Make this happen GAF.
He does look quite a bit older in it
Rest in peace Iwata. Thank you for bringing a lot of good to the gaming industry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZMMSDx3Yg
If someone could add this ribbon to my avatar it would be greatly appreciated.
This may actually have been the biggest and most surprising death of a major industry figure thus far.Sometimes I think (morbidly) about how people will react when the giants of this industry die but it's not something I've ever been emotionally prepared for.
Me too. I was so excited for excited for E3, especially the moment I saw that picture. Didn't turn out to be the best of E3's, but still. Legendary men.
I remember this like it was yesterday.
When I first started making Kirby, there was a kindergarten right next door. I'll never forget how moved I was the first time I saw doodles there of Kirby. That may have been the first time I realized that the world would recognize what we had made.
Because of that feeling, Kirby is special to me.
I still can't believe he's gone.
Yeah. He does look very skinny.
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.
My second post in this thread. I still can't process this. A few people PM'd me. I tried to think aloud and clear my head.
The man exuded gentleness and a genuine desire to make people happy. All people. You feel that spirit, that love in every game he worked on, directly or indirectly. "Iwata laughs" became a meme. In truth it was the laugh of someone who values kind, innocent fun.
I think that's why he connected with us all. There's no judgment in Nintendo games. Just a warm, inviting sense of unconditional love.
Still can't believe he's gone. But in so many ways, he's not.