Nintendo loses a CEO, Iwata Dies at age 55

[GigaLem]

Little did i know Satoru Iwata had cancer, and just today he dies at age 55
I want to bring this attention to all of you who follow nintendo, none of our bodies were ready for this
Article here http://time.com/3956585/satoru-iwata-remembrance-social-media/
Thank you iwata for the memories and taking nintendo through the though hard times
You have made some hard sacrifices such as cutting your paycheck in half but unfortunately your "game over" came too soon
I understand now, thank you once again, For you i'll keep smashing.
just talking about this making me tear up
Rest in peace Satoru Iwata
December 6, 1959 - July 11, 2015
"thank you so much for playing my game"

[namida]

Always sad to hear things like this. Although he was criticized a lot in regards to recent decisions of Nintendo, it's impossible to deny that throughout his career he achieved many great things. And for that matter, it can't be denied that a death is always sad. RIP.

[GigaLem]

with SMB cheapo set i am making a level for him, in tribute.
He's been with since my late n64 days

[chaos_defrost]

I've always been a Nintendo kid. My first console was the NES, well before Iwata became affiliated with Nintendo, but since he worked for HAL before then, he was a producer for one of my favorite childhood games, Kirby's Dream Course.

I kind of became disengaged with Nintendo (well, any consoles really) after the Wii, but he was certainly integral to keeping Nintendo alive during the time where raw processing/graphical power was what console games were looking for. 55 is too young to die. RIP.

EDIT: Iwata died on the 11th, not the 13th, as an update to your first post.

[607]

Yes, it's quite sad I found this fan art I liked: http://couchkitty.tumblr.com/image/123955015764

[ccexplore]

he was a producer for one of my favorite childhood games, Kirby's Dream Course.

Ah yes.  I ran into that game well past childhood (and on an emulator, much apologies to Iwata ), but definitely a fun game for me as well, going for all sorts of crazy shots.  Far better than actual golf!

RIP Iwata.