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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away

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Mononoke

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Griss said:
I just... and this will sound selfish here, but bear with me...

I just wish we'd known how serious it was before the end. I know that I was clueless, I think most were. If we had known even a week ago what state he was in, the outpouring of love and good wishes from all around the world would have been overwhelming. I would have liked him to have seen that. For someone who didn't have kids to be with him there at the end, I think that would have meant something. I'm sure he knew he was beloved, but even just for our sake I wish we could have sent those messages. I really do...
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I know what you mean. Cancer is so fucked. It's so cruel and evil. And I too wish that we could have shown him more love before he passed away. It's far too easy to get hung up on viewing things as a consumer/corporation level. And losing sight of the individuals that work in this industry.

But video games means so much to so many of us. And we have so much respect and love for those that have made our lives better by creating games. Regardless of how someone could have felt about Iwata at his position, I know a lot of people loved him and loved all the things he has done for us.

I have to think that Iwata knew many respected and loved him. But I understand how you are feeling right now.
 
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Bjoern the Smexy

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renegade_dewitt said:
Here you go!

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Thank you for posting that. Edited my avatar.
 
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BDGAME

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EviLore said:
I immediately asked the art team if they could come up with something upon hearing the news. That being said, the posts yelling and demanding a logo change have in some cases been extremely rude and inappropriate, and the current Pride logo was intended to run through July to celebrate marriage equality in the United States, which is an important sentiment in its own right. If the art team creates something we're happy with then a special memorial logo may be uploaded. Please remain calm and let us run the site on our own terms, and do no derail the thread around logo change talk, either way. Thanks.
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I now marriage equality is very important, but since it is a game forum, make a change to a memorial logo of one important name in the game community is something more than appropriate too.

Hope your art team can create something.
 
Wolfe

Wolfe

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dinosaur_hunter2 said:
This is so sad. I'm a gamer because of Nintendo and I'm still a gamer after all these years (36 years old here) because of people like Iwata in the industry. Many of the best moments of my life were spent playing games where he participated in some way.

I'm truly sad. What an awful thing to happen,

Thank you, Mr. Iwata, for all the joys you brought to my life. You'll be missed.
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I feel the same way and share a similar experience (33 tho), what a thread to happen upon as I decide to check Gaming side :(

Definitely one of the guys I respected most in the industry based on his actions and words.
 
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NolbertoS

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Corronchilejano said:
He survived the cancer, he died due to a related complication in the biliary tract (as I understand. I'm no doctor, speaking on behalf of a friend who is a doctor).

RIP
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I honestly think his cancer was terminal and he didn't want the world to know. He never really got cured and just went about his business. The same thing happened to Steve Job, his cancer was terminal, but he told the world it was "hormonal imbalances" that caused his weight loss. When you have a sudden weight loss due to cancer thats it, no chemo will save you. It makes sense about having puppets in thr Nintendo E3 and Iwata not shown anywhere. The man was extremely ill and wanted to be with his family in his last moments.

Edit: can I also get a ribbon memorial for my avatar. Much appreciated, GAF.
 
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DeuceGamer

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Griss said:
I just... and this will sound selfish here, but bear with me...

I just wish we'd known how serious it was before the end. I know that I was clueless, I think most were. If we had known even a week ago what state he was in, the outpouring of love and good wishes from all around the world would have been overwhelming. I would have liked him to have seen that. For someone who didn't have kids to be with him there at the end, I think that would have meant something. I'm sure he knew he was beloved, but even just for our sake I wish we could have sent those messages. I really do...
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I can only hope he knew how beloved he was by gamers and within the game industry.
 
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brandonh83

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Syrinx said:
What's so depressing about this for me is that Iwata was pretty much a living, breathing representation of everything Nintendo stood for as a company.

Thinking back to the Wii and DS eras, both were created because Iwata wanted to create brand new experiences for players that they hadn't experienced before in the face of the growing hardware arms race that he felt wasn't actually doing anything to further the experiences players could have. Whether or not they ended up being what some players wanted (and there certainly were some people who didn't like Nintendo's direction at the time), they became what they were because Iwata wanted to do what he thought was best for games and the people who play them.

Lord knows Iwata and Nintendo could be frustrating in their stubbornness and their inability or refusal to adapt to certain trends. But everything Iwata was about, creating fun games and worlds, developing new experiences for players, and just in general having the time of their lives making whatever they were making, was everything Nintendo was about, and the philosophy that's made so many of my best memories growing up, and have continued to give me countless hours of joy up until this day. And now that he's gone, for the first time, I'm wondering if they're ever going to be quite the same again.

RIP iwata. The industry was better for having you in it.
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Well said. I dunno, improvements can always be made but part of me enjoys Nintendo not really being "caught up." I won't be selfish and say that they don't need to but I don't mind them just being simple and making simple yet brilliant games. They need to make improvements in certain spots but I hope they don't change fundamentally. As you said Iwata was the embodiment of this and he got what makes Nintendo special.

Brilliant post.
 
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chadboban

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Griss said:
I just... and this will sound selfish here, but bear with me...

I just wish we'd known how serious it was before the end. I know that I was clueless, I think most were. If we had known even a week ago what state he was in, the outpouring of love and good wishes from all around the world would have been overwhelming. I would have liked him to have seen that. For someone who didn't have kids to be with him there at the end, I think that would have meant something. I'm sure he knew he was beloved, but even just for our sake I wish we could have sent those messages. I really do...
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He definitely knew he was loved. The community made sure of that when they heard he was ill last year

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=843356

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Ventron

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mdubs said:
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Source: http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.co...ta/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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No...

ShockingAlberto said:
Honestly, I expect Sakurai to cut ties with Nintendo and maybe game development after Smash DLC is done. Everything from 2007 on has been Iwata believing that his friend is one of the best designers in the world and doing his best to ensure he has somewhere to express his creative designs.

With everything that has happened with his stress and his health, I think Sakurai might think it best to work as a consultant from here on out.
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No no no no...

How can this day get any more depressing than it is, I'm at work and need to keep it together damn it ;_;
 
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NetMapel

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I went to watch a movie and then had dinner and he died? Oh my goodness I am beyond sad now...
 
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roknin

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QuixoticNeutral said:
I heard the news here first over two hours ago and I'm still at a loss for words. Practically every oddball decision Iwata has made for Nintendo's direction since he took over was a gleaming reassurance that someone in the industry was standing up for the values I grew up believing in as a player, when so much of what the rest of the market wanted seemed to be turning the other way. I've never in my life been so devastated by the loss of a corporate executive I never knew, but perhaps it's understandable when you consider what was special about Iwata-san: everyone could see he never let go of the values that guided him first and foremost as a game designer who had the integrity of the product always in mind, and everything he did gave Nintendo a personal touch, from the Iwata Asks interviews to the unmistakable gestures in the Directs. Yamauchi hand-picked the ideal successor, a principled successor, and in a way he was just getting started. We haven't even seen the fulfilment of his ideas for where the company will go from here, and I should hope whoever follows him has the steadiness to follow his vision of what this company is about.

There will be time to take stock of Nintendo's future in the days ahead, but for now, I mourn. What a life; what a legacy.
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Really put into words what got me about this. That, and just the sudden shock of it all.
 
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Rayis

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Can someone ribbon my avatar plz, you can get the original from the smash bros site if you think is more appropriate without the rainbow filter, I loved Iwata ;A;
 
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Hatchtag

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ShockingAlberto said:
Honestly, I expect Sakurai to cut ties with Nintendo and maybe game development after Smash DLC is done. Everything from 2007 on has been Iwata believing that his friend is one of the best designers in the world and doing his best to ensure he has somewhere to express his creative designs.

With everything that has happened with his stress and his health, I think Sakurai might think it best to work as a consultant from here on out.
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Sakurai's a great dude and is no doubt incredibly stressed and would be completely in the right to take a break or even retire completely if he so wished.

But this is the same guy who discussed how stressful Brawl was then decided to make two sequels at the same time. Then complained about how stressful that was then decided to make a bunch of DLC for it. Yes, he's getting older and a friend and coworker of incredible skill and importance has passed. But I both hope and honestly expect that it won't derail Sakurai's involvement in the industry too much.

But who knows. This is definitely going to largely shake up things for Nintendo. He's really irreplaceable, to have launched such successful products as the Wii and DS but also have such a great background in game development.
 
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SilentSoldier

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I thought it was some kind of sick joke at first. But it looks like its true, incredibly sad to hear.

RIP Iwata, I have great memories of the games you helped create and the system you created them on.
 
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Steejee

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CheesecakeRecipe said:
Holy shit.
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That was my reaction =(

Sad day for gaming. Love or Hate Nintendo's works, the man cared and helped push gaming forward. He spent 30ish years at Nintendo and even when I was a little annoyed at 'Please Understand's sometimes, I never felt malice towards him and always felt a great respect.

RIP Mr Iwata
 
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Foffy

Banned
braves01 said:
It definitely adds some context to why Reggie may have responded the way he did to people asking about Iwata's "apology" tweet after the E3 direct, beyond just the usual corporate reasons.
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Care to elaborate? I know Iwata apologized, but I don't recall that follow-up you speak of.
 
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GuitarGuruu

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Truly a legend. The overwhelming amount of joy and fun I've had thanks to Iwata is priceless. I will never forget him and hope he is in a better place.

RIP, you won't be forgotten.
 
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