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[Soul Beat]

Damn, that's sad to hear.

I hope he gets better soon. We love you Iwata! ( T^T)

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Well, I do, at least.

 

[10k]

Damn. Must be serious if he can't even travel.

Get well soon Iwata.

 

[IntelliHeath]

I hope that you would bounce back and get better!

 

[Shalashaska161]

Too bad. Hope it's nothing serious and he is feeling better soon.

 

[Nzyme32]

Hope he gets well soon.

Otherwise we will have to go directly to him.

 

[marrec]

Hopefully it's not something terrible. As much as I think Iwata needs to retire from Ninty, I wish no harm on the dude and he's always been great to watch.

Get well soon!

[Iwata] *laughs*

 

[MormaPope]

He should retire or leave the company if he can't attend the most important event of the industry if it was duo possible stress that he might face as suggested by some here, you are the CEO and being paid millions so you face these issues not to run away from them.

If he was sick though i hope he gets better.

Your first paragraph is a pretty silly thing to say. We have no idea what health stuff Iwata is going through, neither are we in a position to state what a CEO should have to endure because we made up a fictional paycheck amount in our heads.

 

[jonabbey]

Smart man to want to avoid the E3 flu. Hand sanitizer only gets you so far. ;-)

 

[MoogleWizard]

Yeah, I was thinking the same. The fact that he went to see a doctor before flying speaks volumes honestly, how many people do that unless there is something of concern?

I hope it's just something minor, but my spider sense is seeing red flags...

Many people see a doctor before flying across half the world into a different climate... I love all the telepathic doctors in this thread.

 

[Chaos17]

He should retire or leave the company if he can't attend the most important event of the industry if it was duo possible stress that he might face as suggested by some here, you are the CEO and being paid millions so you face these issues not to run away from them.

If he was sick though i hope he gets better.

 

[abstract alien]

This is horrible. Fuck E3, I just hope he is ok, and it's just not good for him to be on the long flights and demanding days.

 

[Fox Mulder]

Still going to be in the prerecorded show presumably.

 

[LudwigB]

Get well soon, Iwata. Hope all is well.

 

[perfectchaos007]

There's been several threads about why the Iwata Ask's segments have been slowed down recently. This might help explain why.



Can we not take potshots at the guy's health?

Stress related illnesses are a real concern, and there's no doubt Iwata has taken a lot of heat these past few years in regards to the company's poor performance. The added stress accrued over that long period of time could add up to a fairly serious illness whether its chronic headaches, stomach ulcers etc. We don't know what his illness is at this time, but saying it could be derived from added work stress doesn't seem like a potshot. Of course we shouldn't spend time speculating on what his illness is, but its just human nature to try put pieces together, using conjecture, to hypothesize.

 

[Holykael1]

I understand
Best wishes

 

[Harlock]

We never know if is really true.

 

[impetuous_silly]

if his body was not ready, what is going to happen to us after the digital event?

Supreme disappointment

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nozelda

 

[Phoenician_Viking]

Get well soon.

QoL isn't that far ahead it seems then

Not cool.

 

[Ingueferroque]

Wow, I hope he is OK. Stress can take a huge toll on someone's health.

 

[Akai]

He should retire or leave the company if he can't attend the most important event of the industry if it was duo possible stress that he might face as suggested by some here, you are the CEO and being paid millions so you face these issues not to run away from them.

If he was sick though i hope he gets better.

There are FAR more reasons to be ill than just stress, and I find it sad that a bunch of users here are automatically thinking that's why and using it as a platform to take potshots. People get sick, even nice guys like Iwata...

 

[GamerJM]

Sucks. Hope he feels better.

 

[Godzilla's Left Toe]

Hope he feels better.

 

[Nosgoroth]

Ack, that's sad to hear I hope he gets better soon.

 

[Mango The Magician]

Hope he's well.

 

[Richie]

...Man.
Nintendo surely knew the reaction to their lack of conference last year. They did rent the Nokia Theater this time around. I wonder if the initial plan was to have a normal conference, then Iwata's health issues forbid it, and had to go the digital route instead?

Hoping the best for Mr. Iwata.

 

[Linkstrikesback]

Isn't this very reason why they hired another satoru in the first place, so they had a spare just in case? Shibata time!

But seriously, it's never good to hear of someone being ill. Hope it's something minor.

 

[BKSmash]

Reggie perhaps?

Let's hope so, and not some random person just taking over his parts.

 

[crinale]

My guess is he's way overworked.

 

[Tempy]

Still going to be in the prerecorded show presumably.

People go to E3 for a lot of things that aren't press conferences.

 

[Vampirolol]

Hope it's all viral marketing for the QOL thing because I really like Iwata.

 

[Effect]

A shame. I hope it's nothing to serious.

 

[Weng]

I hope he's ok. If not, I hope he'll get well soon.

 

[akidnamededdy]

He's pretending so he can stay home playing Mario Kart and making Luigi gifs.

 

[Lunar15]

I hope he gets better, but it shouldn't be a huge deal that he isn't there. They're not doing a physical press conference, and all of the other press events they have will be hosted by the various directors and producers.

I don't blame him for skipping the sickness death-trap that is E3.

 

[ec0ec0]

Someome else needs to start making "iwata asks" again, NOW!!

(before we lose more iwata asks of awesome games)

 

[Pyrrhus]

The cheap concern is almost as bad as the incendiary comments. That said, if he's sick it's probably pretty severe if he's missing E3 over it. If it's stress-related it makes me wonder if missing E3 won't compound his troubles, though. Missing this sort of major event, whatever the reality of it may be, does not make your company or your leadership looks strong.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Many people see a doctor before flying across half the world into a different climate... I love all the telepathic doctors in this thread.

Yeah, we don't know Nintendo's rules either. For all we know he's grounded because they heard a rumor last year of Reggie's after hours hookers and blow parties

It's never something you want to hear, but it could really be almost anything even just a bad flu, I don't think anyone should be overreacting to this. If there's enough concern expressed, I'd almost bet they may end up issuing an additional statement in the coming days.

 

[10k]

He should retire or leave the company if he can't attend the most important event of the industry if it was duo possible stress that he might face as suggested by some here, you are the CEO and being paid millions so you face these issues not to run away from them.

If he was sick though i hope he gets better.

Really dude? You don't know the details of why he's skipping out and I'm pretty sure it is serious if he can't go to E3. Enjoy your new tag along with the OP's.

 

[Qurupeke]

Damn it, really bad news. I hope it's not something serious.

 

[Wishmaster92]

I hope he gets well soon.

 

[WarpathDC]

I hope his health is OK but he should probably step down. Nintendo is running off the rails with him in charge.

 

[Storm Kyleis]

I hope it's nothing serious.

The article says he "will be actively involved in all of Nintendo's activities at the show", maybe he's going to take part in the Digital Event anyway?

 

[ChaosAngel]

Wishing you the best Iwata! Hope it's nothing too serious, and you'll be healthy again in no time.

 

[daxter325]

QoL isn't that far ahead it seems then

Uncalled for bro, he may be suffering from something serious...

Get well Mr. Iwata

 

[Gambit]

Hopefully he will get better soon.

Maybe they should fly in the European Satoru instead. Shibata to the rescue!

 

[Miles X]

Damn. Must be serious if he can't even travel.

Get well soon Iwata.

Not really? Could be something as simple as a bout of flu, I know I've not even wanted to crawl out of my bed with that and I'm 26.

Shouldn't look into it too much.

 

[jeffers]

Yeah, I was thinking the same. The fact that he went to see a doctor before flying speaks volumes honestly, how many people do that unless there is something of concern?

I hope it's just something minor, but my spider sense is seeing red flags...

Hes a CEO of a huge company, its in the company's and his duty to ensure his health all the time.

 

[watershed]

I wonder if he has already recorded something for the digital event or if he will be absent all together.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Before clicking thread: Hey I wonder if this thread is shitting on Iwata for his health. Nah, not even GAF would do that.

After clicking thread: I don't know whether to be happy I was initially right or sad I was initially right.

 

[Mato]

One of his eyes looked weird in the last few Nintendo Direct videos. People with eye problems are sometimes advised to avoid air travel. Something to do with blood pressure.