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[SoulUnison]

It makes me happy in a small way that Iwata was such a name in the community that we're only one digit off from "views" and "replies."

Everybody's got some respects to pay.

 

[MicroByter]

RIP, truly shocking and sad news. He was an icon.

 

[Team Filler]

I have no words that are enough for this. My heart goes to his family and friends, and I hope Iwata is in a peaceful place.

 

[butman]

OMG Can't believe it. RIP Iwata.

 

[RM8]

I'm super sad by this My favorite person in the industry, a perpetually nice man and someone who genuinely loved games.

 

[Crayons]

Holy shit. RIP Iwata

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

https://youtu.be/eVKj3u8JUm0

 

[KazenY2J]

That's fucking insane, holy shit.
Too many sudden deaths this year.
RIP

 

[LordOcidax]

Noooooo. RIP. I really feel sad..... Shit.

 

[Mr. Poolman]

Thanks for all the fun Mr Iwata
Rest in peace.

 

[Sami+]

Damn. RIP.

 

[orthodoxy1095]

Aw this sucks. Rest in peace Iwata-san.

 

[PaulBizkit]

Oh shit. No..

RIP

 

[Kriken]

DON'T CHECK THE IGN COMMENTS

This is different than a normal day how?

 

[Bass260]

I happen to be wearing my Kirby shirt right now. God, this is so upsetting. You won't be forgotten Iwata.

 

[Easy_D]

DON'T CHECK THE IGN COMMENTS

I dunno if IGN staff did some cleaning up or something because I can only find respectful comments.

 

[Dominator]

Wow... RIP Iwata.

Crazy news.

 

[Beelzebufo]

Tragic news. He's responsible for some of my best memories, RIP.

 

[NyMartin90]

Rest in Peace

 

[PhiLonius]

Damn. RIP.

 

[daTRUballin]

Kimishima is my guess. He spearheaded Pokemon in the US and oversaw the Wii boom in the west.

He was moved to NCL when Iwata became CEO of NOA. I wonder if he was doing that knowing he was getting sick.

Kimishima is also the guy that Reggie replaced as president of NOA, right?

 

[thefatness16]

I can't believe it. RIP

 

[Fermbiz]

How???

 

[D.Lo]

Sad sad day.

A genuine innovator. Always a gentleman.

Farewell Iwata-san.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

Holy moly

 

[diamount]

Damn, thought he was getting better.

Was he at E3?

Nope, he hadn't been at E3 since 2013. I do not pay attention to Nintendo but was he on the latest direct?

 

[lamaroo]

I think this is the first game industry related death that really hit me.

It feels so sudden, even though we knew he was sick, there wasn't really any warning that he was near death.

RIP

 

[B-Dubs]

It's not fair, it's just not fair.

Shit, this is fucked up.

I wasn't ready for this...

 

[404]

Damn, I loved the guy. Nintendo did amazing things under his leadership. RIP

 

[RedFalco]

This is unbelievable, I'm in shock.

I will always remember all the great things he did for Nintendo as a programmer and CEO.

May his soul rest in peace.

Thank you for everything Mr. Iwata.

 

[kuppy]

WHAT

Gosh, condolences.

 

[LordDash]

https://youtu.be/eVKj3u8JUm0

Ouch, right in the feels

 

[Maligna]

I haven't followed him, or Nintendo very much in recent years but I'm still shocked and saddened by this news.

 

[Thunder Monkey]

Man with the mythic hair, programmer, president of Nintendo.

I'll miss your little Iwataisms in Nintendo Directs good sir.

RIP Iwata.

 

[kewlbot]

this came out of no where
rest in peace iwata-san, you will be missed

 

[Shy]

This is really sad news. RIP good man. We will miss you.

One thing I really hate about the gaming media is how they don't give importance to such news. I remember when Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away and the mainstream media outlets gave the news more coverage than the likes of Gamespot. It's sickening how the games media just makes this into lesser news. Today IGN hasn't even made this among the top news. It's lower down on their homepage. It's a disgrace.

These creators are the life and soul of the games and their lives are more important than the games.

Couldn't agree with you more.

 

[ReddishGUI]

Holy shit... Wow...

Rest in peace Mr. Iwata.

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Wow, very shocking, very sad news.

RIP

 

[Besthelboy]

So sad and really terrible news.

 

[RowdyReverb]

I had no idea he was sick. I guess it was cancer? That's so sad.

 

[Kouriozan]

.

Thanks.
I think I'll play some games he made this coming week.

 

[Ms.Galaxy]

Rest in Peace, Mr. Iwata.

Though I rarely agreed with his decisions as the CEO of Nintendo, he worked on some of my favorite games and made them exist, and for that I thank him deeply.

 

[klee123]

RIP

 

[BillWalton]

Terrible news. We've lost a giant. RIP.

 

[blackjaw]

End of an era. So many games to remember him by.

 

[CaviarMeths]

I feel so silly for how hard this is actually hitting me. Tearing up, and I almost never do. What I'm passionate about and what Mr. Iwata was passionate about where often the very same things. The way he interacted with his audience was so incredibly endearing, with Nintendo Directs and Iwata Asks. This doesn't feel like some CEO of a multibillion dollar global company passing away.

I feel like I've lost a friend.

 

[fernoca]

Wow!
Really unexpected.

 

[Vostro]

Wow out of nowhere...

 

[RagingAvatar]

Genuine tears. I'm heartbroken.

 

[Voror]

I'd heard he had been sick, but didn't realize it was so serious.

Rest in Peace.