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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away

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Calcaneus

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Was not expecting to wake up to this at all. He was such a big part of Nintendo and games in general, he's been at the top of the company for pretty much as long as I've been followng games closely.

RIP
 
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Sgt.Pepper

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Kriken said:
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Thank you.
 
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Small Mailman

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Still really broken up :( This shook me harder than I ever would have thought. Seriously numb right now. I was recording music when I found out and I have to stop for the rest of the day.. too many thoughts
 
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Spinluck

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javac said:
I actually have tears in my eye and am deeply saddened and shocked by this news. He always came across as a wonderful person, a fun person, a person who loved the job and the company that he worked for and I felt that through the products that I brought from Nintendo. Me and my brother would always wait for his name to pop up in the credits of their games and would sit around the screen during a direct, waiting to see his face and his silly antics and I've spent countless hours reading his interviews. It was known that he was ill for a while and as time went on, you could see him physically getting weaker, but even so his enthusiasm was still palpable. From his banana holding to his 'Directly to you' pose, his fight with Reggie in the Digital Event and the Puppets this year he was both funny and smart, a legendary super programmer, making games on his Hewlett-Packard HP-67 calculator as a kid in class, programming both Earthbound and porting Pokemon to the N64 among many other feats, he has undoubtedly been immortalized and will be remembered by everyone in the industry as a man who loved doing what he did, and although it's a very sad day, I'll always remember him as the fun guy he set out to be, working for the company that puts smiles on the faces of people all around the world, rest in peace.
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Perfectly put. Love Nintendo or not, the guy brought a lot of personality and heart to the company.

Going to miss Iwata Asks

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RIP
 
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hazukash

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Wasn't his last public comment an apology to fans about the E3 Digital Event? He passed away knowing fans were disappointed. This is really heartbreaking.
 
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Kuga

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The shock is fading and I'm sobering up a bit... Now I just feel sad. Thanks again for all of the memories and everything you've done for video games.
 
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SaintMadeOfPlaster

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Man, I had just gotten back from my first bike ride in ages and was feeling euphoric, just to be greeted by this news...

I'm so fucking sad right now, but at least he can say he left one hell of a legacy keeping smiles on millions of people's faces for years. Most can only hope to have that much of a positive influence on the world.

RIP :(
 
Mato

Mato

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Satoru Iwata said:
Trust your passion, believe in your dream. For 25 years, game developers have made the impossible possible. So I ask you, why would we stop now?
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I had kept that quote because I found it inspirational. He was a wise and inspiring man. Just wanted to share some Iwata wisdom.
 
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