

 

[vareon]

(laughs)

Have a good laugh out there, Mr. Iwata. You made countless people smile, you deserve it. Thank you for what you have done for this industry.

 

[AaronMT86]

Terrible news. Completely out of the blue. What a shame, he was young.

 

[Regginator]

If only T_T

I'm awfully sorry but this cracked me up.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Really sad news.

 

[sophora]

An influence and great man...rest in peace Satoru Iwata, you'll be missed :<

 

[TheOasis]

Absolutely shocked. His presence wont just be missed at Nintendo but also throughout the entire industry.

RIP, Mr Iwata.

 

[kahboomkin]

100% thought this was a shitty troll thread when I saw it.
Then figured by like page 10 there would be a post revealing it as a shitty hoax...

:'(

RIP Iwata, you will be missed

 

[ffdgh]

Oh....Oh my God...

This came out of nowhere...

 

[BD1]

As a businessman, he led Nintendo from one of their worst periods into its most successful, then saw the company to its lowest point but managed to reinvent the company back to profitability.

As a developer & producer, he crafted some of our most beloved games.

Hell of a legacy.

 

[tmtyf]

im shocked. i did not think this could happen RIP

 

[Strife In a Teacup]

Very unfortunate, damn it =(.

 

[ReBirFh]

RIP. I hope Nintendo keep true to your way of thinking.

 

[CrazyHorse]

Spot on my man.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

One of the greatest. Very sad.

 

[Monochrome_F3ar]

RIP

 

[Servbot24]

Jeez. Not the news I was expecting to see. RIP.

 

[Olly88]

This is absolutely terrible.

Thanks for all the games

https://youtu.be/eVKj3u8JUm0

Oh man

 

[Wagram]

Knowing full well it was July I actually checked my PC clock to make sure it wasn't April 1st. What a huge loss for the industry.

 

[Lord Kefka]

Rip

 

[JinjoUnchained]

Speechless, sad, this is hard to process.

We'll miss you Iwata-san. Let's all go play some Baloon Fight.

 

[MissCauthon]

Oh my so much bad news today. This and the Konami + Kojima Production fiasco.

 

[Machinehead]

Wow.. There goes one of the best in the industry =[
A great person. RIP, Iwata =[

 

[Soul Beat]

Good night Iwata.

Oh god...this got me...

 

[CmdrShepard]

Absolutely terrible.

RIP Mr. Iwata.

 

[enzo_gt]

RIP Iwata. Truly out of nowhere.

 

[Abandapart82]

I can't believe it. I'm really heart broken. Had no idea he was sick.

 

[Worthintendo]

No

 

[JMDSO]

Polygon being Polygon

Need a 3D pie chart to determine whether this is Iwata or not.

 

[Scofield94941]

 

[Somnid]

Oh my. My heart just sunk. What a phenomenal person who embodied Nintendo. Passionate, fun, intelligent, talented and committed to gaming and gamers from the most basic of levels. He is a legend and will be truely missed.

 

[Phased]

I think anyone paying attention to his canceled appearances and missed E3's could tell something wasn't right, but this is still a huge bummer.

RIP.

 

[lewisgone]

Oh my God...what a shock.

Rest in peace....you were responsible for many of my favourite games, childhood and present. The story of his involvement with Pokemon Stadium's battle system has always been one of my favourites.

This news has hit me harder than any celebrity death. Trying to find more words but can't, just shocking news.

 

[BuggyMike]

WHAT THE FUCK? WHAAAAT? This shit just came out of no where jesus

 

[Altered Juice]

Some of the comments on gamefaqs are pathetic. I truly despise that site.

saw a thread response on the wii u section....fucking shameful.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

Not the time for this gif

If only T_T

I don't think this is the time to post that sort of gif.

 

[kinggroin]

This is thoroughly depressing news. I mean, heart breaking.


Gaming without Iwata. God almighty wtf.


Prayers, thoughts to his loved ones. Rest in Peace man.

 

[fred]

Shit. And I thought he was looking really well after that cancer op too. Looks like they didn't get it all. Awful news.

Thanks for all the fun Iwata-san. RIP, and condolences to his friends and family.

 

[BRocknRolla]

Hard to imagine losing a more important, influential member of the game community. No doubt his absence will be keenly felt. I wish his family and friends the best. He will be missed.