Iwata Passes Away

This really was unexpected.
This also marks the first time ever I really feel sad about the passing away of a celebrity.
My condolences go out to his family and friends.
 
-wow this is shockingly horrible to hear, 55 is way too young

An icon, a poplar figure at Nintendo and the one who lead Nintendo through the last decade. Rest in peace, it doesn' matter if you think his buissness strategies were good or not. He influenced Nintendo and made them who they were. Thank Iwata Nintendo Direct will never be the same without you.
 
RIP Iwata. He worked on a lot of the games I have enjoyed through the years and led the company through success and failure, even taking personal responsibility at many points in time. He will be missed. I wonder who will fill his shoes.
 
okay now that I'm back home I can properly react to this.

I mean it's not like we didn't know about his medical condition (and he looked kinda bad at the last Nintendo Direct back in April tbh), but I was honestly smashed by these news. Also I found out because some guy who didn't even know his name told me and just said "some guy from Nintendo died" and I was like "shit is it miyamoto", and then I just went out to google in the break.

I honestly don't think that Nintendo will be the same after this. Iwata has changed the shape of everyone's public view on nintendo very drastically. I mean even if you weren't a Nintendo fan you would still know some of the memes etc. surrounding Iwata and I think that he was commonly accepted as one of the most influental persons in the gaming world.

I'm still completely in shock, but again, rest in peace Iwata, and may you find time to play some video games wherever you are now

Seems like Miyamoto and some other guy are running the company until the next board meeting (this wasn't confirmed I'mjust assuming this).

Interesting.
 
And now for a nice way to pay tribute to Iwata.

Play Chariots of Fire by Vangelis.


That song will give more reflect for all those times he made us enjoy our lives.
 
I found out at school that he passed away. Such a shame to see him die, :( he made the greatest video gaming series ever. His legacy and great works that he made will never be forgotten.