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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away
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RichardKSJ
Member
Goodbye Mr. Iwata we wont forget what you as a person and what you've done for the industry.
You will be missed.
I can't handle this right now.
You will be missed.
I can't handle this right now.
Ditto. Thank you, Alberto! I really enjoyed watching that, as strange as it feels to say that right now.
checkeredknight
Member
Adam Boyes just tweeted his condolences.
speedlolita
Member
Some of these articles popping up with him talking about some of his programming feats make me appreciate the man all the more. Got this heavy feeling in my stomach currently, like I'm going to puke.
Think I need to play some Melee or Pokémon.
Think I need to play some Melee or Pokémon.
OmegaDL50
Member
To celebrate the life of this great person, some of the things he did
He brought us Pokemon Stadium (he just decided to port the code to the N64 with NO reference sheets and showed it to the higher ups)
If it weren't for him fixing Earthbound's really crazy code, the game would have probably been cancelled.
He is the one who compressed Pokemon Gold and Silver so much that they were able to fit Johto and Kanto onto the cart, when the other devs could not figure out how to do it.
He also worked on games like Smash and Kirby.
He brought us Pokemon Stadium (he just decided to port the code to the N64 with NO reference sheets and showed it to the higher ups)
If it weren't for him fixing Earthbound's really crazy code, the game would have probably been cancelled.
He is the one who compressed Pokemon Gold and Silver so much that they were able to fit Johto and Kanto onto the cart, when the other devs could not figure out how to do it.
He also worked on games like Smash and Kirby.
Zen_Arcade
Banned
Damn. I had no idea he was this bad off.
I may be the only person who loved Balloon Fight as much as you did Iwata.
RIP to a great man.
I may be the only person who loved Balloon Fight as much as you did Iwata.
RIP to a great man.
Dimitri LH
Member
Can someone do my avatar as well?
Man.....I still cant believe this.
Man.....I still cant believe this.
Shuhei Yoshida tweeted about it in Japanese.
Hero of Legend
Member
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.
Thanks!
Not yet. I was surprised. But they're probably taking their time for the proper response. They'll certainly issue something.
Unmasked Ferret
Member
Sad Day.
R.I.P. Iwata
R.I.P. Iwata
kuhnbeast91
Member
The new Zelda game should be dedicated to Iwata. The man has given so much to Nintendo, and the Video game industry.
Interface23
Member
So did Shu in japanese
I can assure you I absolutely fucking adore Balloon Fight
Rainbow In The Dark
Member
So sad... rip 
Captain Rage Quit 69
Banned
I'd like the Iwata ribbon on my Squiddie avatar, if anyone could do so.
I need to honor him however I can... ;__;
I need to honor him however I can... ;__;
falconxcrunner09
Member
https://twitter.com/yosp/status/620388345969971200
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"Rest in peace Mr. iwata was a significant contribution to the development of the gaming industry!"
kitschbeam
Member
No way
Mr Touchdown
Member
I can't even process this fully right now. Rest well Mr. Iwata.
Garrett Hawke
Member
What the fuuuuuuck... He was so young RIP.
RIP.I never thought news like this would effect me much, but all those Iwata Asks and Nintendo Directs he did felt like we all got to see who Iwata was like as a person. Kind of felt like we knew him on some personal level.
God, this is so depressing.
Condolences to his family. May you rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.
God, this is so depressing.
Condolences to his family. May you rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.
igordennis
Member
Wow cant believe this. RIP
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Oh my goodness. I am genuinely shocked.
This is terrible news. Today, we mourn the passing of a great man.
I don't even know what to say.
This is terrible news. Today, we mourn the passing of a great man.
I don't even know what to say.
Ganzlinger
Member
This is sudden
RIP mr. Iwata.
You changed the world with your work in gaming industry. Thank you.
RIP mr. Iwata.
You changed the world with your work in gaming industry. Thank you.
Vyse The Legend
Member
This. I really can't even right now. End of an era and so... abruptly. Wow.
Saint Gregory
Member
I was actually keeping it together until I saw this.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
What an utterly unique man as an industry executive. Out of all of the big players, the EAs and Activisions and Microsofts and Square Enixes, Iwata was the man at the top of a titan that most genuinely cared not just about games, and not just about playing games, but about making games. Its not just that he came from a programming background. He was in the business of making games because he genuinely loved the work his company did. That's not something you often get at the very top of the company.
Regginator
Member
I'd really appreciate it if someone could add a transparent RIP Iwata ribbon to my avatar. I have zero photoshop skills.
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