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« Reply #20 on: July 13, 2015, 12:59:01 AM » |
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This is incredibly sad news  Iwata helped bring so many emotions to gamers across the globe — not just joy, but fear, curiosity, sorrow, anger, pride, compassion and many other feelings that are important for games and all of humanity. RIP |
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« Reply #21 on: July 13, 2015, 01:13:56 AM » |
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« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2015, 01:26:30 AM » |
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Oh I was wondering why I didn't see this thread.
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« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2015, 01:29:11 AM » |
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He was one of the few execs who could be really respected: cutting his own salary, basically writing several of Nintendo's core games by himself, and making all these silly videos, really able to just laugh at himself.
Nintendo during his era represented everything good about gaming.
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« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2015, 01:31:51 AM » |
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He was one of the few execs who could be really respected: cutting his own salary, basically writing several of Nintendo's core games by himself, and making all these silly videos, really able to just laugh at himself.
Nintendo during his era represented everything good about gaming.
And he made the effort to speak in English! Most other Japanese people in the video game industry use a translator. |
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« Reply #25 on: July 13, 2015, 01:32:21 AM » |
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So who'll be the next president?
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« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2015, 01:45:10 AM » |
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Koizumi perhaps?
Nevertheless, this is incredibly sad news. It always sucks to see influential people die so suddenly.
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« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2015, 02:03:14 AM » |
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« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2015, 02:11:58 AM » |
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« Reply #29 on: July 13, 2015, 03:29:47 AM » |
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I can't imagine what state Nintendo's staff is in right now. It must be terrible having him die so suddenly. I can only hope that the people who knew him don't take it too hard.
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« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2015, 03:56:28 AM » |
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« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2015, 04:00:01 AM » |
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My friend already preached him to me. Sounds like an OK candidate I guess.
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« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2015, 04:49:04 AM » |
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Saw an article on Kotaku some time ago that the operation was not very serious and everything was going to be alright with Iwata`s health.
And now these news...
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« Reply #33 on: July 13, 2015, 06:28:02 AM » |
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Some sources say Genyo Takeda is also among the front-runners for the presidency of Nintendo.
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« Reply #34 on: July 13, 2015, 06:54:15 AM » |
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Very sad news. He pushed for gaming success over business success. A good guy.
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« Reply #35 on: July 13, 2015, 07:01:35 AM » |
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Friend said Takeda or Miyamoto.
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« Reply #36 on: July 13, 2015, 07:01:53 AM » |
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Koizumi is an amazing game designer and still very focused on that area, it's very unlikely that he become president but it would be a big loss to have him stop working as a designer. Same to Miyamoto that recently decided to step down and dedicate more time to game development. Genyo Takeda is the most likely candidate, apparently he and Miyamoto are already temporarily sharing Iwata's duties. |
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« Reply #37 on: July 13, 2015, 08:02:18 AM » |
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Never heard of Takeda either.
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« Reply #38 on: July 13, 2015, 08:47:57 AM » |
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Where's the Spelunky 2 DevLog, Derek?
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« Reply #39 on: July 13, 2015, 08:50:08 AM » |
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This whole things reminds me of the time I learned about the death of Gunpei Yokoi. Nintendo just keeps on getting blow after blow from fate.
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