• Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has passed away
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I seriously don't know what to say right now. We just lost a great person today people...
[IMG]http://www.gameranx.com/img/14-Jun/iwatafocus.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.tscn.tv/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Iwata-Satoru.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://wiiudaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/SatoruIwata.jpg[/IMG] Satoru Iwata - 12/6/1969-7/11/2015 - Nintendo CEO 2000-2015 First Nintendo CEO not related to the Yamauchi family Wii will miss you, Iwata-san.
Holy shit this is damning to hear, the guy was amazing...
What an impersonal method of announcing a well-loved figure's death.
Holy shit, this was not the kind of news I was expecting to hear today.
Well shit, that came out of nowhere. R.I.P Iwata-san
Holy fucking shit is this unexpected. Like holy shit. Shit.
I'm so sad and stressed now. :c
[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzMoXr-nvc0[/media] rest in peace. he'll be remembered with amazing memories.
Wtf no
Well, this certainly is surprising. I guess this is the why we hadn't seen much of him recently. Rest in Peace Iwata.
Wow, fucking [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata"]wikipedia vandals[/URL] jumped right on this. [quote]In 2014 Nintendo announced that Iwata would be missing E3 because of medical related reasons.[7] It was later revealed that he was undergoing surgery for a tumor in the bile duct. [8] [B]He was later found dead, beaten to death by a swarm of Sony fans and redditors[/B].[/quote] [B]edit [/B]Dammit I should have taken a screenshot, it's already gone.
[QUOTE=Yogkog;48189289]What an impersonal method of announcing a well-loved figure's death.[/QUOTE] Japanese are very big on personal privacy in the public sphere. Iwata's personal life and health was/is private, except for info that would be financially-impacting to Nintendo's stockholders, such as CEOs being replaced with little warning (for any reason, including passing on). I don't expect we'll see a Nintendo.co.jp front-page takeover tribute for Iwata the way Apple.com replaced its front page with a tribute to Steve Jobs after he died. It's a different culture.
[QUOTE=SuperHoboMan;48189327]Wow, fucking [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata"]wikipedia vandals[/URL] jumped right on this.[/QUOTE] They're doing that shit already? So damn unnecessary and distasteful..
[video=youtube;M6KOEMJKdEI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6KOEMJKdEI[/video] RIP [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Reaction video" - Craptasket))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=Rocko's;48189332]They're doing that shit already? So damn unnecessary and distasteful..[/QUOTE] Thankfully it was already gone by the time I re-checked the page, but still, it's fucking childish.
[QUOTE=SuperHoboMan;48189327]Wow, fucking [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata"]wikipedia vandals[/URL] jumped right on this. [B]edit [/B]Dammit I should have taken a screenshot, it's already gone.[/QUOTE] [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satoru_Iwata&diff=671176842&oldid=671176806[/url] It's being changed every damn minute It'll go into lockdown soon [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Satoru_Iwata&action=history[/url]
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;48189166]Holy hell, that came out of nowhere.[/QUOTE] He's looked ill these past few years, but this was still somehow unexpected. RIP.
Goodbye Mr.Iwata [video=youtube;Ydy2QEvtR1M]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydy2QEvtR1M[/video]
55 is way too young
[QUOTE=SuperHoboMan;48189327]Wow, fucking [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satoru_Iwata"]wikipedia vandals[/URL] jumped right on this. [B]edit [/B]Dammit I should have taken a screenshot, it's already gone.[/QUOTE] [T]http://i.imgur.com/PvvNqT8.jpg[/T] Good thing Wikipedia has a vigilant team that deletes that kinda stuff so quickly.
Jesus Christ, what?!
[QUOTE=Bridger;48189333][video=youtube;M6KOEMJKdEI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6KOEMJKdEI[/video] RIP[/QUOTE] Let's not turn this into another Sonic coffin article again
Damn it, really didn't want to believe this was true at first. Ruined my night, rip.
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;48189355]Let's not turn this into another Sonic coffin article again[/QUOTE] Ratings are disabled.
[QUOTE=Mio Akiyama;48189355]Let's not turn this into another Sonic coffin article again[/QUOTE] ratings are gone from SH, it won't. this is fucking out of the blue, terrible news.
Holy fuck I dont know what to say or think here This is some sad shit, rest in piece.
sucks
Well, that's depressing news.
I wonder who is going to be the CEO now. Is it going to be another Yamauchi?
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