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[alphachino]

"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" - Satoru Iwata

He oversaw the creation and launch of the Wii, Wii U, DS, 3DS and is heavily credited in the development of the original Switch which launched in 2017, a couple years after his untimely passing in 2015.

His legacy lived on for the past decade in the Switch. No doubt his tenure will go down as the golden era of nintendo because with the Switch 2, that legacy is finally being snuffed out and eroded to the point of no return.

The current CEO is nothing but a bean counter and marketing pleb.

 

[TintoConCasera]

this era will go down as the golden era of nintendo

Wouldn't that be the NES, SNES and N64? Imo that's where all their best games are.

 

[Draugoth]

Nintendo fumbled with Wii U under him, but you can't deny he made great consoles.

Current CEO is clearly ultra-greedy

 

[alphachino]

Wouldn't that be the NES, SNES and N64? Imo that's were all their best games are.

It could be argued that to be the case. At least Iwata continued that legacy with the correct principles.

Current leadership is a joke. More money for shareholders...

 

[Mownoc]

The corporate side of Nintendo has been awful for a long time, but it's arguably at its worse now. It wasn't all roses during Iwata's time either though.

Nintendo games are great, Nintendo as a company are not.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

having a former programmer as CEO -- who rose all the way to the top on his own efforts while being close friends with creative people like Miyamoto -- was truly amazing. I wish we could have that again.

I also miss his interviews. Hard to enjoy a console release without a proper Iwata Asks. The new ones they post don't have the same charm.

 

[PauloRoberto]

His legacy lived on for the past decade in the Switch. No doubt his tenure will go down as the golden era of nintendo because with the Switch 2, that legacy is finally being snuffed out and eroded to the point of no return.

I have to say, the drama caused by any console news here bring more fun than games themselves

 

[SimTourist]

Nintendo fumbled with Wii U under him, but you can't deny he made great consoles.

Current CEO is clearly ultra-greedy

Iwata took a pay cut during tough times to avoid laying off people, this guy would never do such a thing

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Bro you somehow turned a heartfelt thread in remembrance of Satoru Iwata into an anti-Switch 2 attack.

That is amazing.

Nintendo fumbled with Wii U under him, but you can't deny he made great consoles.

Current CEO is clearly ultra-greedy

If they're so greedy why are they offering a Japanese Switch 2 at a cheaper price? Almost as if they want to reward their most loyal customer region, and that the international prices are partly in response to tariffs outside of Nintendo's control. (And also to deter scalpers by making it region-locked to Japan only)

I'm not for some of the dumb stuff like the price of digital games or (likely) price of game carts that only have a download code on them, but some of the reactions are ridiculous. Reminds me of the people calling SIE anti-consumer for the initial PS5 price increases when that was mostly due to component cost increases and recession fears (or even the $70 games stuff when they mainly did that due to 3P wanting it...probably a factor why Nintendo increased price on their games too).

 

[Draugoth]

Iwata took a pay cut during tough times to avoid laying off people, this guy would never do such a thing

Nintendo was annoying with copyright under him, but after the new CEO showed up it got 10x times worse, he clearly had a passion for high quality games and experiences. Under the new CEO iit's likely all future Nintendo consoles will be Nintendo Switch because it's profitable.

 

[Trilobit]

Him coming from a business and not gaming background has really started to show in the DNA of Nintendo. They are exuding the same "profit maximization" vibe as Apple has been exuding under Tim Cook. No doubt they help their companies become very profitable, but as a customer and not shareholder you start feeling like you are not actually getting your money's worth, rather you just help the company be more profitable. Cost-cutting to me is never beneficial to the customer.

 

[alphachino]

Nintendo was annoying with copyright under him, but after the new CEO showed up it got 10x times worse, he clearly had a passion for high quality games and experiences. Under the new CEO iit's likely all future Nintendo consoles will be Nintendo Switch because it's profitable.

And it requires the absolute bare minimum in creativity.

Switch, animated movies and theme parks. They're pretty much Disney redux at this stage, and equally as creatively bankrupt.

 

[Instant_Classic]

Wouldn't that be the NES, SNES and N64? Imo that's where all their best games are.

GameCube is better than those all.

Metroid Prime, RE4, and Twilight Princess alone are better than anything the NES, SNES, and N64 had.

 

[jufonuk]

Iwata was fucking amazing he was great at lifting the veil to let us mere mortals see inside the factory of dreams that is Nintendo.
You can see his legacy in the directs and the Q&A’s by all account she was a really good programmer to

 

[Kerotan]

You insult the current president but if the Switch 2 is a success he's done a fine job. The grass is always greener until it's not.

 

[TintoConCasera]

GameCube is better than those all.

I prefer the N64, specially if we take into account Rare's output. But yeah loved the cube as well, I think Metroid Prime was the first time I was really hyped for a new game lol.

 

[Instant_Classic]

I prefer the N64, specially if we take into account Rare's output. But yeah loved the cube as well, I think Metroid Prime was the first time I was really hyped for a new game lol.

Perfect Dark and GoldenEye were fun.

It's just that the N64 controller is weird, and the games ran sub 20 FPS on average that holds it back for me.

The N64 is kind of like the PSX where the industry was still figuring out how to design games in 3D.

The following generation iterated on it with controllers that are still standard, and polygons, and 30-60 FPs usually being the standard.

N64 is still good though, I had two of em!

 

[joeygreco1985]

I dont know anyone who would consider the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS the golden era of Nintendo

 

[StueyDuck]

agreed, but i also miss Reggie as well and seeing Miyamoto more involved.

In fact that whole generation of leaders. Jack Tretton, Shu, Andrew house, Kaz, Mr tattoo himself, Peter Moore.

gaming had a personality then, it was dorky and had charm.

I Miss this gaming:







I mean sure, some of those games aren't great either like Star Fox Zero, but gaming wasn't just 90% corporate activist trash tryna nickel and dime with GAAS and skins and lootboxes etc.

there was genuine passion from the companies within and you could feel it.

 

[alphachino]

Iwata was fucking amazing he was great at lifting the veil to let us mere mortals see inside the factory of dreams that is Nintendo.
You can see his legacy in the directs and the Q&A’s by all account she was a really good programmer to

He was a beast programmer. He compressed the whole johto region in Pokemon gold and silver using custom tools he developed, so they could fit the whole kanto region into the game as well. What an absolute legend.

Dude had our backs, and Nintendo were loved by the masses as a result.

 

[Instant_Classic]

He was a beast programmer. He compressed the whole johto region in Pokemon gold and silver using custom tools he developed, so they could fit the whole kanto region into the game as well. What an absolute legend.

Dude had our backs, and Nintendo were loved by the masses as a result.

Pokemon Gold/Silver were historic achievements.

It's still unmatched in many ways compared to other Pokemon games, even in 2025!

 

[Robb]

Iwata is and always will be an absolute legend. Not only as CEO but also as a game developer.

The Switch 2 might as well be attributed to him as well considering it’s just iterative of the Switch.

It’ll be very interesting to see where things go when/if they ditch the Switch branding/concept for something new.

 

[RetroGamingUK]

I dont know anyone who would consider the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS the golden era of Nintendo

Fucking dark ages for me, DS too

I didn’t buy any of them.

I own a Switch and will be getting Switch 2.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

And it requires the absolute bare minimum in creativity.

Switch, animated movies and theme parks. They're pretty much Disney redux at this stage, and equally as creatively bankrupt.

if they ever fall completely like Disney (doubtful; there was something in the American air that strangled the soul of Disney, a kind of political & ideological context too) it will be a sad day.

I dont know anyone who would consider the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS the golden era of Nintendo

Not sure if I'd say it's the sole golden era, but I love it. I'm a huge fan of the 3DS, and the Wii was a great cultural moment where the video game market was shaken up. I played a lot of genuinely fun games with family members of all ages during that time, even my grandparents who were too old to go back to their bowling league days at the real alley but who had a laugh with wii sports every time we came over--watching my grandpa make a serious face and throwing motion like he was in the league again was amazing.

 

[StueyDuck]

And it requires the absolute bare minimum in creativity.

Switch, animated movies and theme parks. They're pretty much Disney redux at this stage, and equally as creatively bankrupt.

I wouldn't say they are creatively bankrupt, I think they are resting on their laurels (which i have said before any of this switch 2 stuff happened).

They are playing it the most safest way possible and are not trying to rock the boat in any way (although their pricing models are definitely rocking boats).

but they still have creative talent when they want to. For example, the DK game is looking great, and so is Mario Kart World. Open world Mario kart is definitely a risk.

 

[jufonuk]

He was a beast programmer. He compressed the whole johto region in Pokemon gold and silver using custom tools he developed, so they could fit the whole kanto region into the game as well. What an absolute legend.

Dude had our backs, and Nintendo were loved by the masses as a result.

I remember how the gaming world reacted.
Like we lost a friend.

 

[K' Dash]

GameCube is better than those all.

Metroid Prime, RE4, and Twilight Princess alone are better than anything the NES, SNES, and N64 had.

My man, you're so fucking wrong. SNES and NES eras are simply unbeatable because of Yamauchi's Iron Fist, dude had the industry with the boot on their neck.

 

[cormack12]

Sp glad you didn't get word 2 and 3 mixed up bro

 

[Perrott]

Is "missing Satoru Iwata" the Nintendo-version of when demented PS fanboys wanted Jim Ryan out over shit that he had no direct control over?

 

[nial]

I dont know anyone who would consider the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS the golden era of Nintendo

I've heard more insane takes, like people calling the Switch one of Nintendo's best consoles. Top 6 at most, and that's for home consoles only.

 

[noob smokes]

I miss ken kutaragi

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Sp glad you didn't get word 2 and 3 mixed up bro

I'm still trying to figure this out. "I satoru miss iwata"...?

AI tried to help me:

• “Satoru” = a name and a verb meaning “to understand” or “to realize”.
• Mixing up “miss” and “Satoru” could turn a heartfelt comment into something weirdly suggestive:
• “I satoru Miss Iwata" → sounds like “I understand Miss Iwata” or “I attained enlightenment from Miss Iwata.”

 

[alphachino]

I'm still trying to figure this out. "I satoru miss iwata"...?

AI tried to help me:

original title was "I fucking miss satoru iwata"

 

[cormack12]

I'm still trying to figure this out. "I satoru miss iwata"...?

AI tried to help me:

Looks like a mod edited it. The original title was i fucking miss.....

Now the mod has spoiled my funny

 

[Sportler]

GameCube is better than those all.

Metroid Prime, RE4, and Twilight Princess alone are better than anything the NES, SNES, and N64 had.

Gamecube is a joke compared to SNES. All the games from Nintendo, Squaresoft, Enix, Capcom or Konami that the GameCube doesn't have.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Looks like a mod edited it. The original title was i fucking miss.....

Now the mod has spoiled my funny

I see now.

fixed

 

[Instant_Classic]

Gamecube is a joke compared to SNES. All the games from Nintendo, Squaresoft, Enix, Capcom or Konami that the GameCube doesn't have.

All those games and yet so primitive compared to Metroid Prime, RE4, and Twilight Princess.

Make no mistake, the SNES is legendary but those games are way too primitive and small.

They're 2D games, and were limited to no fault of their own, to tech at the time.

Now, if we're talking SNES vs GBA that is a fairer comparison.

 

[schaft0620]

It's strange to me that people are blaming Nintendo for this and not the Trump administration.

 

[nikos]

No disrespect but I didn't really like him for some reason. Maybe because I wasn't really a fan of Nintendo's hardware for that entire time period and he was the one to announce it.

 

[p_xavier]

I dont know anyone who would consider the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS the golden era of Nintendo

I do, me.

 

[Zacfoldor]

We all do brother, but I wish he wouldn't be invoked in such a situation. Inflation has caused game prices to increase. It is what it is. Iwata, I wish I would have known you but I was just a kid.

It isn't what we do during easy times that make us legends. It's what we do when times are hard.

A man kept the faith. A man kept the watch. A man held open the golden door.

 

[justiceiro]

I didn't realize how much of why Nintendo directs worked was because him. Only when he passed I realized that a developer talking openly about his game would not happen anymore. All digital events, even Nintendo own, became souless pr talk.

 

[StueyDuck]

It's strange to me that people are blaming Nintendo for this and not the Trump administration.

it has fuckall to do with that big boy.

other countries exist too you know. believe it or not, trumps tariffs didn't make PS5 pro or PS5/XS more expensive.

 

[Tams]

I dont know anyone who would consider the Wii, Wii U, and 3DS the golden era of Nintendo

I do, me.

Make that two.

 

[StueyDuck]

Make that two.

I think Pure sales numbers do also.

Wii might not have been my fave Nintendo gen but it definitely is their most successful, at least until the switch (which is tough to compare because it encapsulates both handheld and console)

 

[Tams]

I think Pure sales numbers do also.

Wii might not have been my fave Nintendo gen but it definitely is their most successful, at least until the switch (which is tough to compare because it encapsulates both handheld and console)

For me, it was the most fun.

Part of that is the zeitgeist at the time, part where I was in life, part because it was novel, and part because of Iwata and his charm and enthusiasm (as well as Miyamoto and Reggie).

 

[Generic]

I miss Iwata and Reggie.

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

Part of that is the zeitgeist at the time, part where I was in life, part because it was novel, and part because of Iwata and his charm and enthusiasm (as well as Miyamoto and Reggie).

I miss Iwata and Reggie.

 

[schaft0620]

it has fuckall to do with that big boy.

other countries exist too you know. believe it or not, trumps tariffs didn't make PS5 pro or PS5/XS more expensive.

1. Not yet, little boy. https://tech.yahoo.com/business/art...bHIzKcXltS_qCQGc4CXutI-BbLcD1bQbSKvROmNGPpK-t
2. We pay the exact amount more for the Switch than Japan does as equal to the tariff
3. US has increased the tax to import the carts and the console, that directly impacts the cost to the consumer.
4. When Nintendo was asked about the price today, they refused to comment. Obviously its political.

 

[StueyDuck]

1. Not yet, little boy. https://tech.yahoo.com/business/art...bHIzKcXltS_qCQGc4CXutI-BbLcD1bQbSKvROmNGPpK-t
2. We pay the exact amount more for the Switch than Japan does as equal to the tariff
3. US has increased the tax to import the carts and the console, that directly impacts the cost to the consumer.
4. When Nintendo was asked about the price today, they refused to comment. Obviously its political.

Again, big boy, the US isn't the entire world, the prices are high globally.

And what is the excuse for everything that was released prior to Switch 2 also being off-the-charts expensive?

Well, i guess if Nintendo didn't respond that is 100% proof that your little conspiracy is true. I mean the Gov hasn't responded to my Lizzard aliens eating all the cattle theory so it must be true.

EDIT: the article you linked literally says that sony estimates the tariffs to have minor impact on sales did you even read the article, the only mention of price hikes comes from conjecture from the writer of the article