Shitty Rambo Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 A sad day for gamers indeed. Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has passed away at age 55. Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth", reads a statement from the publisher. Iwata began working at Nintendo in the 1980s as a programmer, working at the HAL Laboratory. Much of the success of Kirby can be attributed to Iwata, who created the eponymous Dream Land in Kirby's debut on the Game Boy in 1992. He became a director of the company in 2000, and was appointed President of Nintendo in May 2002. Iwata oversaw the launch of the GameCube, the Nintendo DS, 3DS, Wii and Wii U. http://m.ign.com/articles/2015/07/13/nintendo-ceo-satoru-iwata-has-passed-away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantdance Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I didn't even know he was sick This news really bummed me out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funtitled Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 i'm honestly so bad at saying things like this,but iwata was a great man and he will surely be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Oh fuck....god damnit, that is terrible. This man had so much impact on my life and I am forever indepted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
distinctlydustin Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hit me really hard. Too young. Genuine man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezus Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I retrieved my Gameboy Color with Pokémon Crystal the other day, so many memories. The world lost a visionary and a good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthemforadoomed Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 So sad. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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