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Title: Satoru Iwata has died.
Post by: Weegee on July 12, 2015, 06:25:40 PM
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2015/150713e.pdf
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Post by: Tavros on July 12, 2015, 07:02:43 PM
oh
oh no
i am bawling
why
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Post by: CrossEyed7 on July 12, 2015, 10:01:32 PM
(cries)
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Post by: Bigluigifan1.0 on July 12, 2015, 10:36:30 PM
That made me sad. I'll be avoiding media posts about the subject, due to the fact that people have decided now is the perfect time to complain about his business practices and say things not far from "Maybe Nintendo will git gud."
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Post by: Toad on July 13, 2015, 01:56:42 AM
I don't know who is running the Playstation Twitter, but here (https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/620412765849546752) is what they tweeted a while ago. Much respect was gained (and some respect for their followers was lost).

I hope he went directly to the Overthere.
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Post by: CrossEyed7 on July 13, 2015, 12:00:25 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZAW4fr9d6M
Bill Trinen just posted this for him.

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJxilOsVAAEsKwo.jpg)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJyG8xwUAAAs-In.jpg:large)

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CJxT8WAUEAE8N-z.jpg)
Nintendo's flag is at half-mast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63mG4k-VIyY
Here he is on the Balloon Fight episode of Game Center CX
Title: Re: Satoru Iwata has died.
Post by: CrossEyed7 on July 13, 2015, 12:35:07 PM
(https://36.media.tumblr.com/3298daa2072f46fc13863da88ca7156a/tumblr_nreko73LIh1qejjyho1_1280.png)
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Post by: ShadowBrain on July 13, 2015, 02:15:34 PM
I was deeply saddened to hear he had passed -- and so young, from something so awful. Nintendo was there for the better part of my childhood under his presidency -- this could truly be the end of an era.

From elsewhere on the web:

(https://themushroomkingdom.net/board/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.kym-cdn.com%2Fphotos%2Fimages%2Foriginal%2F000%2F991%2F204%2F632.png&hash=ca01a6cb28b8fbe2a8cd2a88d298ce7c)
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Post by: TheMightyThor on July 13, 2015, 07:11:07 PM
I hope his family is doing okay.
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Post by: Lizard Dude on July 13, 2015, 08:17:31 PM
Since it was cancer-related and he was wealthy I'm sure he had some idea that this was coming. Now, imagine spending what you know to be your last few weeks alive being yelled at by Internet nerds about the existence of Federation Force. Jesus. No one deserves that fate, least of all Iwata-san. RIP dude. :(
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Post by: Weegee on July 13, 2015, 08:32:58 PM
[pic]

Special thanks indeed.
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Post by: Godot on July 14, 2015, 03:35:49 PM
He was an amazing man and an amazing programmer, and there are many reasons to be saddened by his passing.
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Post by: Sqrt2 on July 14, 2015, 03:49:39 PM
RIP Mr. Iwata.

Thanks for making so many happy memories for gamers everywhere.