RIP Satoru Iwata

Silverphin · Jul 13, 2015

Yeah, this sucks. Condolences to his family.

Desides · Jul 13, 2015

Hiroshi Yamauchi's last words to Satoru Iwata: if the Wii U fails, kill yourself

“He was a great man until the very end,” recalled Iwata in an interview with Famitsu magazine, “He always thought of the big picture and the greater good above all else. I think this is why he told me to kill myself if the Wii U failed. He believed that if everyone at Nintendo suffered because of my actions, then I don’t deserve to live as I have created lifetimes of suffering that I can not possibly be forgiven for without taking my own life.”

“Yamauchi-san told me privately that he believed playing the Wii U took off hundreds of hours from his life,” continued Iwata, “He did not actually touch the Wii U as he could not bring himself to do it, but he had someone else play it for him. The look on that person’s face told him everything he needed to know and that I had done something completely wrong with the console. It was not enough that he personally told me this as he was dying, he had his family tell me this and blame me for essentially killing him. I did not sleep that night.”
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I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

Unlucky 13 · Jul 13, 2015

That's um....well....gee...

I guess that the Japanese often have a different way of looking at things and expressing themselves than we do. Still, 55 is really young to go.

byroan · Jul 13, 2015

RIP to a great man. He was an amazing programmer. He helped save my favorite game of all time. (Earthbound)

Desides · Jul 13, 2015

Speaking of EarthBound: Shigesato Itoi's farewell to Satoru Iwata

This is my translation:

“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. Even still, 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.”

- Shigesato Itoi, Hobo Mainichi Itoi Shinbun Daily Darling July, 13th 2015
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