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[Colocho]

Happy birthday Iwata! Thanks for ruining Nintendo!

 

[Zalman]

Happy birthday.

I love this game.

 

[BPoole]

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic, but he absolutely does need to be replaced.

I am serious. I think you could pull any random user off this board and they could perform as well as Iwata has done the past several years. It would actually be more challenging to do worse

 

[gamergirly]

Happy Birthday Iwata

We need X and Zelda RIGHTS NOW!!!

 

[Appleman]

Happy Birthday! Love Iwata

 

[MetalGuardian]

For all of Nintendo's missteps this past, uh, decade, they still remain my favorite gaming company and Iwata is definitely one of my favorite dudes in the entire business. He radiates a sincerity that is incredibly hard to find these days. Happy birthday Mr. Iwata!

 

[Ermac]

Someone post him the gif of him unsticking his balls.

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

I am serious. I think you could pull any random user off this board and they could perform as well as Iwata has done the past several years. It would actually be more challenging to do worse

Do you tell your mom how much better she could be as a parent on her birthday???

 

[Lumination]

Happy Birthday, Iwata. Apparently, investors aren't your biggest fans, but I appreciate what you do. You're one of the only CEOs that came from gaming roots, and it definitely shows in your work.

 

[Gusto]

Happy birthday to our emperor

 

[foxuzamaki]

Happy birthday Iwata!

 

[The Bankslammer]

Someone post him the gif of him unsticking his balls.

a classic

 

[BY2K]

Just be thankful it's not a thread of his death, the shitstorm would be even more pronounced.

Duuuuuude...

 

[kasane]

Killzone was a better series after he left valve and worked for Nintendo

totally serious

 

[Gaz_RB]

a classic

How have I not seen this...

 

[Ghost King]

Happy Birthday Mr Iwata!

 

[shink]

There better be some Nintendo employee on GAF forwarding all these messages to the CEO.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Happy Birthday Iwata!

Here are $10 worth of PSN and XBL cards. Please accept these third party titles as an exclusive birthday gift from your pals.

Signed,
Yoshida and Ballmer

 

[Touch fuzZy. get BizZay]

Well yesterday was Sully from Fire Emblem's birthday but I guess as far as nintendo birthdays go, this is kind of a big deal as well.

I do like Iwata. One hardware failure alongside multiple hardware successes should not mean instantly going to the chopping block, in my opinion. Doubtless his next move will be one well informed by the WiiU's problems. Congrats Iwata! Looking forward to seeing you at the next nintendo direct.

I'm honestly more interested in my waifu Sully though, if we are spittin' truthfacts.

 

[BlackJace]

Happy birthday, Iwata, directly to you.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Hopefuly the shareholders got him something nice!

Spoiler

Like a pinkslip

 

[Tripon]

Happy Birthday Iwata!

Spoiler

PLEASE DROP THE BOMB AT SURPRISE VGX APPEARANCE SHOWING ZELDA AND X.

 

[BPoole]

Do you tell your mom how much better she could be as a parent on her birthday???

I don't need to. My mother did a great job as a parent and gave me an awesome childhood

 

[Somnid]

Happy Birthday Iwata!

I don't care what they say about you, anyone
who thinks good content is worth money,
who can say no to the temptations of crappy DLC,
who thinks subscriptions are not a good idea,
who can delay a bad game to make it good even under pressure,
who has actually made a worthwhile game,
who believes physical and digital mediums can coexist,
who believes in promoting positive images of gaming for all ages and genders,
who thinks gaming can train your mind and your body.
who can host a video program better than Spike,
who can do a better interview than IGN,
who make an reasonable, intelligent and fact-based argument when your shareholders ask stupid questions,
who will do things even though nobody else is,
who believes that, in the end, what matters is the games and how fun they are
has to be a pretty awesome CEO.

 

[March of the Crabs]

Iwata is just a PIMP. Keep on rollin

 

[SatoAilDarko]

Happy Birthday Iwata! I've always appreciated how your development background has brought forth some unique results. Hope you and Nintendo can turn it around and achieve at least a moderate success with Wii U.

 

[Fedelias]

Fix Nintendo please.

Spoiler

Happy Birthday Iwata!

 

[UltraMagnanimous]

Happy Birthday Iwata!

I don't care what they say about you, anyone
who thinks good content is worth money,
who can say no to the temptations of crappy DLC,
who thinks subscriptions are not a good idea,
who can delay a bad game to make it good even under pressure,
who has actually made a worthwhile game,
who believes physical and digital mediums can coexist,
who believes in promoting positive images of gaming for all ages and genders,
who thinks gaming can train your mind and your body.
who can host a video program better than Spike,
who can do a better interview than IGN,
who make an reasonable, intelligent and fact-based argument when your shareholders ask stupid questions,
who will do things even though nobody else is,
who believes that, in the end, what matters is the games and how fun they are
has to be a pretty awesome CEO.

Word.

Add in that Nintendo under his leadership contributed BILLIONS in profit while other game companies were struggling to break even.

 

[SumGamer]

Happy Birthday Mr. Iwata. I am going to send you a birthday wishes via SwapNote.... oh wait. Please Understand.

 

[OmahaG8]

Just as I'd shake a President's hand whom I disagreed with politically, of course I wish this (sometimes) great man a happy birthday!

 

[Elija2]

a classic

Hahaha! Was he trying to pull something out of his pocket? What was he doing with his left hand though?

 

[Reversed]

An excellent programmer and a, well, good business man. Happy birthday.

 

[Twilight Gap]

a classic

He must really like that Wii U box

 

[mantidor]

If my hair is that beautiful at 54, I will be happy.

It is my wish as well.

The passions he awakens are just impressive, you never get this kind of response from anyone else in this industry, he has even received real threats, it is such an insane ride to just talk about him in GAF.

My only unwanted advice from someone who knows nothing about this industry next to him,

Spoiler

and you could say the same about anyone on GAF

, give a little bit more importance about the short term results of Nintendo, but the rest is absolutely phenomenal, keep pissing off the disgruntled fanboys!. Can't wait when the wiifit meter becomes a hit and GAF melts down.

 

[astarisborn94]

Happy birthday Iwata! Hope your birthday is a Nintendo-sized awesome!

 

[The Bankslammer]

Hahaha! Was he trying to pull something out of his pocket? What was he doing with his left hand though?

he was getting gloves out of his pocket for his wii u unboxing

as to the latter, your guess is as good as any

Spoiler

as long as it's a joke about genitalia

 

[Cheesecakebobby]

Happy Birthday, Iwata-san. Now, do you have a hot eligible daughter I can marry so as to become your heir?

 

[Loco4Coco]

Hahaha! Was he trying to pull something out of his pocket? What was he doing with his left hand though?

Re-calibrating his wiimote.

 

[Vibranium]

a classic

One of my favourite GAF gifs ever, I'm just waiting to use it when the time is right.

Anyways, happy birthday Iwata, Pachter should attempt to call him and wish the same just for kicks haha.

He seems like a cool guy even though I worry about/disagree with a lot of his policies and decisions. I don't have blind hatred of him like Breda or Dave Melzer though!

 

[hippobloated]

Happy Birthday!

 

[Majanew]

Happy birthday.

Now get working on that 8 TFLOPS next-gen Nintendo console.

 

[Regiruler]

Where's the rings.gif from the sega direct?

 

[MisterHero]

It is my wish as well.

bask in reflected glory

 

[Dicer]

Happy Birthday Iwata!

I don't care what they say about you, anyone
who thinks good content is worth money,
who can say no to the temptations of crappy DLC,
who thinks subscriptions are not a good idea,
who can delay a bad game to make it good even under pressure,
who has actually made a worthwhile game,
who believes physical and digital mediums can coexist,
who believes in promoting positive images of gaming for all ages and genders,
who thinks gaming can train your mind and your body.
who can host a video program better than Spike,
who can do a better interview than IGN,
who make an reasonable, intelligent and fact-based argument when your shareholders ask stupid questions,
who will do things even though nobody else is,
who believes that, in the end, what matters is the games and how fun they are
has to be a pretty awesome CEO.

Well said... Iwata happy birthday, and please understand that most don't understand you

 

[Altazor]

happy birthday Iwata-san!

 

[Green Starman]

Happy birthday Iwata!
Thanks for working on kirby, mother 2/earthbound and many other games.

 

[Elija2]

he was getting gloves out of his pocket for his wii u unboxing

Gloves for an unboxing. Somehow that makes even less sense. I'd rather he just be fondling his balls.

 

[mantidor]

Gloves for an unboxing. Somehow that makes even less sense. I'd rather he just be fondling his balls.

It's a japanese custom.

 

[Aquamarine]

Happy birthday, Mr. Iwata.

I may not agree with all of your opinions, but you sure work hard to keep Nintendo a magical company.

 

[Tablo]

Happy Birthday Iwata!!!!
You're an awesome gaming figure, always makes my day seeing you in the Nintendo Directs as well as the Iwata Asks.
Keep fighting the good fight!