Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Passes Away, Age 55

[twonunpackmule]

"Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo since 2002 and CEO of Nintendo of America since 2013, has died at the age of 55. A company statement attributed his death to a “bile duct growth”; in recent years, a tumor on his bile duct reduced his public visibility, keeping him away from several industry events. Iwata came to Nintendo during one of its roughest patches — the transition to modern 3-D consoles — and oversaw its greatest comeback, the twin successes of the casual-gamer-minded Nintendo DS platform and Wii platforms, in the mid-2000s."


https://recode.net/2015/07/12/nintendo-president-satoru-iwata-passes-away-age-55/

 

[theNoid]

OMFG! What is happening..............................................................................



RIP

 

[UnknownSouljer]

Terrible news. Despite all the haters, he'll be hard to replace.

 

[Tzzird]

RIP

 

[MaZa]

This came out of nowhere. RIP.

 

[yourgrandma]

Can't say i've enjoyed a nintendo game in the last decade but he did help develop one of my favorite games Earthbound. For that he has my respect. RIP

 

[dan87]

RIP - this is a big loss.

 

[LeviathanZERO]

WOW, that came out of nowhere. This is a huge loss. RIP

 

[Mr. Bluntman]

Rest in peace, Iwata-san. The industry lost one of it's greatest people this past weekend, and you will be forever missed.

 

[NickJames]

That man was responsible for half my childhood and now the beginning of my adulthood. He made so many great games possible and was such a great human being. It's a very sad time for all, RIP.

 

[iDShaDoW]

Saddest part is that he was only 55. That's pretty early to go.

 

[itzshadow]

Saddest part is that he was only 55. That's pretty early to go.

Yeah too early =/

 

[Savi]

;(

 

[Hulk]

That is sad, Mr. Iwata was a titan. Games like EarthBound, Kirby and Ballon Fight are what got me into gaming in the first place.

 

[horrorshow]

RIP.

Now, Miyamoto for president!! (he is the front runner)