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Topic: Satoru Iwata has died. (Read 3456 times)
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schild
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« Last Edit: July 12, 2015, 07:12:16 PM by schild »
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Khaldun
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Was reading stuff today and I had no idea he was a coding genius. I dropped his info in lesser celebrity because IDGAF about most gaming execs. Sounds like an amazing guy, though.
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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 Regardless of what Nintendo has jumped in terms of sharks, this guy was pretty important for some huge steps forward.  |
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schild
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Was reading stuff today and I had no idea he was a coding genius. I dropped his info in lesser celebrity because IDGAF about most gaming execs. Sounds like an amazing guy, though.
He very much was amazing despite the fact the company went straight from the SNES to utter clownshoes. N64 apologists can lick my taint. |
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01101010
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You call it an accident. I call it justice.
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Was reading stuff today and I had no idea he was a coding genius. I dropped his info in lesser celebrity because IDGAF about most gaming execs. Sounds like an amazing guy, though.
He very much was amazing despite the fact the company went straight from the SNES to utter clownshoes. N64 apologists can lick my taint. The DS was pretty solid though. |
Does any one know where the love of God goes...When the waves turn the minutes to hours? -G. Lightfoot
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Fabricated
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Itoi's response to his death is super fucking depressing but that's pretty standard coming from the guy who made the Mother series which is in general, very sad.
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schild
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Itoi's response to his death is super fucking depressing but that's pretty standard coming from the guy who made the Mother series which is in general, very sad.
Good job not posting a link. |
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Khaldun
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And without the Reddit: “No matter the farewell, I think the most appropriate thing to say is “we”ll meet again.” We are friends so we”ll see each other again. There is nothing strange about saying it. Yeah. We’ll meet again.
Even if you didn’t have the chance to put into words how sudden it was going to be, how far you’d be traveling, or how you went much earlier than expected, I know you went wearing your best.
You always put yourself second to others no matter what, helping anyone who needed it whenever they needed it. You were that kind of friend. Although you may have been a little selfish for the first time ever by taking this journey.
The truth is though that I still don’t believe any of it. I feel like I am going to receive a message from you inviting me out to eat at any moment. I wouldn’t mind if you were to ask me like always if I had some free time. If you did, I’d ask you as well.
Still, “we’ll meet again.” It would be great to hear from you whenever and wherever; I’ll being calling to you too. I’ll call if I have something to discuss or I want to tell you a great new idea I’ve had.
We’ll meet again.
Then again, you’re here with me now. For a while, one of my wishes have been to be a "person whose funeral is lively". It doesn't matter if you are awarded Nobel Prize or won a gold medal. You don't need to be someone grand.
People fighting over turns to actively talk about the deceased. Small episodes, some mischieves you've done together, some stupid habits, mistakes made, small adventures you had, songs you sang in Karaoke, food you've eaten together, and places you've visited. I would love a funeral with such never-ending fond memories. For sometime, even now, I have been wanting to live as a person whose funeral would just be one of these.
I've had such talks with Iwata-san on many occasions, and together with Miyamoto-san and secretary W-san, we had talked about late Yamauchi-san. We have spent time in hot spa talking about him, a time where we were filled with both happiness and sadness at the same time. Leaving your name in history is just a small bonus. It's far more important to your life to have left all the fond memories and lasting impressions.
In reality, the funeral for a public person isn't a place for such common person, so it will have to be held in a separate venue. But, in such a wonderful place, I'm saddened that Iwata-san won't be able to attend.
A gathering to talk about not grand nor great, but a "good man", praising, teasing, and cherishing their memories.
Currently, I'm doing it alone. My wife who has frequently went to lunch together would join me sometimes, but I still feel lonely. Iwata-san was suppose to be attending my funeral. |
"The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist." - George Bernard Shaw
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Margalis
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Was reading stuff today and I had no idea he was a coding genius. I dropped his info in lesser celebrity because IDGAF about most gaming execs. Sounds like an amazing guy, though.
Yeah, he gets a lot of respect as a creator / programmer who rose through the ranks. It's very rare for a programmer rather than a business guy to become a CEO, and in most cases I can think of when that happens it's because the guy is either a company founder or a very early hire. His background really shows in the Iwata Asks things he did - very few gaming CEOs would have the depth of knowledge to do that sort of thing. |
vampirehipi23: I would enjoy a book written by a monkey and turned into a movie rather than this.
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He will be missed.
That said, here's hoping whoever takes the helm next realizes that a good story and good gameplay are certainly things to shoot for, but half-baked hardware and software that isn't in-step with the current and next-gen of tech is going to take the company to the grave along side Iwata.
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He will be missed.
That said, here's hoping whoever takes the helm next realizes that a good story and good gameplay are certainly things to shoot for, but half-baked hardware and software that isn't in-step with the current and next-gen of tech is going to take the company to the grave along side Iwata.
They sell a shit ton of software and returned to being profitable last year. They'll probably do even better now that they're getting into mobile development. The Wii U flopped, but I can't imagine things would have gone better for it if it had specs on par with the PS4 and XB1. |
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Yegolev
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The WiiU's problem(s) are not due to the visuals, in my opinion. It's a fine-enough system but no one knows they should buy it since they already have a Wii. Nevermind the usual Nintendo software problem, exacerbated by the fact that it's got that touchscreen.
Somebody could come in and fix things, but this is Nintendo and Japan.
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Why am I homeless? Why do all you motherfuckers need homes is the real question.
They called it The Prayer, its answer was law
Mommy come back 'cause the water's all gone
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