Satoru Iwata took leave of this life earlier today, and the outpouring that followed very much mirrors our own; he will be missed. But the outpouring hasn't stopped, and likely never will, so here are a few words we've found that celebrate the singular Satoru Iwata.
(updated as they appear)
RIP Satoru Iwata. The world has lost both a great CEO and a fantastic programmer. pic.twitter.com/N2khOcQQmq
— Andrew Godwin (@andrewgodwin) July 13, 2015
Here's the QR code of Mr. Iwata's Mii so he can not only live in our hearts but live in our Nintendo consoles as well pic.twitter.com/Hb1p9iT4m1
— A Mage in Black (@lmaradiaga86) July 13, 2015
“I found out then that engineering is not quite as important as imagination.” —Satoru Iwata (1959-2015), Nintendo CEO http://t.co/6SpwAIurYL
— John Maeda (@johnmaeda) July 13, 2015
Rest In Peace, Satoru Iwata. pic.twitter.com/LEkupVPZKq
— Link (@Linkstagram) July 13, 2015
Flags at half-mast today at Nintendo's Kyoto HQ. https://t.co/WeNiZO6R1T
— Mark MacDonald (@markmacd) July 13, 2015
任天堂本社前です。岩田社長が亡くなられたということで半旗が掲げられていました。マスコミの姿も無く、ひっそりとしています。改めてご冥福をお祈りいたします。 pic.twitter.com/mSP1Z93BCM
— NOCHI (@nochi0079) July 13, 2015
The words of the late Satoru Iwata, President of #Nintendo - I'd say this is a pretty good reason to make games... pic.twitter.com/heNB3RcGGX
— Claire Reilly (@reillystyley) July 13, 2015
"Video games are meant to be just one thing. Fun. Fun for everyone!" - Satoru Iwata #ThankYouIwata pic.twitter.com/XfeR7iYowA
— E3 (@E3) July 13, 2015
Thank you, Mr. Iwata. pic.twitter.com/A3TYS6lijr
— Boum (@boumerie) July 13, 2015
— Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) July 13, 2015
WARIOWARE, INC.: MICRO MEGAGAME$ (2003) | Developer: Intelligent Systems | Artist: Ko Takeuchi | RIP, Satoru Iwata pic.twitter.com/eLfRDxu6nc
— One Perfect GameShot (@PerfectGameShot) July 13, 2015
Oh man pic.twitter.com/8TjRNia0V6
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 13, 2015
See you, Space Cowboy pic.twitter.com/F3KXk6it3p
— Gabe Philbin (@RabidWombat9) July 13, 2015
I think any company president willing to turn himself into a puppet to make fans smile must be really special. RIP pic.twitter.com/pzjyjjDpY9
— Chelsea Stark (@chelseabot) July 13, 2015
A cool story about the time Iwata debugged Smash to make sure it came out on time, despite being company president: http://t.co/7rJJ4IWRAl
— Jim (@letshugbro) July 13, 2015
Never thought I'd say this about the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company but man I sure am gonna miss Iwata :(
— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) July 13, 2015
RIP Iwata you wonderful goof pic.twitter.com/KTKYZqj0Ab
— The Doof Worrier (@alex_navarro) July 13, 2015
“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer” - Satoru Iwata
— Daniel Tack (@dantack) July 13, 2015
I think Iwata publicly embodied a lot of the characteristics that people enjoy most about Nintendo's games. Good-natured to the core. RIP.
— MattBodega (@MattBodega) July 13, 2015
Oh no.
— Chris Kohler (@kobunheat) July 13, 2015
