Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata Dies
- Categories: Games, News
- Date: Jul 13, 2015 15:13 JST
- Tags: Announcements, Business, Nintendo, Obituaries, Technology, Wii U
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.
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We understood. RIP.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwHZwvTdnPI
I was thinking this myself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2kR8CMgjqc
It's the big game over that we will all eventually play.
Damn Nintendo sucked the life out of him.
my childhood was back when nintendo was actually good (the 80's and early 90's) so
im sure im probably the only one here who would actually say this.
if anything, he sucked the life out of nintendo.
he was president from 2002 onwards, and that just so happens to be the same time period nintendo went downhill in a hurry (other than pokemon which kept their mobile unit afloat). sure they were already sorta in trouble thanks to the N64 being expensive to produce games for in the previous generation, but he didnt help matters either.
Oh yeah because Nintendo aren't good now, that must mean all the great games I've been playing have been just a dream, right? The fact that these games are reviewed as among the best in the industry, that's just an illusion, right? After all, Nintendo was only actually good in the 80's and early 90's.
You're a fucking idiot.
You said it yourself. They were already fucked by N64. The decision to stick with cartridge cost Nintendo their market share and they never recovered.
Nope I was around during the 80's and 90's as well. SO I know where you are coming from bro. I'm hitting my 30th this year. Iwata was responsible for saving the industry during the video game crash in the late 80's. What turned Nintendo into the bad decision maker it was, is due to shareholders. Iwata rest in Peace.
Go fuck yourself shithead
RIP Satoru Iwata
you brought joy to many people and unforgettable memories with my family thanks
i hope your next life is as good as this one.
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Oh damn. That's really unexpected. I've always loved Nintendo, and outside a PC, the only consoles I've ever owned have been from them.
And the reason why Nintendo is what it has been for the past 15 years or so is because of this guy.
Seriously, what a loss to the gaming community. My condolences to those that knew him well (friends and family).
Now, what will happen to Nintendo from now on? I'm sure millions of people are thinking the same thing.
What has Nintendo been the last 15 years? A niche product, vastly inferior to Sony and Microsoft. Great fan-loved franchises locked to a single console because of company policy. Almost no third-party developers want to touch Nintendo consoles. Nintendo's ban on all youtube content involving their franchises is incredibly stupid. Their focus on 3D technology in handhelds was a move in the wrong direction. 10000 iterations of the same handheld is also crazy, they are releasing games that don't run on old versions of the same handheld. At least give it a new name, will you?!
If this guy is responsible for it all, good riddance.
All of video gaming is preference, don't bash one group of the video game industry over something as silly as what you as one individual prefers. Companies will learn if they make mistakes, like every other company out there. There will be a new CEO over this, so regardless what happened, happened.
Jesus christ, what a little shitstain you are. You worthless waste of space. You fucking nobody. You'll never achieve a tiny fraction of what Iwata has in your entire useless life, and nobody will give a fuck when you die.
you're allowed to be pissed at his offensive comment but at the same time he's allowed to think what he wants. If someone disliked him and celebrates Iwata's passing oh well, just move on.
To be fair, it's been like that since N64. Nintendo's problems predated Iwata.
You may be right but Nintendo's game are generally targeted at young audiences which isn't seen much for the Playstation and even worst for the Xbox until Kinect came out. However, family-oriented games is still sparse, the PS has much more games made for young audiences than Xbox but both are still focused on making games for teenagers and older gamer.
People like Rya is only thinking for themselves, they don't care about other age groups as long as things goes their way, is the feeling I get from his/her post.
They aren't generally targeted at young audiences, they are generally made to be playable for all ages. The gameplay in Nintendo games isn't made to appeal just to children, if that was the case the games would be very easy.
@DarkWisdom
Your comprehension skill is lacking or I'm misunderstanding something? In general means they mainly make games for children, I never imply all of them are meant for younger audiences. And your comment about easy game-play = for kids, is an indirect insult to their intelligence.
Nowadays, kids can be very smart too, I mean just look at all those App games available. If anything, it is the usage of words and not the difficulty of the games that makes them suitable for younger audiences. No offense.
@Rya
I assume you pronounce it as - Nin_10_doe instead of Nin_tain-dor, so keep your biased opinion to yourself if you did not play Pokemon during your childhood. And do you work in the gaming industry, no? If you know nothing about how it works, please refrain from giving any suggestions or do some research before writing craps, thank you.
...and Sony and Microsoft are inferior to PC. Nintendo at least tries to make an experience that cannot be replicated on PC. Essentially every good game Xbox or PS has exists on PC. There are exceptions, of course, the majority rules.
PC master race. Nintendo best console. XbOne and PS4 are inferior PCs.
If you have kids in your household, would you rather let them study or play games on PC? It will only causes distraction if the kids are constantly thinking of games when using PC, not to mention here are games in the form of CD-ROM as well. Hence by having console games means they won't mix leisure with homework.
I don't think parents would want their young child to play games for hours especially on a PC, those are generally designed for teenagers and above. But at the same time, parents do not wish to deprive their child of entertainments in this modern day where technologies is so advanced that even young children are using cellphones but not all.
And if you are poor, can you even own a PC with internet connection? That's why there is always alternative for all situations.
Reggie needs to get his body ready
That guy could not fill Iwata's boots.
reggie is a tool
Arrogant and foolish too.
Fuck man.. 55 isnt even that old, considering how old Japanese people can be.. fucking tumour.
55 really is too young to die. Cancer is a horrible disease which picks no sides. At least ebola or malaria or whatever has the common decency to focus focuses on negroes or brownies...
that's cos some of them don't live long enough to die of cancer
Ebola focuses on Africans because of poor sanitary conditions and disease control. White people have been infected. Those that are brave enough to go help the people infected in contagious areas.
That fucking real racist man
And somehow, even I think that last statement was NOT necessary.
Racist much asshole?
lol
'Tumor' or did Nintendo's Kansai Yakuza owners make him pay for Wii U's failure? Maybe the whole 'tumor' thing is a rouse. I knew someone was gonna get the axe over Wii U's failure...
Well, Nintendo _did_ kill the creator of Metroid over the failure that the virtual boy was. You know, after they made him resign. Because he made the WonderSwan together with Bandai.
Nintendo is rooted in yakuza business, so that much is to be expected, I guess.
North American Naturalized Born Indian problem, bile ducts. Our ties to the crew that came from Korea area over Alaska long long ago like 13,500 years ago still is connected by many things, including those diseases.
Oh RIP Mr Iwata, may you find a Mario Brothers Power UP and Be right back fully powered and ready to go.
Should have hit the brick with a 1-Up mushroom or the Star :(
Very sad news. He will be missed.
Sad news indeed, I'll miss the guy...
On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer.
You were a mensch.
That's rare in the gaming industry - just a good, old-fashioned stand-up human being with his head and his heart in the right places.
I'll do my best to support Nintendo from now on - the company didn't deserve to lose someone this great. Financial geniuses and cutthroat businessmen are a dime a dozen, but a real mensch is one in a million.
Well said.
RIP Iwata-san, Otsukare sama deshita..
this man is a hero! he single-handedly saved millions from a life full of and should have a gold statue erected in his magnificent honer. the whole world should mark this day as the sadist day in all history. and every one should get the day off to morn the passing of are lord and savor. the world will NEVER be the same without his ever guiding and gentle hand.
you mispelled 'an hero'
The guy didn't kill himself, you know.
People who's not alive are dead.
Im sorry he died in such a young age, but:
Nintendo NEEDS new direction and as sad as his passing may be IT IS a chance for CHANGING.
Funny thing: as soon as a WEEK ago people WATED HIS HEAD for his past decisions and Nintendo being BLUNDERING all around....now he is a genius and so on...HE deserves better than this...
May his soul rest in Peace, without this duplicity humans have. Lets hope Nintendo commemorates his better times and LEARN with his mistakes.
Rest in peace Iwata. You weren't just a good man. You were a great, fantastic, and just plain awesome human being. I'm still in shock from hearing this news. My sincerest condolences to not only his family, but to the gaming community the world over. You will never ever be forgotten.