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[jholmes]

IWATA IS DEAD is still really insensitive phrasing though. Fuck Polygon.

Something like "Iwata dead at 55" would be the standard thing to do in a time like this, bear in mind news outlets generally don't use stuff like "passed on" or "has left us" for a number of reasons.

I mean news outlets don't generally run photos of other people when announcing someone's death either.

 

[Banana Aeon]

Rest in peace, Iwata-san. You will be dearly missed.

 

[Windam]

RIP. May he continue (laughs)ing on.

 

[Chezzymann]

This is really terrible RIP

 

[Toothless]

Out of nowhere. Damn. This man brought me so many of the great E3 moments and always seemed like a pleasant. RIP.

 

[Sayter]

There are no words. I am truly saddened and shocked by this news.

 

[Cosmonaut X]

Just spotted this on my FB feed. Utterly shocking, despite knowing he had been very unwell.

A very sad day, and my thoughts are with his family and friends.

 

[Elandyll]

I knew he had health problems, but did not realize he could pass so suddenly...
RIP

 

[woopWOOP]

Man, this news affected me pretty big. Been sitting here having it linger in my mind for a good half hour now, ha...

Could someone edit that in my avatar for me too? I'd be in debt, thanks.

 

[BCDAWG7]

RIP Iwata!

 

[NeoXChaos]

x(

 

[lights]

RIP what a great guy.







Oh yeah and fuck Polygon.

 

[dhonk]

This really hits home cause he had the same incurable cancer my dad had who died way before his time.

Fuck Cholangiocarcinoma

Sorry to hear that, and sorry to hear about Mr Iwata. Sad day.

 

[stoff]

Oh my god. Huge loss for all of us.
Rest in peace!

 

[Hugo!]

RIP

 

[Le_Samourai]

Rest in Peace, Satoru Iwata.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

RIP Iwata.

 

[VibratingDonkey]

:'(

Rest in peace.

 

[TheAbsolution]

I'm in total shock right now. I didn't know he was this sick.
RIP Mr. Iwata

 

[MrSaturn99]

I'm going to listen to sad Nintendo music all night tonight. Anyone else?

I think I'll start off with Mario Galaxy...

 

[Beelzebufo]

Awhhhh

 

[SenatorBot]

What will happen to Nintendo now without a successor?

Goodbye Iwata, you might have not made the best decisions but you had one thing no other CEOs had. The love for games.

You were always trying to stay true to that love.

 

[GaimeGuy]

55 is WAY too fucking young to die

 

[Manu]

RIP Iwata.

Out of fucking nowhere. We all thought he was getting better.

 

[foxuzamaki]

What

 

[Fisty]

RIP you dapper genius. This is a dark day for gaming.

 

[DeleteMyAccountThankyou]

rip Iwata

 

[HunteronX]

RIP, Iwata-san.

 

[Mr. MondayNight]

He died doing what he loved, bringing fun and joy to the masses, his influence is unfathomable, and so is his legacy. Rest on Mr. Iwata and I think we all understand.

 

[Jergingha]

I wish he didn't have to go through the horrible Twitter reactions about the digital even... I feel sad...

Same, it really puts things in perspective.

 

[Funyarinpa]

Good game, Iwata. A damn good game.

 

[DrBo42]

Could someone add this to my avatar.

 

[RazielCuts]

Damn, so young. Can we all post our favourite gifs in honour?

 

[RM8]

He recently updated his Mii to look thinner since he lost weight since his last surgery This is so heart breaking, I'm super sad about this.

 

[Exile20]

the e3 backlash probably stressed him out more too

fuck

Don't say that man, I feel so much worst.

I hope he was with loved ones before he went.

 

[dragonfart28]

Was it cancer?

WTF happened???

 

[vagabondarts]

Very sad. RIP Mr Iwata.
Thank you for your enthusiasm for gaming and working to bring families and friends together to brighten their lives.

You will be missed.

 

[OmegaDL50]

No!

This isn't right.

I thought he got over this when he had the surgery months ago. This is terrible.

 

[Scientist Supreme!]

Where do you want it?

Edit: I've got photoshop open, just let me know where on the avatar you want it

Thanks.

 

[brandonh83]

I'm sorry, but just what... what...

RIP. Cant process it.

 

[shanafan]

Prayers for the Iwata family. Sad news indeed.

 

[jorgeton]

RIP. I loved his Iwata asks column. He seemed like a great human being.

 

[The Llama]

Wow, RIP

 

[exmachina64]

Good night Iwata.

Fuck cancer.

 

[CrazyHorse]

I feel so silly for how hard this is actually hitting me.

Don't feel silly. This sadness is what makes you a good person. I too feel very sad

 

[tmtyf]

for the people wanting help with their avatars shoot me a message and let me know where you want it and ill help you out. thread is moving fast to keep up with people requesting.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

That sucks. He really kept the severity of his illness on the down low. As per usual, cancer fucking sucks.

RIP

 

[Hargon]

Rest in peace iwata

very sad day

 

[Brazil]

Having to report on this with tears in my eyes is hard as fuck.

Rest in peace.

 

[dottme]

If I remember, he wasn't feeling good as he was not able to join E3, but this....

RIP