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[elhav]

Any idea what it says?

It says "Place of funeral" on the front , and on the left side the little letters say Iwata was Nintendo's CEO basically.

Oh and Iwata's name is at the top.
Maybe I'm not completely accurate because my Japanese is still not great, but that's the gist of it from what I understand.

 

[Theorymon]

Yeah. I'm not one to get caught up in celebrity death grieving, but I was surprised by how upset I was this week.

I think someone mentioned it before, but I feel this is similar to Robin William's death: a unexpected passing of a well loved and popular figure.

I also think the fact that Iwata directly addressed us fans a lot makes this feel a lot more personal than the usual celebrity death as well

 

[Scum]

I still can't believe it. Seems all so surreal. ;_;

 

[Kilrogg]

Any idea what it says?

"Company funeral ceremony for the late Satoru Iwata", and the small characters on the left read "Nintendo Co. Ltd."

 

[Sadist]

I'm imagining a sad Miyamoto right now. Now I'm sad

 

[Aostia]

I'm imagining a sad Miyamoto right now. Now I'm sad

this is probably rude, but...I can't.
Man, really, I can't imagine Miyamoto sad ;\

 

[Storm Kyleis]

Attending Iwata-san's wake to give my thanks and condolences. Miyamoto-san's eyes are red. It's also heavy rain in Kyoto.

(from Yasuyuki Honne, translated by Cheesemeister)

https://twitter.com/honnesan/status/621610064642584576

Miyamoto

 

[Jintor]

"Company funeral ceremony for the late Satoru Iwata", and the small characters on the left read "Nintendo Co. Ltd."

I'll back this up. (Not too much room for interpretation with such a short message)

 

[Theorymon]

I'm imagining a sad Miyamoto right now. Now I'm sad

Yeah one of the tweets from the wake mentioned Miyamoto's eyes being bloodshot.

Really makes the whole image sadder

 

[Savitar]

It must be the hardest on those who knew him and got to enjoy is presence daily.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Just thinking about a guy I picture as always laughing and smiling being upset hurts.

 

[elhav]

"Company funeral ceremony for the late Satoru Iwata", and the small characters on the left read "Nintendo Co. Ltd."

The full and correct translation.

Dunno about gay marriage though (*_*)

 

[vareon]

Photo by Yuji Naka.

Still feels not real

 

[oti]

Thinking about a sad Miyamoto makes me sad.
Miyamoto is Joy: The Person. He's Santa Claus.

 

[Hot Coldman]

Ah, I wasn't expecting to see photos from the wake. Fuck.

Poor Miyamoto.

 

[phanphare]

my copy of Pokemon Soul Silver should be here today or tomorrow! not the version he directly worked on but his achievements are still accounted for.

 

[KuwabaraTheMan]

Imagining a crying Miyamoto is getting to me all over again. It just feels wrong.

 

[Calamari41]

Thinking about a sad Miyamoto makes me sad.
Miyamoto is Joy: The Person. He's Santa Claus.

Miyamoto is probably taking this harder than anybody else. It was pretty clear that he was basically Iwata's right hand man. Thankfully he hasn't retired yet, and will still be around to implement Iwata's vision.

 

[Savitar]

Out of everyone who probably understood Iwata best I'm sure it was Miyamoto.

They seemed to have the same understanding of what they wanted in gaming.

For it to be fun.

 

[Sponge]

Photo by Yuji Naka.

Pains me to see this ):

 

[Chû Totoro]

md99, NinjaBoiX... please go discuss your

Spoiler

shitty

opinion elsewhere.

This is a thread about a sad news. Even if you're not touched by Iwata's death you should at least have the decency to respect himself and his family.

So don't try to analyse if he "deserves" or not all the emotion around his death. Don't judge people who are emotional around this. Go play some games or do anything else if it's just an "everyday news" for you.

 

[Velcro Fly]

Damn looking up HAL I didn't even realize one of my favorite games ever Vegas Stakes was done by them. Holy shit I might buy that on the VC when I wake up later and play it for old time's sake. And that NCAA Basketball game for the SNES too.

 

[Cindro]

It's particularly sad to now see an influx in thoughtless and insensitive posts coming out of the woodwork. Is it just because the shock of the news has worn off for some users so people think it's more acceptable to say some of these things now? How damn embarrassing and pathetic would it be for our us if we, generally perceived as one of the most in-tune and passionate gaming communities in the world, got THIS of all threads locked?

Let's all just chillax to Fi's Farewell, take a step back, and conduct ourselves in the same tone Iwata always did: respectfully.

 

[Geg]

I wonder if the wake and funeral will have any kind of unique or Nintendo-esque touches, or if they'd feel that would be too inappropriate. I guess if there's anyone that would be appropriate for it would be Iwata though

 

[pinkurocket]

Imagining a crying Miyamoto is getting to me all over again. It just feels wrong.

Aw man. ):

 

[Jintor]

I wonder if the wake and funeral will have any kind of unique or Nintendo-esque touches, or if they'd feel that would be too inappropriate. I guess if there's anyone that would be appropriate for it would be Iwata though

i'm just hoping it doesn't get washed away by the typhoon that's making landfall... *looks out window* like right now

 

[Rich!]

I can only imagine Miyamoto being happy or furiously angry and flipping tables and shit

I can't imagine him being upset and sad

 

[Schnozberry]

The wake and funeral make it all too real. I keep reading this interview with Iwata and Itoi from several years ago and I've come to the conclusion that it would be almost impossible to calculate what has been lost with Iwata's passing. He really was a treasure and a true visionary.

http://www.1101.com/iwata/index.html

 

[L95]

i'm just hoping it doesn't get washed away by the typhoon that's making landfall... *looks out window* like right now

I hope the weather isn't too detrimental. (In regards to the wake and the area in general...)

 

[jufonuk]

Oh well, guys, Iwata stood for love and happiness as well, it's Nintendo's motto to make fun games after all. So let's just consider the universal message of love, all those positive messages and gestures towards Iwata, remembering his legacy etc. Love!

I agree, this thread is more than enough, Iwata you were a great man.. may your spirit live on RIP

 

[Mysterious]

Do Japanese typically bury or cremate?

 

[Clefargle]

To get back on topic:

I'm still saddened by losing such a great figure, but I'm sure his family and those close to him are experiencing grief beyond my own capacity. My condolences go out to all who knew him as they can't replace him in their lives and that will surely cause a lot more pain than I am going through. I hope the wake and funeral are beneficial and help them process greif in their own way. I've seen it destroy people, I wish them strength on such a black day.

 

[Schnozberry]

Do Japanese typically bury or cremate?

I think cremation is common, but that may change from region to region.

 

[akidnamededdy]

Wasn't expecting pics from the funeral...maaaaan.

Gotta play some Super Star later.

 

[Off-Kilter]

Bit of an odd question but does anybody know a brick and mortar store that sells plastic fake fruit? I'm finally gonna go to Nintendo World to pay my respects and I wanted to leave a plastic banana as a token of remembrance. I would've liked to leave a real banana but those rot quickly.

 

[Haines]

I hope nintendo makes a special Nintendo Direct, that's nothing but a tribute to Iwata. With various devs talkiing about him.

Well they absolutely should do a tribute in some way, and it should be done in the nintendo way that iwata upheld.

Its just not going to be the same without him and while the sales werent too hot lately i really felt the passion coming through in the quality of games we got on the wiiu. The nintendo quality was never better and i have to imagine he was a huge part of it.

 

[Mysterious]

I think cremation is common, but that may change from region to region.

According to Wikipedia,

According to 2007 statistics, 99.81% of deceased Japanese are cremated

So I guess that's that.

 

[Kouriozan]

Thanks to the mods doing their job, the threads derailing become very tiring.
We should just pay respect to Iwata for now.

 

[Serrato]

I guess it was expected to hear that Miyamoto is sad about all this.

The contrary would have been probably worse.

It's still sad to know that this guy :

Just lost a friend and more probably, a fellow family member at this point.
I just wish them the best for the future.

 

[KingBroly]

According to Wikipedia,

So I guess that's that.

Now I'm sad again ;_;

 

[BibiMaghoo]

I think some people need to remember that it isn't specifically what a person does for a living that makes them relevant emotionally to a stranger. This individual had a bearing on the lives of many people he never met, and some of those people will be thankful to him for that, regardless of if he was the janitor or CEO. I was a bit upset when James Gandolfini died, because I could relate to one of his characters, not because he was a mafia boss, but because he was a fundamentally flawed person, as are we all, and it's rare to see that portrayed so well. So even though I never met the man, and he was likely very different from his portrayals, his death was of note to me. I doubt this is different at all for those getting upset, even from afar people can alter our perspectives, lives and livings. Those saying 'lol just a CEO' should perhaps keep this in mind.

So while this is little more than a bit sad for me, I can totally understand those who feel a greater loss, even though he was essentially a stranger.

 

[Kilrogg]

I'll back this up. (Not too much room for interpretation with such a short message)

Yeah one of the tweets from the wake mentioned Miyamoto's eyes being bloodshot.

Really makes the whole image sadder

To be fair, there are smaller characters on top of the sign that are obstructed on the pic. Only the last one is visible: 故, as in "late".

 

[Waluigilicious]

I watched the entirety of the video where he holds the banana and while it's odd it's not too confusing as he does it straight after the showing of DK Crash Course!

 

[mentallyinept]

This is pretty crazy getting posts from Iwata's wake.

Glad to hear that some of the Nintendo big names made it like Miyamoto.

 

[vareon]

Well they absolutely should do a tribute in some way, and it should be done in the nintendo way that iwata upheld.

Its just not going to be the same without him and while the sales werent too hot lately i really felt the passion coming through in the quality of games we got on the wiiu. The nintendo quality was never better and i have to imagine he was a huge part of it.

Nintendo direct sounds like Iwata initiative, which he actively pushed to the point that he's doing it himself. I'm not even sure if there will be another Direct, or will they keep the same format. Nintendo seemed to like the directs though.

Iwata Asks, now that's gone for sure. You can have like Reggie Asks or Miyamoto Asks but it's just hard to find someone with a long history in Nintendo, with a matching set of technical/business knowledge that can question developers from either side.

I used to think that Iwata's Asks is a set of question set by the PR team for Iwata to ask, but with the later IA and how Iwata responded to developers, it's hard to think a PR team could do that.

 

[SovanJedi]

Watching this now --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMrj8gdUfCU

It makes me so sad...

"Which character are you?" "I'm Mario!" I always loved that. Then the scream of "Nooooo!" afterward.

 

[Velcro Fly]

This is pretty crazy getting posts from Iwata's wake.

Glad to hear that some of the Nintendo big names made it like Miyamoto.

i almost wish we weren't. give the family and friends space right now. it has to be hard enough but people snapping photos and posting them online would irk me if that was my friend or relative.

 

[Cindro]

I really hope I can visit his... gravestone? Memorial shrine? I'm not sure how Japanese culture honors the dead, but visiting whatever marker is set up in Iwata's memory - even if it's years down the road - is now on my bucket list.

 

[Neff]

Iwata Asks, now that's gone for sure.

I'm sure they'll find a way to keep it going.

i almost wish we weren't. give the family and friends space right now. it has to be hard enough but people snapping photos and posting them online would irk me if that was my friend or relative.

On the one hand I'm in agreement, but on the other I think it speaks a lot for how well-loved the man was around the world that people want to be part of this in some way, and pics are all we have.

 

[SmokyDave]

Bit of an odd question but does anybody know a brick and mortar store that sells plastic fake fruit? I'm finally gonna go to Nintendo World to pay my respects and I wanted to leave a plastic banana as a token of remembrance. I would've liked to leave a real banana but those rot quickly.

You probably want a toy store. They often do that kind of thing for toy picnic / cooking sets. Might not be 1:1 scale though.