It will be sad as we lose Miyamoto and possibly even Nintendo itself.
These men, for all their successful and unsuccessful diversions from the market, dedicated their lives to instilling the core values of why we play games.
It doesn't matter how many units were sold. It doesn't matter how developed a competitor's online service was. It doesn't matter how many times gamers indicated they wanted more explosions and realism.
These visionaries continued to say "Let's get back to basics. What is truly important? What is it underneath the best games that enthrall us?"
And no matter how many developers rejected the types of games Iwata proposed, they all knew he was right. The gaming industry is a business, but Iwata was fearless in his rejection of what he saw as misplaced priority.
A pink blob with eyes swallowing an enemy and taking his powers is like a lever of joy cranked up to 10, and you can feel it whether you're 7 or 27.
If dedicated game consoles become a thing of the past at one point in the future, I hope those who loved and participated this industry will yet remember that in Iwata and Miyamoto were the very soul of interactive entertainment. You can't put that kind of audacity into an NPD chart. God rest his soul.