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[Ascenion]

WHAT. THE. FUCK.... HOW?!?

This is like the saddest July ever.....damn RIP sir. You were a legend.

 

[Trojan X]

Absolutely stunned. Gobsmacked.

Please rest in peace...

 

[FataIChoice]

No fucking way... I guess the illnesses over the past couple of years must've been worse than we were led to believe.

 

[kogasu]

This is just horrible and unexpected! He seemed like such a good person. Rest in peace.

 

[hiphoptherobot]

Incredibly sad news.
R.I.P.

 

[Neol]

Rip Mr. Iwata :/

Completely devastated from this news.

 

[1up]

RIP

:'(

 

[Captain Tuttle]

I thought he was getting better

RIP

 

[Zareka]

I can't believe this. Completely out of left field. I don't want to believe it.

I thought he was getting better too. Rest in peace, Iwata.

 

[Santar]

Incredibly sad
He was such a lively bright light and a great front man for the company. He will be greatly missed.
I can't imagine a Nintendo Direct without him....

 

[Data West]

No Gunpei, no Iwata.


This hurts.

 

[mr_nexus]

Way too young. He will be missed.

RIP

 

[RoyalLaFlame]

Terrible news. I thought he was getting better

Rest in peace

 

[Shiokazu]

how should I react about this? I'm terribly shocked right now.

I, might say rest in piece but it'll be hollow.

I cant feel anything right now, its like whoa, the end of a age.

I loved him. Saw him as a hero. One of my dreams was to meet him and say how important he was to gamers and to myself even.

now its, just. gone.

be happy whoever you are going Iwata-san. Life wont be the same.

 

[hazukash]

What! This is so sad and unexpected. He seemed to be doing well since his surgery so this is really surprising. Perhaps his real condition was never revealed to the public.

I'll miss his Nintendo Directs and Iwata Asks. May he rest in peace and be remembered as a gaming legend.

 

[Deleted member 102362]

Sorry to hear it. RIP.

 

[A Sentient Keyboard]

I don't play much nintendo games, but I never missed a nintendo direct because Iwata (alongside Miyamoto and Shibata) made them super charming and fun to watch. Rest in peace.

 

[Taker666]

Such a shame. Such a vibrant person.

 

[RionaaM]

What the fuck... A friend just told me this, and I came here to see if he was joking or something. Damn :/

RIP Iwata

 

[Crocodile]

I'm legit shook. I knew he wasn't 100% but I thought he was on the mend. What a shitty time to go to being only 55 and with Nintendo having some bad press recently. You always want to leave on a high note.

RIP and condolences to his family

 

[JoeInky]

This literally came out of nowhere.

What the fuck?

RIP

 

[Bsigg12]

RIP

 

[Cotrip]

Unexpected and very sad news. RIP, Iwata

 

[PlumCantaloupe]

Oh wow. Condolences to his family within and without.

 

[GDGF]

Fuck

RIP Iwata.

 

[JMDSO]

With cancer you can be recovering one day and in serious trouble the next. It's sad.

 

[Grikker]

Terrible news to hear today. RIP sir.

 

[TuXx]

Damn... feel bad that his last days were spent during such a stressful time in the company.

 

[StayDead]

I thought this was some kind of sick joke until I saw the link.

Oh man 55 is no age at all to die and he really was a great man who helped put smiles on millions of faces. His presence will be missed not only by his family and friends, but the games industry as a whole.

RIP Iwata-san and thanks for all the wonderful memories.

 

[Big Green Anus]

I'm hoping Nintendo does something special to dedicate him. He was more than just a CEO over there

 

[TheSpoiler]

This is a joke, right?

This is just a joke.

A big ol' bru ha ha

Come on.

This is April.

April

Come on man.

 

[R-User!]

NOOOOOO!



We would like to play. But I cant right now.

RIP.

 

[Sojgat]

RIP

 

[Violence Jack]

Nooooo!

RIP Iwata-San and thank you for the memories.

 

[Tookay]

Wait. What the.

 

[lwilliams3]

What?! Wow.. RIP Iwata.

 

[desmax]

I can't believe this. Never crossed my mind that his situation was that bad.

RIP

 

[BokehKing]

Rest in Peace, you helped create... Everything I love about my favorite hobbies

 

[InfiniteBento]

WHAT. NO. NO. NO. NO.

I'm fucking weeping.

 

[Tunavi]

*Iwata laughs*

RIP

 

[Heroman]

 

[Creamium]

I thought he was better. This comes as a shock. RIP, legend.

 

[chrisPjelly]

HOOOOLY SHIIT I literally gasped in shock. RIP Iwata .Thank you for your amazing contributions towards Hal Laboratory and Nintendo as a whole

 

[Blobbers]

This can't be real. I'm still stunned from reading the thread title.

RIP Iwata

 

[speedlolita]

This is absolutely terrible news. My feelings go out to his family. We've lost one of the greats today.

Rest in peace Iwata-san.

 

[Volotaire]

 

[Africanus]

Bloody hell...
A bile duct tumor? What are the chances?

He was so young too, only two years older than my mother.

I hope he passed away peacefully. The end of an era for sure.

Who becomes the new CEO?

 

[Kaizu]

I doubt I could watch or read any Directs or Iwata Asks the same way ever again without feeling anything. I always thought I was a heartless robot but this somehow is emotionally affecting me.

 

[benzy]

WTF???

R.I.P

 

[SalvaPot]

Oh man end of an era =(.

Rest in Peace.