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[Queen of Hunting]

wtf how has time gone so quick, he passed in july last year.

 

[NOLA_Gaffer]

I dunno if I'd say "nearly", personally.

I do remember where I was when I first found out though.

 

[themagicalkitsune]

Wouldn't say it's that close to a year yet, but yeah time flies and I'm still very sad over his passing.

 

[Dragonslayer_023]

Lets back up a second. July isn't "nearly a year." It's April.

 

[Seik]

I miss the man.

My Iwata ribbon is going to stay there for a little while.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

I guess we are 3 months away

 

[Queen of Hunting]

Lets back up a second. July isn't "nearly a year." It's April.

we are like 4 months into 2016 already pretty insane, 3 months isnt far at all

 

[TheDinoman]

I remember taking a nap that day and waking up to see the news.

It was definitely heart wrenching, to say the least.

 

[gugeifer]

The only CEO I cried about.

 

[Flandy]

Gaf sure has a weird sense of time

 

[OnionPowder]

75% is nearly 100% nowadays huh

Is that how you explained your C on your report card to your parents?

 

[Shang]

Yeah, I remember having a really good day. Was rearranging furniture and stuff while catching up on a TV show, in the evening took a moment to check GAF and was blown away. Still can't believe it. R.I.P.

 

[Dusk Golem]

It's not nearly a year yet. He died on my fucking birthday, so I should know, and we're not quite close to that.

Spoiler

July 11th

I'm happy he's been respected so much, he deserved it, and it seems he'll go on to be remembered for his work in the industry and how good of a person he was, which is great.

 

[MiguelItUp]

It's still a few months away, but I will agree that time has passed by incredibly fast.

 

[Auctopus]

Time does go quickly when you call a year 9 months.

 

[nullset2]

Think about it.

Iwata and Bowie passed away within one years time. That's a sure fire way to know pop culture is becoming shit.

 

[takriel]

woke up in bed, checked gaf and saw the news. will never forget that day.

 

[chronic_archaic]

75% is nearly 100% nowadays huh

Is that how you explained your C on your report card to your parents?

damn

OT Yeah I cried but it's a bit early.

 

[tensuke]

literally too soon

 

[GregLombardi]

I happened to be drunk when I first heard the news, but this is the only celebrity death I've ever actually cried over.

1 year after the death of one of the most prominent gaming executives ever, where does Nintendo stand?

We're about to find out.

 

[ivanthebearable]

I was on the last day of my vacation, so it was an awful way to end my trip. Definitely teared up reading the news. I'll never forget it.

 

[KaneU]

I was devastated that day

 

[trixx]

He passed soon after e3. Sad stuff

 

[Hero of Legend]

I was just re-reading the article I made about the news yesterday so what timing there.

It still hurts. I remember adding my old drawing of Bowser to the Get Well Iwata Card. I hope he saw it.

 

[Despera]

"Nearly"?

For fuck's sake someone lock the thread.

 

[Mr Swine]

Wow has it almost gone a whole year since he passed away? :/

 

[jhmtehgamr20xx]

May he and Iwajiri rest in peace. They truly loved their respective companies.

 

[jonno394]

E3 hasn't even come and gone yet. Nowhere near the date :/

 

[ST2K]

He passed soon after e3. Sad stuff

Remember his last words to the public? Following E3 complaints:

Thank you for watching. We take opinions of this year's Digital Event seriously and will work to better meet your expectations.

Spoiler

still crushing in hindsight

 

[antitrop]

It's not nearly a year yet. He died on my fucking birthday, so I should know, and we're not quite close to that.

Spoiler

July 11th

I'm happy he's been respected so much, he deserved it, and it seems he'll go on to be remembered for his work in the industry and how good of a person he was, which is great.

EarthBound is one of my favorite games and I'll sure remember him every time I replay it. I'm replaying it on 3DS VC right now and I replayed it last year in honor of his passing.

Itoi had some very moving words to say about his friend, Iwata. I respect both of them greatly.

"When I'm parting with a friend, regardless of the circumstances, I find it best to just say, 'See you later.' We'll meet again. After all, we're friends. That's right - nothing unusual about it. I'll see you later.

"You went on a trip far, far away, even though it was planned for many years from now. You wore your best outfit and said 'Sorry for the short notice,' though you didn't say it out loud. You always put yourself last, after you'd finished helping everyone else. You were so generous as a friend that this trip might be your very first selfish act.

"I still can't grasp what's happened. It feels like I could still get a light-hearted e-mail asking me out to lunch at any moment - after you've made sure lunch wouldn't disrupt my schedule, of course. You can invite me out whenever you want. I'll invite you, too. So for now, let's plan on meeting again. You can call me up whenever you like, and I'll give you a call, too. I still have a lot to talk to you about, and if I come up with any particularly good ideas, I'll let you know.

"So let's meet again. No - I suppose we're already meeting. Right here, right now."

 

[Mr Waluigi]

Ugh.

Still can't believe he left so suddenly. I thought it was another troll at first, and sometimes I still have a hard time it actually happened. Iwata's still the face of Nintendo for me.

 

[pje122]

Are you from the future? How is it?

 

[SuperBlank]

No disrespect towards Iwata, but I think it's a bit early for this thread.

 

[VanWinkle]

What a bizarre thread. I mean, RIP to Iwata, but it doesn't make any sense to have this thread right now.

 

[User1608]

I'm still sad about his passing. His decisions, while not always the best, especially after 2011 still impacted the games I played and gave me so much fun. His tenure was a pretty good one and I will always be thankful for him getting me interested into behind the scenes stuff for the industry at large.

Time really does fly by.

 

[Richie]

There were some months at the Nintendo World Store where you could write your respects for Iwata, and leave something in his honor if you wished. By crazy good luck, I found myself in a New York trip with the family. Being a lifetime Nintendo fan I knew I wanted to head there a.s.a.p; sure enough, I visited the first day. The first thing I did was of course, signing Iwata's book with my thoughts, and then check out what fans had left for him. Lots of drawings, amiibo, photos, red balloons, bananas...

I didn't return to the NWS the next day. I did come back the third day, and by then they had removed everything. The employees said they were gonna send it all to Japan. I was lucky enough to show my respects to that amazing man pretty much the final day I had a chance to do so.

Itoi had some very moving words to say about his friend, Iwata. I respect both of them greatly.

Flippin' Itoi always gets the waterworks goin'. Both this and he looking back on Earthbound had me tearing up. Albeit, I got more feeling out of an earlier translation I saw in the initial thread of Iwata's passing:

In any farewells, all you have to say is "See you again".
Friends see each other again.
There's nothing strange about it.
Yes. See you again.

I heard that you are going on a long journey.
It was supposed to be in the far future.
You never said it in words, but wearing your best outfit, you were saying "Sorry for it to be so sudden".

You always looked after somebody instead of yourself.
As such friend, maybe this journey is your first time being selfish.

To be honest, I still don't really believe anything.
I feel like you'll be sending me email to ask for lunch.
Just like always, you can call me and ask "If you have some free time".
Of course, I can always ask you too.

Anyway, "See you again".
You can call me anywhere, anytime, and I'll be calling you too.
There are things I want to discuss, and good ideas I want to tell you.

See you again.
No, we are seeing each other right at this moment.

 

[ShirAhava]

No one could hold bananas quite like that man oh and the CEO of Nintendo stuff was cool too.

 

[Pinky]

I was devastated that day

Same here. He died on my birthday.

 

[oreomunsta]

I don't think I'll ever take off the ribbon on my avatar in memory of him

 

[Josh5890]

I didn't find out until almost a day later since I was on vacation in Arizona. Sad time for sure.

 

[ReyVGM]

You couldn't have waited the full year, huh OP?

Are you the type of person that celebrates non-birthdays and 6 month anniversaries?

 

[Flip4k]

Lets back up a second. July isn't "nearly a year." It's April.

This. I guess it's nearly Christmas too?

 

[Indelible]

Still sad about his passing, makes you wonder how much of the NX will be his vision.

 

[TheDinoman]

Let's be fair here, three months away isn't THAT far off.

I do think it's a little early to make this thread, but still.