Tatsumi Oga
Banned
Jesus it's already been a year? Oh my.
plentyofmilhouse
Member
Can't believe a year has already passed - it feels like it was only a few weeks ago we learned the devastating news he'd passed. I'll never forget the outpouring of love and appreciation at that time - simply incredible and new tributes are still materialising every day.
Satoru Iwata truly seemed like an incredible person and despite his all-too-brief time in this life, he'll live on forever in the wonderful games, systems and memories his work has helped create across the world.
Satoru Iwata truly seemed like an incredible person and despite his all-too-brief time in this life, he'll live on forever in the wonderful games, systems and memories his work has helped create across the world.
TatteredHat
Member
It really does feel like it just happened yesterday. 
Andyliini
Member
If only he had lived for a bit longer, to see a bit happier times with Nintendo. He died around negativity, but I hope he sees current success of Breath of the Wild and Pokemon GO wherever he is.
Still, as someone said one year ago, he was always smiling. And in every picture and tribute video, he's always smiling. And that's how I remember him the best.
Still, as someone said one year ago, he was always smiling. And in every picture and tribute video, he's always smiling. And that's how I remember him the best.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Played Balloon Fight to celebrate his life
I'll beat that generated top score some day.
I'll beat that generated top score some day.
BumblebeeCody
Member
Thanks Iwata!
gulfamashraf
Member
Had a emotional connotation with with Iwatas passing. It was one of the toughest times of my life. But here I am with passing of my father and life turning upside down. I just took smiling and patience for granted and remembered that end of the day every one has to die. So why not leave a positive mark on the people beside you. Just heart felt opening this thread but lets celebrate his achievements and how positively he effected all of us.
RIP Satoru Iwata
RIP Satoru Iwata
ChaosZeroX
Banned
Ugh, just seeing the mans face gets me Sad. RIP Iwata-san
Honestly I have mixed feelings about the picture. It's honestly really sad seeing how much of a toll the illness and treatment took on him, he literally looks like he's 20-25 years older than he was in the pictures 1-2 years prior.
On the other hand his facial expression honestly looks like he knew what was ahead and made peace with it. To me he looks like a man with no regret and even though it's honestly very sad, the feeling that he was at peace with it makes me feel a bit less sad about it.
LambdaTeos
Member
He is the only person I have ever felt genuinely sad because of his death and I never met in person.
I cried that day.
I cried that day.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
It was pretty surreal, and shocking. He was too young. He seemed like an honest to god good man who also happened to be important and influential in the industry. Not just a suit but a developer too. I remember people here asking GAF admins to update the site just for a day to commemorate it. It didn't happen, and maybe it would have been cheesy and inappropriate to do so, but something in me still feels it was a mis-step to not do anything.
renegade_dewitt
Member
Even after a year, I still celebrate the amazing accomplishments of this man with the Iwata ribbon on my avatar.
Can't believe a year blew by just like that.....damn..
Can't believe a year blew by just like that.....damn..
Snkfanatic
Banned
Seeing Iwata's name after finishing the latest Kirby game got to me a little bit.
RIP Iwata.
RIP Iwata.
Agent Unknown
Member
Can't believe it's already been a year, sure do miss his Directs and interviews. Speaking of which, just a heads up that I was told by Matt Walker ( @gypsyOtoko on Twitter) that he personally translated the last of the Iwata Asks and Nintendo Life will be posting them in the very near future (possibly even today).
I still miss him. Can't believe it's been a year.
Wow this is beautiful. From what game is this for????
Fire Emblem Fates.
PhilipDoesMatter
Member
A year already?? Time surely flies.
Admiral Alliteration
Neo Member
I remember being literally awaken with the news of Iwata's death. How surreal that was, and it still doesn't feel right. At least I'm not the only one who's that affected by his death. All those tributes were fantastic.
Thanks! Such a nice way to pay tribute to this awesome man.
I was actually pretty shaken by Iwata's death. Which seems a little weird, maybe not to others here, but I never really watched the Directs or followed the Iwata Asks pieces regularly; I only ever really knew him as a presence at E3 and the last name in the end credits of a Nintendo game.
But when I read the news and thought about it, the kind of a guy he was and the loss of what he brought to the table -- at both Nintendo and in the industry -- I went into a strange kind of funk for a couple days. The notion of such a, by all accounts, genuinely sweet and sincere person so slavishly devoted to making other people happy, right to the end, taken by cancer -- and a relatively rare cancer with a tiny survival rate, which for some reason made it worse -- hit me in a weird way.
The outpouring of admiration and respect for Iwata here and elsewhere following his death was really affirming and cool to see, and really reflected the lasting impact he has had on this community and what a loss his is for everyone.
R.I.P. Iwata
But when I read the news and thought about it, the kind of a guy he was and the loss of what he brought to the table -- at both Nintendo and in the industry -- I went into a strange kind of funk for a couple days. The notion of such a, by all accounts, genuinely sweet and sincere person so slavishly devoted to making other people happy, right to the end, taken by cancer -- and a relatively rare cancer with a tiny survival rate, which for some reason made it worse -- hit me in a weird way.
The outpouring of admiration and respect for Iwata here and elsewhere following his death was really affirming and cool to see, and really reflected the lasting impact he has had on this community and what a loss his is for everyone.
R.I.P. Iwata
I remember I had come home from work in the afternoon after having stayed off the internet that morning. My mouth dropped when I read headlines about Satoru Iwata's death. The good news is that for us gamers, even with him gone, his presence will be felt with the groundwork he laid out for Nintendo's future, and hopefully for the better.
He was reportedly very involved with the development of Pokemon GO. If only he could be around to see its success, and Nintendo's return to mainstream mindshare.
Within 12 hours we will discover Nintendo Switch.
The new Nintendo console, the latest supervised by Satoru Iwata.
Originally announced as Nintendo NX, by Satoru himself, on March 2015
Thank you Satoru, part of me will think about you and about how I'll miss you English presentation, during the Switch event.
The new Nintendo console, the latest supervised by Satoru Iwata.
Originally announced as Nintendo NX, by Satoru himself, on March 2015
Thank you Satoru, part of me will think about you and about how I'll miss you English presentation, during the Switch event.