Satoru Iwata passed away two years ago

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gblues said:
I had a sad when I saw he got an Executive Producer credit in Breath of the Wild.

RIP Iwata-san. So long, and thanks for all the games.
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Is this the last game he was credited as the Executive Producer? After Iwata passed away, the very end of the credits for Nintendo produced games slowly transitioned from Iwata -> Iwata/Kimishima, and Kimishima only.

It feels like an end of an era. Assume he had no involvement whatsoever with games moving forward and we're seeing the post-Iwata Nintendo take shape.
 
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This will never not be one of the funniest promo-videos ever

Rest in peace goofball
 
I was crushed when I heard he died. He was so full of life, and then it ended too quickly.

I hope he's smiling down on Nintendo as he sees them succeeding once again.
 
Sgt. Kabukiman said:
He did so much for Nintendo and videogames in general. The Wii and DS era was incredible and the DS is my favorite gaming system ever. And his appearances in the Directs were always a lot of fun. I hope he's having a good time with Gunpei in videogame heaven.
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Very much agree. DS is my second favourite system just behind the PS2 and I can't thank him enough for that. His death really hurt and was such a big shock. A true legend.
 
I'm actually just now starting to cope with it...
Never felt so sad for so long about someone passing. :(
Still miss him so much.
 
:( Rest in so well-deserved peace, Iwata-san. A real damn shame that he didn't get to see the amazing success that the Switch is.
First time seeing the pics from his funeral, even the sky cried that day.
 
SmackAttack said:
Honestly this. This still hurts with him not being to here to see the Switch do so well.

Always gonna miss you, Iwata.
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I like to think that when people leave this life, they're still around, watching over us. I'm sure he is seeing how big of a hit the Switch is, even if he's not able to show us his joy.

I still remember the first Nintendo E3 presser I ever got an invite too, he was one of the main presenters. I think it might have been shortly after his appointment to being the head honcho. Their theme for the presentation was "The Nintendo Difference."

It still makes me wistful when I finish a game that was released during his time and I see his name as the "Executive Producer" during the credits. I think the most recent one was the original Splatoon. I started a single player play-through when it first came out, but only recently went back and finished it. Before that was Star Fox Zero. That effigy following the credits? Oh man.

RIP, Mr Iwata. Gone from this earth, but forever in gamers' hearts.

..I'll tell you though, if/when the day comes that Shiggy goes, I'm going be a wreck. Iwata was special to us all, but man, Miyamoto? Fuck.
 
Erv said:
I hope this isn't a weird question but how do the Japanese deal with death? do they tend to dwell on it or no? I know their culture is different than american culture. It seemed like Miyamoto or any other nintendo developers who I would assume were close to him wasn't affected much.
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Zalman said:
There have been signs of the developers being affected. The BotW team recently mentioned it (as it happened during the development). Miyamoto and Ishihara from TPC have also both talked about Iwata several times since then.
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AndrewDean84xX said:
Reggies quote gets me every time:
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Hermii said:
Itois quote is even more powerful, I actually started crying just now reading it.
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In case folks missed sfried’s thread, from a while back: Shigeru Miyamoto comments on Satoru Iwata in latest interview (The New Yorker)
sfried said:
Shigeru Miyamoto discusses his friend and colleague, Satoru Iwata, and his inspirational advice and example. The interview was part of the reporting for a New Yorker[.]com story on the mobile game, Super Mario Run.
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https://vimeo.com/196420525
Simon Parkin (New Yorker): You mentioned discussing the design of [Super Mario Run] and its approach with [Satoru] Iwata, who sadly passed away. I was wondering, what piece of advice did Mr. Iwata give you that you cherish most in your work today?

Miyamoto: Oh… (long pause)... He had this unique ability to rally people around a vision. Similarly, to then put them into a structure that could make that vision a reality. I always remember his ability to take something, give it shape and then to motivate people. That always impressed me about him. He was a technologist – a programmer originally. And typically, you go to a programmer and tell them what you, as a designer, want to do. They then tell you all the reasons why they can’t do what you want. Mr. Iwata was different. Instead, he would say he was going to figure out how to make it work. He’d always be positive, always try to make the impossible happen. I still remember that to this day...
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Jonneh3003 said:
You can feel the emotion in every word :( rip Satoru Iwata.
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-shadow- said:
The long pause after the question was asked and Miyamoto having trouble starting up the awnser sting so badly. But it's a great awnser, that instead of saying he can't, he'd figure it out somehow...
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zsidane said:
I still get emotional when I remember how I found out reading the news that Iwata passed away. I never felt (and probably will never feel) this for someone that I never met and I was really sad, to the point that my wife tried to console me and asked several time: "is he a friend?"

I have a huge respect for the man, and I pray for him and his soul. Those who knew him personally must have been hugely affected.

What a great man he was.
His Iwata asks, interviews and Nintendo Direct makes me feel like I knew the person.

Great answer by Miyamoto by the way: You can "see" that he has a lot of respect for the man. and that he was a great man.
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bumpkin said:
I like to think that when people leave this life, they're still around, watching over us. I'm sure he is seeing how big of a hit the Switch is, even if he's not able to show us his joy.

I still remember the first Nintendo E3 presser I ever got an invite too, he was one of the main presenters. I think it might have been shortly after his appointment to being the head honcho. Their theme for the presentation was "The Nintendo Difference."

It still makes me wistful when I finish a game that was released during his time and I see his name as the "Executive Producer" during the credits. I think the most recent one was the original Splatoon. I started a single player play-through when it first came out, but only recently went back and finished it. Before that was Star Fox Zero. That effigy following the credits? Oh man.

RIP, Mr Iwata. Gone from this earth, but forever in gamers' hearts.

..I'll tell you though, if/when the day comes that Shiggy goes, I'm going be a wreck. Iwata was special to us all, but man, Miyamoto? Fuck.
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You know, I feel the same way. Don't know why I worded my post like that honestly. Guess I meant physically here but I agree with you. Great post.
 
It was a bit of a surreal feeling for me when I completed ARMS a couple of weeks ago because it dawned on me at that point; that had to have been the first Nintendo-produced game I'd played since his death that didn't greet me with an "Executive Producer - Satoru Iwata" in the credits. As time goes on it feels increasingly surreal that we're entering an era of Nintendo games that he didn't sign off on... but with games like those, the spirit clearly lives on. His influence can still be felt, and I hope for all of us, and for his sake, the Switch will go down as Nintendo's grand return. That his master plan to bring Nintendo back into the green will not end up as a mere footnote in his incredible legacy. It's a fantastic console that's emblematic of his forward thinking, and it is such a shame he didn't get to live to see the incredible reception it's been getting.

I legitimately cried the day the news broke and seeing everyone in the games industry; fans, journalists, developers, casual players and more, put aside everything to come together in solidarity, was perhaps the day I realized that in so many ways, despite so much attrition faced to this day, gaming had brought all of us together.

"I miss you."
 
I still miss him very dearly. It's stuck with me, because he was a similar age to my father when he passed away. Both were heroes of mine. Still are. Thought this was a lovely tribute from "@AkuoSay". He was kind enough to let me use it as a banner at the time. All of the feels from this picture.

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I always felt he really believed in his expansive vision for gaming. Sure, Nintendo needed to go somewhere after GCN but I truly think he also wanted to champion gaming. From the stories about his calculator and dad to his "rivalry" with Miyamoto to Wii/DS and Switch Nintendo, I think this shines through. And then you have Iwata Asks, where he shines through as an insightful game designer and as an executive clearly excited by his company's business in the details.

I really respect his zeal and vision.
 
He was a giant in the industry and a genuinely great dude. He is still missed.

This Reddit comment mentioned a few of his awesome achievements:

DazeLost said:
Not just a great CEO, Iwata was also a rockstar of a programmer.

  • Pokemon Gold/Silver was originally going to ship without Kanto (the Pokemon Red/Blue region) on the cart. Iwata heard about it and, in his spare time, managed to compress the entirety of Gold/Silver down small enough to fit in Kanto, as well. He didn't think it was right to shortchange players when something could be done, so he insisted it go on the cart.
  • During a weekend, on a whim, he ported the entire Pokemon battle system to the N64 with no reference documents. On Monday, he showed a producer what he had done, and that was the genesis of Pokemon Stadium.
  • Iwata and Sakurai got it in their heads that a sumo game would be cool. So during the weekends and lunch breaks, they started working on this 2D game where getting knocked out of the ring would cause you to lose a life. Inspired by a screensaver Miyamoto had of Mario fighting Bowser, they tried putting Nintendo characters in the role and developed a prototype of the game without it being greenlit. Miyamoto loved the idea and Super Smash Bros. was born.
  • When working on Earthbound, development was going badly. The game wasn't being made in a way the programmers could easily make new content. Iwata sat down with Itoi, who didn't have a ton of game development experience, and said "Look, we can keep doing it this way and it will take two more years and the project might get cancelled. Or I can help you start over and it will take six months." Itoi agreed to reboot the project and Iwata got it done in time.
  • When Iwata was General Manager of Nintendo (a position so high up that his promotion after this was CEO), his friend Sakurai came to him and told him that Smash Bros. Melee wouldn't be ready in time for Christmas. The development guideline was too tight and the code was rather buggy. So Iwata, while still basically running the company, looked over the entire game code himself and fixed whatever problems he saw. Because of him, the game came out on time for Christmas.
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I remember it was really moving how many people paid tribute to him.

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R.I.P. Iwata
 
Luap said:
He was a giant in the industry and a genuinely great dude. He is still missed.

This Reddit comment mentioned a few of his awesome achievements:



I remember it was really moving how many people paid tribute to him.



R.I.P. Iwata
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Guy is a programmer legend seriously what he did sounds nearly impossible and he did such things multiple times.

I have insane respect for Iwata especially when he said he still feels like a gamer even as CEO.
 
My daughter will be two in October and she has as such lived in a world without mister Iwata. But not in a world without his influence.

Thank you mister Iwata, for all the fun experiences I may yet get to share with her. I wouldn't be the fun-loving father I am trying my best to be without your work at Nintendo.
 
Still hurts. As cliché and cheesy as it sounds, he really did feel like a friend, and I cried for him when I normally don't cry for anyone.

He's now among the giants whose shoulders the geniuses of tomorrow will stand on.
 
That last photo hurts a bit, He looks like the suit barely holds him together.

My grandfather died of cancer, and the last photos we have of him, he was wearing a suit, standing of his own strength, but wheras he has always been a big burly guy, he was a pencil wearing a suit, that happening to so many people who see their loved ones fade like that. Its heart wrenching. I kind of wish I hadn't seen that photo now.
 
Still hurts.

The tribute images make me emotional to this day.

A visionary and an icon.

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer."
 
I still remember seeing the thread that announced his death and just remember being so shocked. It was very surreal. Still can't believe he's gone. It was one of those times where a famous person dies and it just felt like such a huge loss. Still sad to think about.

R.I.P. :(
 
I still think about him often.
I bought a single share in Nintendo, framed it, and on the frame there's a little plaque dedicating it to his memory. I looked up at it earlier today when his name appeared in the credits for Mario Kart: Double Dash (playing it for the first time).

Haven't done anything like that for any other 'celebrity' passing. Even those that I would have thought beforehand would have logically meant a lot more to me. I think a big part of it is that he really did go before his time, but he also kept working right to the end to help prepare Nintendo for success with the Switch.

:'(
 
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