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[SoilBreak]

Holy Fuck

RIP

 

[Hypereides]

What. How? Unbelievable.

 

[Shizuka]

I feel sad, as a Nintendo fan, a gamer and a person. He's leaving a legacy and one of the most beloved companies I know. Rest in peace.

 

[Cbajd5]

No other news site has picked this up. Are we sure this is legit? Shame if so.

It's not from a news site, it's a informational release from Nintendo themselves.

Just out of nowhere. RIP

 

[sinxtanx]

what the fuck

Rest in peace you beautiful son of a gun

 

[Pie and Beans]

Oh dear. RIP.

Cancer is crap.

 

[vinnygambini]

I'm crying.

No.

 

[Yokai]

Oh man this one hurts. It's going to take a while to get used to this. RIP.

 

[Kyoufu]

Fuck. :'(

RIP

 

[dakun]

yeah that gif.. as a life long video games fan i'm going to miss him.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Rest in Peace, Mr. Iwata.

 

[Akai__]

Unbelievable... RIP Iwata.

 

[ezekial45]

I still remember listening to his amazing GDC 2005 Keynote address.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9HUMt2rrOI

 

[StarBlazers1]

This is tragic.
Rest in peace.......

 

[robotrock]

Very sad news. RIP Mr. Iwata.

Tremendous loss.

 

[Jotamide]

The thought of watching a Direct without him actually makes me very very sad.

 

[illadelph]

Never met the man, yet he had an impact on my life almost everyday.

I wish I could've thanked him for all of his contributions

 

[bort]

WTF

RIP

 

[Dmonzy]

I actually thought he was getting better since we hadn't heard any bad news recently

 

[m23]

Rest in peace.

 

[Kikorin]

No way, rip.

 

[Madao]

this was way too soon. RIP Iwata.

didn't Yamauchi die last year? this must be an awful time at Nintendo.

 

[Seda]

Rest in peace.

 

[Mattakuevan]

Whoa wtf.

RIP

 

[Puruzi]

What the fuck? This seems out of the blue for me. Did he have serious health problems?

I'm pretty upset now. Rest in peace.

 

[Shy]

When i read the thread title i thought it was some kind of joke in poor taste, but then i clicked on it.

R.I.P.
My condolences to his family, friends and co-workers.

He always seemed like such a lovley man.

 

[georgetheplushie]

What the fuck.

 

[A Human Becoming]

Too young. RIP.

 

[dr.rocktopus]

So hard to believe

RIP Iwata, you were a huge influence on gaming and my personal life. We will all miss you!

 

[Breakage]

RIP. I am shocked. Not even a big Nintendo fan, but I'm so used to seeing Iwata around since the GC era. I am so just shocked at this news. Completely unexpected.

 

[Tizoc]

What
WHAT

RiP, this is just friggin' disheartening....

 

[xzeldax3]

What the hell...

I thought he was getting better! This feels so sudden.

 

[Kolma]

He was supposed to have been better...
The surgery was a success... what the fuck is going on ;-;

 

[orioto]

What ? So so sudden.. Didn't see that coming at all.. RIP..

 

[Kriken]

;_; that actually brought a tear to my eyes

 

[Silent_Ocarina]

This is hitting me a lot harder than I expected.

 

[ShadowElliot]

This was out of nowhere... I had to take multiple takes when I saw the title...

Rest in Peace, Iwata... You always graced the Nintendo Directs with your charm. Condolences to his family.

:'(

 

[Smellycat]

So, that is the reason why he didn't come to E3 for the past couple of years

We all knew he was sick, but I thought he was getting better. And here we were thinking that it was because of lack of hardware talk

 

[Social]

First death that makes me really upset in almost all my life.

I'm really sad about this. It came out of almost nowhere.

 

[Tenrius]

Damn, we thought he was recovering. Such a likeable person and great CEO. RIP

 

[inky]

Rest in Peace. Legend.

 

[FleetingFlowAir]

WHAT!? Wow, I thought he was recovering...
RIP Iwata...

 

[ViP space]

RIP Iwata...

 

[J@hranimo]

No...no way, I don't believe this.


T__T RIP Iwata.......

 

[kuroshiki]

wait what?

 

[dddooozzz9]

RIP.

 

[Tregard]

I dread to think about the next Nintendo Direct, I don't know if anyone will be able to do it with the warmth and charm of Iwata

 

[Tohsaka]

Terrible news, didn't know he was that ill.

 

[Max_Po]

R.I.P.

 

[Frog-fu]

This is really saddening.