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Nintendo's Satoru Iwata dies at 55

I've never been a 'Nintendo Gamer'. I've never even owned a Nintendo console apart from an Original gameboy many years ago. But this is a sad day for the games industry and for gamers around the world. Anyone who pays any attention to the industry knows Iwata was a genuinely positive presence, championing inclusivity and joy over profit-at-all-costs. One of the few CEOs who actually seemed to take an interest in games as more than a product to be sold, and possibly because of that that one of the few CEOs who actually seemed to be having fun.

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"Above all, video games are meant to be just one thing: fun," Iwata once said. "Fun for everyone."


Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:19 am
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One of the articles I read called him a gamer first and a CEO second, which IMO is important - someone who understandings games and gaming.

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Never was a Nintendo gamer either, really, just had the handhelds for retro goodness.

There's no doubt he was a pioneer in the industry - getting different 'demographics' to play, motion control, 3D... I'm not a fan of the last two at all, but there's no doubt it worked for the company.

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