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[boingball]

out of nowhere.

Rest in peace.

 

[jj984jj]

I can't believe this. RIP Iwata.

 

[dickroach]

he had a hand in making so, so many of the greatest games of all time.
RIP

 

[Hero of Legend]

Ask again cause I think it got buried

If someone can ribbon my avatar I'd appreciate it

 

[Spectre]

Man, I'm in total shock.

RIP.

 

[Ephemeris]

We at HAL found a way to bring our idea to life. Our team believed deeply in the concept, and we did not waver in our approach. So in this important sense, we at HAL were just like every one of you. Even if we come from different sides of the world... speak different languages... even if we eat too many chips or rice balls... even if we have different tastes in games... Every one of us here today is identical... in the most important way. Each one of us has the heart of a gamer. Thank you for your attention!

I'm sure someone may have posted this already but it came to mind when I saw the pic

 

[LonelyGreyWolf]

Who is this person? This is a strange thing to say if they aren't involved with the project and/or Nintendo, as though Iwata's passing and this title are in any way related. Sorry if I'm being ignorant.

He's just trying to be polite. I understand your interpretation, but I don't think that was intentional by whoever wrote it.

 

[L95]

Again, can anyone add the ribbon to my avatar?

Hope you don't mind me making more space instead of putting it over Mac?

EDIT: Shit, meant to make it 120x100 not 120x120, one moment.

 

[1up]

GAF logo should change in honor of Iwata.

2nd this.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

jesus

 

[Nintendoga]

Wow... He looked fine the last time we saw him too. Holy shit.

Rest in Peace Iwata.

 

[3DShovel]

This sucks. And I found out yesterday that my grandmother has cancer. Fuck cancer.

Yeah, fuck cancer. My mom passed away last Saturday at 54 and now this happens too.

Life is short man...

 

[Kenclops]

Still in shock. Got the 20 balloons and turned them orange.

 

[Mask]

What?!

I knew he was a little ill a while ago, but I thought he got better? I mean, he was on the last stream, wasn't he?

RIP, you legend. I'll never forget that E3 video where you fought Reggie.

 

[Kriken]

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/620398203540672512

 

[deejay8595]

Wow! RIP!

 

[Trakdown]

I know what I'm doing tonight. RIP.

 

[meitantei_conan]

I still can't believe this. Im in shock. Rip iwata you will be missed.

 

[Converse]

I posted my thoughts pages ago, but this thread and the Internet's response has me in tears.

Thank you so much for the years of joy, Mr. Iwata. It's abundantly clear how much of an impact you had on people from around the world.

 

[ivysaur12]

It's probably been said already, but does anyone else find it really sad that the last thing we heard from him publicly outside of shareholders, was that he was sorry that he let us all down at E3?

Oh god. :-(

 

[The Flop]

RIP,

Avatar Ribbon please.

 

[BassForever]

http://i.imgur.com/NWJ6klm.png

Thanks man

 

[JoeInky]

Dammit, the Mother music being played on /v/ says "I miss you" at the end.


I wasn't ready for that.

 

[papercan55]

GAF logo should change in honor of Iwata.

yes

 

[Vinc]

This has hit me harder than any other personality death pretty much ever.

I'm in complete disbelief.

 

[nintendoman58]

Sorry to ask again, but I'd really appreciate it if someone could put that ribbon on my avatar.

Thank you in advance.

 

[Vitacat]

Very sad. :-(

 

[Renji_11]

Oh wow rest in peace..

 

[Dimitri LH]

Trying again for my avatar to get the ribbon.....man my Facebook feed is hard to look at. u.u

 

[Lazulic]

 

[ibyea]

End of an era for Nintendo. RIP For good or for bad, he always had a unique vision of what he wanted from the company, and he always had this playfulness that made him easy to like.

 

[freshVeggie]

It's probably been said already, but does anyone else find it really sad that the last thing we heard from him publicly outside of shareholders, was that he was sorry that he let us all down at E3?

Man, this is pretty heartbreaking

 

[Xiraiya]

I'm terribly sorry to hear that news.

 

[Hero]

It's even more bizarre to me that he just did the investors meeting the other week, doing what he loved and was passionate about even though he knew things were probably grim. He is a champion.

 

[Gartooth]

Holy shit... ;_;

 

[Laughing Banana]

HOLY FUCK WHAT THE HELL??????????????????

 

[AHA-Lambda]

It's probably been said already, but does anyone else find it really sad that the last thing we heard from him publicly outside of shareholders, was that he was sorry that he let us all down at E3?

damn man ;_;

 

[RichardKSJ]

That really makes me feel...

Dammit. I hate life.

 

[Hugstable]

Thank you so much!

 

[MaverickHunterAsh]

I was in the middle of tearing down our Comic-Con booth and I had to take a few minutes. I'm literally sitting here crying. I feel so stupid snd pretentious because it's not like I even knew him, and I'm just a game journalist + Nintendo fan. But Iwata-san was directly responsible for so much of what made my childhood awesome, and for so much of what I love now as an adult. He always seemed like he had such genuine love for Nintendo, video games, and Nintendo fans... like he just adored his job.

I can't believe he's not going to be the face of Nintendo Directs anymore. I can't reconcile how he's just... gone so suddenly. This is hitting me in a much bigger way than I ever thought possible. I'm just heartbroken.

Rest in peace, Mr. Iwata.

 

[B4s5C]

Until we meet again Iwata-san.

 

[jbug617]

 

[ramuh]

This hits me in the feels. Sad. RIP Sir.

 

[Etzer]

I can't believe this. It's a sad, sad day in the video game world. This is the first time an industry death has caught me off guard like this. I can't begin to express how saddened I am by this news. The man exuded enthusiasm and he's left behind an incredible legacy.

RIP, Mr. Iwata.

Shu Yoshida too
https://twitter.com/yosp/status/620388345969971200

And Kamiya: https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/620398203540672512

He's trending on Twitter, too.

I just can't believe this.

 

[Gsnap]

Damn.. That's sad. The next few years are gonna be... Different.

I loved his philosophies on this industry. He will be missed

 

[-Horizon-]

https://twitter.com/PG_kamiya/status/620398203540672512

 

[ivysaur12]

And now I'm crying.

 

[Kyzer]

Wow I can't handle this

 

[mrmickfran]

I'm just trying to imagine what a Nintendo Direct would be without him

...

I just can't

 

[Skux]

So sad, he was only 55 RIP