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[Dugna]

....RIP man RIP I thank you for all you have done....

 

[N° 2048]

Bullshit

RIP

 

[s_mirage]

Well this is a shock. RIP.

 

[d00d3n]

RIP. He was a great leader of Nintendo.

 

[j.rob]

https://youtu.be/eVKj3u8JUm0

Actual tears man.

 

[TheUntamedLegend]

RIP Iwata.

Iwata was Wisdom, it should be the left Triforce.

 

[SalvaPot]

Now if only Iwata could be a guest on Ryan Davis' Giant Heavencast ;_;

Ryan and Satoru are the two "celebrity" deaths that have hit me hardest, ever.

I don't even know what to do right now. Play Earthbound for the first time? Didn't he have a significant role in that game's development?

Iwata programmed that game so hard you could theoretically make an emulator based on that code.

 

[Soi-Fong]

Damn.. RIP..

 

[wild wild rice]

Iwata lead Nintendo to one of the most dominant eras ever:

More importantly, he held his ground during tough times. He had to state multiple times to rooms of angry shareholders that a priority is to make sure the people who own a Wii U are satisfied. Probably not a statement that satisfied those hungering for dollar signs, but fuck em.

 

[Mr Git]

:C Awful news. RIP. What a guy.

 

[MBR]

My sincerest condolances. Rest in peace.

... I can't believe it...

 

[Tom_Cody]

https://youtu.be/eVKj3u8JUm0

This is killing me right now.

 

[Saro]

Any spot in particular?

anywhere is good

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

This is nuts, so damn young.

Rest in peace Mr. Iwata.

 

[AdanVC]

This was the last E3 he attentded, right? My god :'(

 

[syncyes]

Iwata?

No...

RIP. Fucking hell.

Gonna go rewatch his 2005 GDC keynote. Even as a CEO, he always did have the heart of a gamer.

 

[Gonzon06]

Whoa, I knew he wasn't in the best health, but didn't think it was THIS bad

 

[DrWong]

Shocked. Need a drink.

 

[UberTag]

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.
My condolences to his family and loved ones, his friends, his colleagues and everyone else in the Nintendo family.

 

[ItIsOkBro]

Wow, this really surprised me. I thought he was getting better. Holy shit, no more Iwata Asks, no more Iwata. Crap.

I thought he had it removed.

 

[Fou-Lu]

Rest in peace Iwata. This is probably the hardest a 'celebrity' death has ever hit me. He will forever be a gaming legend.

 

[Newtype-001]

No words. Honestly.

 

[Admiral Snackbar]

Gutted. He rescued my favorite game, he was so humble and happy. He never once felt out of place in his position but you knew he would have been pleased making games again.

R.I.P, Iwata-san. I'm so sorry. Thank you for everything, for Mother 2, and all the others.

 

[Feichaw]

WHAT?! I mean...WHAT?!

HOW?! HOW?!

I can't believe...just...just...

The man so young...

Crap. Terrible news.

RIP, Mr. Iwata. You will be remembered forever.

 

[Tunavi]

well, to be honest, I'd rather die of natural causes than something like a car accident caused by a drunk driver

 

[NamikazeBurst]

Here is a scaled down version for avatars, with a white glow to detach it from the background. And the original. It's quick and dirty.

Would someone be able to edit this into my avatar, please? Somewhere around the right-side of the kunai handle or right hand would be best, I think. Thanks.

I still don't really know what to say. There are moments where I start tearing up, and I didn't even know Satoru Iwata, even though it feels like I did.

 

[black_clavus]

I couldn't believe it

Rest in peace...

 

[cameron]

He was brilliant. A legend.

RIP, Satoru Iwata.

 

[Rubius]

Good night Iwata, may you poyo for ever.

 

[Shy]

Any spot in particular?

Sorry to bother you, would you do mine to please.

 

[Speedwagon]

Wow, this is unbelievable. RIP

 

[Wario64]

 

[thesaucetastic]

fuck

 

[Suzushiiro]

 

[PhilipDoesMatter]

Is Nintendo not doing Directs anymore? Iwata was the face of the program ...

 

[AtomicShroom]

Damn.

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata!

 

[Herne]

No... :/

RIP, Mr. Iwata. You will be very much missed.

 

[Blobbers]

When Earthbound was having development troubles and lots of people were looking at completely dropping the project, Iwata sat down with Itoi to figure out how to save it.

http://kamedani.tumblr.com/post/45700864819/mother-2-re-release-discussion-part-1

Iwata was love

 

[LiK]

RIP

 

[Kyuur]

Sad news for the gaming industry. Nintendo made some great products under his leadership and his efforts with fans (Iwata Asks and Directs) will not be forgotten. Rest in peace.

 

[ahdurian]

Iwata Plz T___T

 

[L95]

Anyone can add this to my avatar please.

On it.

Is the placement okay..?

 

[DidntKnowJack]

So sorry to hear. Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata-san.

 

[KaidoRacer7]

What a sad news...

 

[Halfmunch]

Oh my god! Rest in Peace. You will be missed...

 

[Snaku]

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.

 

[Azure J]

I think I'm going to go play some Smash 64 or Pokemon Silver in memorandum.

 

[Chibot]

I knew he had been sick, but I'm shocked that he's already gone. Very sad news.

 

[American Eskimo]

I didn't even know he was sick.

Life is so fragile.

He will be missed

 

[Chill Penguin]

I don't know why I'm so devastated. Lots of celebrities have died and I haven't felt anything. But Iwata is different, it feels like an uncle has passed away. He will truly be missed, he has given millions of people joy and happiness through Nintendo games.