Nintendo President Satoru Iwata Dies At 55

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**johnscott10**

So this happened:

Nintendo has just issued a short statement announcing that president Satoru Iwata has passed away at the age of 55.

The statement reads:

Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth.

Iwata was forced to skip last year’s E3 due to his poor health, and shortly afterwards underwent surgery to remove the bile duct growth. A few months later, in the wake of concerns over his health, he said via Twitter “I’m progressing well”.

A talented programmer, Iwata first joined Nintendo’s HAL Laboratory in the 1980s, where he worked on games like Balloon Fight and EarthBound. He became a Director of the company in 2000, and in 2002 was appointed as only the fourth President of Nintendo when he succeeded Hiroshi Yamauchi.

In his time as President, Iwata oversaw some of the strongest (Wii, DS) and weakest (GameCube, Wii U) periods in Nintendo’s history as a video game company. In recent times, he developed almost cult status as the host of the Nintendo Direct programs.

An immensely popular figure both within the industry and with Nintendo fans, he will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace, Mr. Iwata.

Source: http://kotaku.com/nintendos-president-has-passed-away-1717386412?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

**TheDraconicLord**

Too young. Far too young for such a legend to die.

**Lotet**

God, I'm on /v/ right now and they're playing the Earthbound ending theme and posting pictures and comments that make me sad. Now I'm tearing up.

Spoiler:

**Buttery Commissar**

I'm just feeling stunned.

**Glasdir**

Shocked, stunned and saddened. I will miss him greatly. no-one should have to die that young.

**Trondheim**

I find it odd that people get so upset when somone they never knew personally passes away, It is of course sad when somone dies from cancer but life moves on. At least his legacy will live on

**Pete Melvin**

Trondheim wrote:
I find it odd that people get so upset when somone they never knew personally passes away, It is of course sad when somone dies from cancer but life moves on. At least his legacy will live on

Its 1 part empathy and 1 part nostalgia.

But then you are a viking so the empathy part is probably lost on you. As for nostalgia, thats the feeling you get when you think about Lindisfarne.

Thats a joke by they way, don't pillage me bro.

**Melissia**

Even if we never knew him, he had a massive impact on our lives.