Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata has reportedly passed away at the relatively tender age of 55, succumbing to a tumour of the bile duct.
Nintendo’s own terse announcement of the news gives no indication of who his successor might be, but given his lengthy illness and Nintendo’s protracted slump (although Iwata presided over the company’s highest ever profits, so his overall evaluation is likely to be far from negative), Nintendo’s business seems unlikely to be affected – indeed, their shares are actually up slightly on the news.
Pretty sure i saw him on nintendo direct a month ago..and he is already dead? amazing guy if he can keep up with his works until he die.
Sadly though Iwata didn’t do much when he became president in 2002. He may have been a good developer, idea maker for games back in the 90s and was a good part of what saved the game industry crash, but he was never that good of a president/ceo.
He did what nobody else dared to do- he didn’t follow the leader. When everyone were just making a bit more advanced versions of previous consoles (or was Sega), Nintendo took a different path every now and then. Wii was a giant slap in the face to hardcore console gamers. DS made way for interactive, on-the-go games. The only new IP in Iwata’s years, Splatoon, shows a departure from Call Of Battlefield 27 Laser Mohawk DLC by doing literally everything differently yet staying a damn good shooter.
RIP and thank you for my childhood
Now I hope they gonna port Bayonetta 2 to PS4 and PC.
Wow… putting aside the fact that Nintendo allowing one of their most notable exclusives go would be utterly retarded at best, for their CEO’s death to apparently be the catalyst to let such a game go to their rivals would be beyond disrespectful. How in the hell can you even make such a suggestion in a thread like this? Also, either get a damn WiiU yourself or stop being butthurt over the fact that Nintendo’s oft-proclaimed “failing system” has a game you actually want.
I hope you’re not really that retarded. If you are though, please fucking kill yourself.
R.I.P Iwata.