R.I.P. Satoru Iwata
 

Some sad news, The President of Nintendo Satoru Iwata has died at the age of 55 years old.
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-presiden...way-1717386412

I just read this. He was only 55. So sad. :(

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This is terrible news. :(

Awful to hear that. All things considered, he accomplished a tremendous amount in a relatively short time span. I'm not a big Balloon Fight fan, but it's cool that was where he formed his roots in the company.

I was suspicious about it since his drastic weight loss that we saw over a year ago and two missed E3s. My heart skipped a beat when I read the news; He wasn't just the president of a company that I love, he became a personality which inspired and entertained me. As much bone headed decisions Nintendo made they were all Nintendo decisions and I fear that Nintendo won't be the same without him (for better or worse). I can't see myself enjoying any direct as much as I did without it being presented by him. RIP.

Well said.

OMG, I just saw this and my heart dropped. Such terrible news. I wish his family and friends the best.

I saw this news and immediately got a lump in my throat. We all knew he wasn't well, but it still comes as such a shock to hear. Nintendo will never be the same, but it's not even remotely the first thing that comes to mind for me right now. He was so young. F*ck. Just trying to write this and think of something to say has actually brought me pretty close to tears a few times.

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata. You're one of my heroes and I'll remember you for the rest of my life.

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Edit: I hope they retire Nintendo Direct and everything to do with his "directly to you" hand motion. I don't know if I could bring myself to watch another one.

I won't lie, I've been unsuccessful in fighting back tears a few times now. There's never been a man in this world quite like Iwata and there never will be again.

Aw man, I just found this out at least 3 minutes ago. What really hurts more is that I think his last words we heard from him were that he apologized for this year's E3. :cry:

Goddamn.

I can't believe this.

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.

Where he is now, there's no one being an asshole to him online.

Well this came out of nowhere. R.I.P. Iwata-san.

He really did cultivate the kind of culture that kept me on as a huge Nintendo fan. This is a shame. Everything I've ever heard or read of the man leads me to believe he was an outstanding individual. He will be missed greatly by many.

I agree. It won't be the same unless he is with us directly.

Yeah, The video game industry has lost one of the most important figures, Without him, the industry wouldn't be where it's at today.

That... that just came out of nowhere. :(

Rest in peace, Iwata-san. You will be missed by many.

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You guys can fight back tears all you like, this is too hard a blow and I'm not strong enough to handle this. To me, Nintendo isn't just a company, it's THE company. I loved Iwata.

I'm still shocked. I didn't know he was sick, but I also didn't watch that Nintendo Direct stuff and didn't know about his missing E3. So sad...he was so young. Maybe if I actually watched the Japanese news, I would've learned of this maybe yesterday.

We knew he had taken time off last year for health reasons, which I'm guessing was because of this. But after this E3, you wouldn't have really known, he seemed fine, despite the pounding the company took in the media. Wow, this is a bit shocking. Nintendo really managed to keep this under wraps.

Thank you for your games (even the really early ones such as Star Battle on the Vic20!) and your leadership, you will be missed :(