Satoru Iwata passed away one year ago

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Can't believe it's been a year. Iwata was great. You could totally tell the guy was genuine and loved what he was doing.
 
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A shame he'll never see the incredible response to Pokémon GO.
 
He looks so thin in that first picture. When was that from?

I still remember when Aquamarine and Cheesemeister helped send a get well soon card from GAF to Iwata. After that, things were quiet, so I had just figured that he had recovered.
 
Will we ever have another prez make as big an impact? Probably not.
Fondly remembered.
Sleep well, Iwata.
 
He must be smiling from the heavens seeing the success (so far) of Pokemon GO.
From Wikipedia:

The idea for the game was conceived in 2013 by Satoru Iwata of Nintendo and Tsunekazu Ishihara of The Pokémon Company as an April Fools' Day collaboration with Google called Pokémon Challenge, with Tatsuo Nomura of Google Maps, who then became a senior project manager at Niantic, at the center of the project.
 
I'll never forget what I was doing and how I felt when I first saw the thread that broke this news. Shellshocked to say the least. Even now I'm getting emotional looking at these pictures.

People say "imagine what it'll be like with Miyamoto" but I'll tell ya, for me Iwata was the Big One.
 
People don't know what they have until is lost.

Do consider Iwata was been dispised a lot due to the Wii U performance. As of late Miyamoto is experiecing a similar back slash because it was at the helm of a game that didn't satisfy expectations of fans a 100%. To the point of been considered incompetent or a nuance.

So please take that into consideration next time an opportunity to critisize arises, try to be constructive instead. That goes for all of us.

Seriously Nintendo had a luxury of a CEO, the man understood gaming inside out.
 
Tathanen said:
I'll never forget what I was doing and how I felt when I first saw the thread that broke this news. Shellshocked to say the least. Even now I'm getting emotional looking at these pictures.

People say "imagine what it'll be like with Miyamoto" but I'll tell ya, for me Iwata was the Big One.
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I dunno... I've got this sick feeling when Miyamoto goes, I'll just pack it in and give up console gaming.
I know it doesn't make sense, it's just a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach that says things will never be the same. :(
 
He died too young.

By the way, has there been any plans by Nintendo or anyone else to compile the Iwata Asks into a book? It would be nice.
 
The warmest of CEO's. What a legend.

His loss is truly felt across the industry, regardless of preferences.

I hope he's in a good place now.
 
I remember exactly what I was doing when I read the news on Twitter, and probably I'll never forget. Reading about all contributions from Mr. Iwata to the gaming in general still amazes me.

And every time I read the first post on the old thread about Iwata's passing, with all the messages, drawings, from every corner of the gaming community, ... I can't control myself, and start crying. In fact, just writing about this is filling my eyes with tears :(


I'll be playing Balloon Fight this afternoon.
 
RIP Iwata san.
It hurts me when I think that you may still have regrets when you passed away.
I'll miss hearing your voice that always feels warm to me as it is a voice from someone who is passionate in creating and playing games.
Hope you'll smile and (laugh) in the Heaven.
 
Every Saturday night when I visit KK Slider and hear a song, I see his name in the credits. Sad :(
 
I will post every year on this day to remember this man.

He inspired me to take a new direction in my life. His personality and the way he did business was as joyful as this industry will ever know. We would all do better to remember his leadership skills and ever lasting positivity in both the best of times and the worst of times that he faced. He never wavered in being extremely positive to the media even when both his career and his health faced extreme hardship and eventual decline. And I believe that the same was true about his personality behind closed doors.

Watching his speeches and reading his interviews over the years was one of the greatest joys I had in getting deeper into this hobby. When he first became appointed in 2002, I read a bio and interview of him in a random gaming magazine. That moment was when I discovered how deep my love for this hobby really is.... Because hearing Iwata talk about video games from that point onwards was so incredibly fascinating.

Around the time I read this interview, I started posting regularly on GameFaqs - my first and only other message board - and began spending my free time talking about video games and news about them.... with total strangers. And that felt totally natural.

Now, after doing that daily for the past 15 years or so, it's part of who I am. I still like doing it. Heck, I still think it's really a cool way to spend my time. I still think this industry is insanely fun to follow and the people in it are interesting. I still believe I will always follow this stuff for the rest of my life with the same happy and chearful disposition that Iwata always had. It's just who I am. I love video games - love talking about them and I love hearing other people's views about them. That's why I'm on NeoGAF. Because people like Satoru Iwata and the things they make are so fascinating to talk about.

Throughout his life and at the time of his death, Iwata was absolutely my favorite person to hear speak about video games. I always commented on forums about things he said and the way he thinks about video games because he had such a unique view of what video games should be. Losing him will always feel like a crushing blow, but I'm thankful for all he gave me.

So, rest in peace, Mr. Satoru Iwata, and thank you for being you. Thanks for blazing trails. Thanks for shaking up the status quo. Thanks for making video games feel far less exclusive. Thanks for making a device I could play with my family so I could be close with them. Thanks for teaching us that there's no reason to be cynical. Thanks for putting so much thought, joy, and magic into your own games. And finally, thanks for all the great memories over the years. There will never be another one like you.
 
Wasn't even a member back then but remember seeing the thread pop up the minute it was posted. Was in complete shock and never thought I'd happen so quickly after it seemed he was recovering again. Still seeing his name pop up in some games towards the end of credits a year later it heart wrecking.
 
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.
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It was such an unfortunate passing. Mr Iwata had such a keen eye for talent and had displayed such warmth and respect to others that it was retributted. The amount of relationships he was able to build with other prominent characters in the video game sector thanks to his humility and his passion is staggering.

He had so much respect for consumers, both Nintendo players, other players and would be players and he truly believed that video games were capable of transmitting unique experiences in an emotional level and in a social level.

The man truly was a renaissance man with a way of mastering different trades, in which his holistic approach at things, was able to think outside the box as a leader for Nintendo and for exploring the value of software with developers. His understanding of design, programming and business was second to none and he mastered all three of those. He stood for communication with us the costumers, his workmates and his friends, who all have such wonderful things to say about him.

The poor man was overworking so much and it took such a physical toll on him especially 3ds project took such a downward projection, he sincerely took responsability for any short coming from them to fans, but he seemed to take them too personally. The last rough years for Nintendo, partly due to some shortsightedness and playing it very conservatively impacted on him in a way that seems so incredibly unjust. I'm so sorry for his family and close friends that had to endure such a grievous loss and I'm upset for the industry, especially Japan that has lost a man that was working so hard to revitalize it.

His legacy was cut short but his insight and revolutionary inputs will be felt for decades to come and Nintendo as a whole will continue to learn from him as it continued to move forward.

So let’s meet again.
No–I suppose we’re already meeting. Right here, right now.
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Remember how he believed the main point of video games was to have fun.

We should make this a day of 0 salt and sass, and maximum fun, in honour of him.
 
Avenger54321 said:
Still hurts today every time I think about Iwata or see his name in the credits. Especially this, it gets me everytime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YG9INjO91Y

RIP Iwata, You will never be forgotten
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This was a great tribute.

Boney said:
The poor man was overworking so much and it took such a physical toll on him especially 3ds project took such a downward projection, he sincerely took responsability for any short coming from them to fans, but he seemed to take them too personally. The last rough years for Nintendo, partly due to some shortsightedness and playing it very conservatively impacted on him in a way that seems so incredibly unjust. I'm so sorry for his family and close friends that had to endure such a grievous loss and I'm upset for the industry, especially Japan that has lost a man that was working so hard to revitalize it.
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I think the saddest part, and now that it has come to light, is that he was very much aware of his fate and was trying to get everything in order (and have his successor ready) but it came sooner than anyone expected.
 
That was a very sad day, still remember hearing it from a friend and thinking it was a bad joke, until I checked GAF and realized it was real. I saw his name in the Boxboy credits a few weeks ago, the man was a genius. He won't be forgotten.
 
I've never been a big Nintendo fan, still am not.

But when I heard of Iwata's passing, it was like a punch in the gut. I didn't have to be a fan of the company or it's products to recognize just how talented he was in Game Development and how good a CEO he was.

That time when he took a pay cut for his salary when the company didn't do so well fiscally, to me just solidified the fact that he truly was one of the greatest CEOs gaming companies will ever see. He was truly a legend.
 
RIP mr. Iwata Nintendo has not been the same without you :(
rpmurphy said:
He died too young.

By the way, has there been any plans by Nintendo or anyone else to compile the Iwata Asks into a book? It would be nice.
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no, recent questions on the investors meeting just tell Kimishima does not want to do them, he is not a game developer and thats fair.
 
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Seeing this a few months ago at the end of Star Fox Zero made me realize that, even now after all this time, the fact that he's gone hasn't sunk in yet for me.

An incredible man.
 
Probably the day where I cried the longest in the past 5-10 years. I mean I cried most of the day when Nintendo announced the news; seeing all the great tributes here and in other places kept on hitting my heart hard for hours. Before it happened, I never thought that would happen, first, and second I never imagined that it would shock me so much. July 11th, 2015 was a terrible day for the industry as a whole, especially for Nintendo fans...and even more for me, who admired Iwata so much.

Da parte di tutti quelli che amano i videogiochi: grazie di tutto, Satoru-san.
 
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