I haven't cried in over 5 years, but I'm not ashamed to be crying now. Iwata could have been a normal CEO who only cared about his business, but he wasn't. He could have abandoned the passionate fanbase and gone for the biggest market, but he didn't. Iwata knew how much Nintendo means to us and people all around the world, and he didn't throw that away. He will never know how much his work means to me.
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Satoru Iwata Has Passed Away
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CarbonFire
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Man, I don't pay attention to the Internet for a few hours, and then this happens 
RIP Mr Iwata
You were one of a kind, and you will be missed.
RIP Mr Iwata
You were one of a kind, and you will be missed.
qualitydisc
Member
It's really going to rip me up when each of my idols pass one by one. That is life, I suppose. It's inevitable but not at all pleasant to think about.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
So sad. RIP
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
smarties00
Member
Shocked to hear of his passing, had a massive impact on my gaming life and always seemed to exude such warmth, intelligence and humour. Great loss
Triggerhappytel
Member
That's a tremendous shame. RIP dude.
I remember participating in that Iwata bomb drop meme thread back in 2006. He truly brought and inspired a ton of (laughs) in the gaming community all over the world. As a tribute, I just dug up my files and reuploaded my contribution from that old thread.
Even in his death, he still dropped the bomb on us...
RIP and thanks for all the memories, Iwata-san!
Even in his death, he still dropped the bomb on us...
RIP and thanks for all the memories, Iwata-san!
DXB-KNIGHT
Member
Miyamoto and all the senior staff have a difficult task to do, not running the company but placing a strategy that can withhold Nintendo and render it timeless. Iwata placed the seeds of the new Nintendo with NX, QOL and DeNA alliance.
It's difficult and they need all the support they can get.
Nintendo will be alright.
It's difficult and they need all the support they can get.
Nintendo will be alright.
Terbinator
Member
55, Crazy.
chaobreaker
Member
Thanks. Was worried I would have to search this thread for the ribbon.
Entryhazard
Banned
Yamauchi's death was less impactful because he already retired. I think Yokoi's one is a more apt comparison.
Spiderduff
Member
I've had a headache from all this. Its really gotten to me even though I never met the man. Its like I lost a close friend. He has done so much for me with everything he has accomplished. Nintendo has and always will be a big part of my life...maybe that's why it hurts so much.
A lot of you guys have been sharing your Nintendo or Iwata related stories and they've been really wonderful to read. He's touched a lot of lives in a really positive way. I've been trying to share my own experiences, but every time I think of it to write it out, I just break down and become a mess. I can't remember the last time I felt like this. I'm 34 years old and have been a lifelong Nintendo fan and I'm not ashamed to say that I'm crying like a baby. For a long time, Nintendo games were my only real friends and Iwata had a significant role in the creation of those games. I just wish there was some way I could repay that or let them know the importance they have to me.
I want to share a great thank you to Iwata but I think it got lost with how fast this thread is growing.
Now that I let this sink in....despite posting in this thread already, I want to give Iwata a greater thank you :').
When I was very young, I had bad frustration issues with games and despite owning multiple systems when I was little like the Game Boy Color, Nintendo 64 and even the Sega Dreamcast, I could never get into them and just got more angry.
But in 2002, I got my Nintendo GameCube and while my first games were Sonic titles (Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle), I also played a lot of Nintendo games of course
I remember the day I got my Nintendo Wii back in early 2007. Me, my mom and my sister traveled from Franklin Square all the way to New York City's Nintendo World, as that was the only place they had a Wii. After playing Twilight Princess at a local GameStop a few months prior, I wanted a Wii due to how interesting it felt and played.
After a long while of traveling on buses and trains, we got to Nintendo World and waited on a long line to pick up the Wii. After waiting a while, my mom got me my Wii and I had the biggest grin on my face. It was such a happy day and look back on it as a time where I really, truly loved Nintendo :').
While I fell out with Nintendo over the years and more recently got back into there work thanks to the Nintendo 2DS, I highly respect Iwata's leadership at making games fun. People want to make games look better, sound better, and want to play around with Free to Play methods to get more money. But Nintendo is never like that; they make a game and make sure its fun.
To this day, they are still doing that and future projects like Super Mario Maker just highlight how fun Nintendo's games are :'). Looking back at this E3, I feel horrible for being so critical of Nintendo. I had my issues with them, but I wouldn't have been so aggressive with my issues if I knew Iwata was so ill :'(. I get why Reggie was so defensive of Iwata's 'apology' now and why his tone was so aggressive now and I feel bad at some of Iwata's final images was me being so negative toward Nintendo X(.
Iwata has done a lot for the industry, from his amazing programming work with Earthbound and Pokemon Gold/Silver too his work at bring the Kirby series to life. Not to mention his leadership during the Wii and DS era, which was one of the strongest era's Nintendo's ever had with their software output, with games that really used the motion/touch screen to great lengths.
I just want to say, Thank You :'). Iwata has had a tremendous impact on the gaming landscape and I prey his family, co-workers and friends recover from such loss.
Thank you for giving me tons of amazing memories of jumping on Koopa's with Mario, traveling through dark space stations with Samus, having dog-fights with Fox and the gang, hunting ghosts with Luigi, tracing paths for a ball Kirby, having fun fights in Smash and letting me explore the sky with Pit.
PhoenixDawn
Member
Wow this death has really shocked me. I felt such a connection to Iwata, you could tell he just loved games. I don't even know what I'll feel without him in directs or iwata ask articles. Those were always a highlight whenever they showed up, regardless of the actual content.
RIP.
RIP.
Notorious_Roy
Member
This is pretty tragic, I'm at a loss for words.
Thank you for all the great games, hardware and gifs. It had been an amazing ride.
Thank you for all the great games, hardware and gifs. It had been an amazing ride.
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Deleted member 231381
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Gosh, this was some rather unpleasant news to wake up to. He always seemed like such a genuine person and was responsible for a very large part of my childhood. Rest in peace, Iwata-san.
I concur. I actually work in hospice care, and I've cried more for this than those who have died in the service hospice offers.
Maybe there's a difference between meeting people who are in a transitioning state and those you have no idea are on the path of cessation. Having Iwata as someone who can be traced back to my early childhood gives him a level of presence beyond that, too.
Spiderduff
Member
I am right there with you man. Internet bro-hug
boiled goose
good with gravy
I just wish I could somehow thank him for his life's work.
Kurosaki Ichigo
Member
Truly shocked reading the news this morning. My condolences to his family, friends, fans and all the Nintendo family.
Nah, it was definitely a two-way friendship. I'd like to think above all, the smiles on our faces playing Nintendo games is what kept Iwata determined. He may have not known us personally, but he damn well loved us.
Yeah, same kind of feeling.
clay_ghost
Member
Nah, it was definitely a two-way friendship. I'd like to think above all, the smiles on our faces playing Nintendo games is what kept Iwata determined. He may have not known us personally, but he damn well loved us.
Maybe not love but he definitely want people to be fun
Toy Soldier
Member
I'd buy prints of those. Fantastic.
Similar for me as well. I feel very numb and don't know how to handle it.
CassidyIzABeast
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RIP
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