Justin Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo, has died. He was 55. Nintendo confirmed his passing today in a brief statement: Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth. Last year, Iwata did not attend E3 on advice from his doctor not to travel overseas. Later in the month, he underwent surgery to deal with a growth found in his bile duct, which in a note to company shareholders he acknowledged could be difficult to treat. Satoru Iwata was the fourth president of Nintendo, succeeding Hiroshi Yamauchi, who had led the company into its modern identity as a titan of video gaming. Iwata had been a programmer for HAL Laboratory, today known for the Kirby and Super Smash Bros. franchises, before taking Nintendo's top job in 2000. Condolences to our friends at Nintendo. Rest in peace, Iwata-san. Iwata Press Release.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Quite sad. A tremendous loss to gaming. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Very sad. RIP and say hello to Gunpei Yokoi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJ07 Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Very sad day. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" -Smash T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leolinden Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 Very sad, the news was even on the Today show. Retro obsessed dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 13, 2015 Report Share Posted July 13, 2015 This was shocking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 sad day for Nintendo...... Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo-Yo Posted July 15, 2015 Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 This is just so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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