News R.I.P. Nintendo President Satoru Iwata

[Cousin of Daicos]

Yeah terrible news. So young too.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Part of me is surprised that he's only Nintendo's fourth President. Second as far as Nintendo's video gaming business goes. But Hiroshi Yamauchi was a freaking epic stalwart.

Yamauchi was a bit of a badass, never afraid to step on people's toes. He didn't really know much about videogames but he was a damned prodigy when it came to business. In the 80's and 90's he transformed them from a humble card maker to a videogame juggernaut. To this day my parents still refer to all videogame consoles as Nintendo's. That's some pretty epic brand awareness. (or lack thereof)

 

[JR#8]

There are now people saying that the reason why Iwata has been shown as a puppet lately is because they didn't want people to see how bad he looked dying from the cancer.

Really sad stuff.

 

[Ry009]

Damn, RIP

 

[Mr_Moogle]

There are now people saying that the reason why Iwata has been shown as a puppet lately is because they didn't want people to see how bad he looked dying from the cancer.

Really sad stuff.

I did see one recent photo of him and he looked very gaunt. * cancer.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

I only just learned he was the brains behind the original Pokemon Gold/Silver having Kanto.

 

[The Big Sauce]

I only just learned he was the brains behind the original Pokemon Gold/Silver having Kanto.

The whole after Elite Four in Gold/Silver made for the best surprise in gaming as a kid.