Title: RIP Satoru Iwata Post by: Zagnorch on July 13, 2015, 03:32:47 AM Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, subject of the most professional unboxing video ever made, passed away on July 11th.
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-president-has-passed-away-1717386412 Here's the unboxing video in question, for the premium Wii U console: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECqpc6Ses4s Title: Re: RIP Satoru Iwata Post by: shaggy on July 13, 2015, 06:10:15 AM I just heard, such a shame. :(
Title: Re: RIP Satoru Iwata Post by: MetalFRO on July 13, 2015, 04:51:19 PM Yes, very sad to hear of his passing. I hope Shigeru Miyamoto will inherit the position, as another life-long gamer in that spot will hopefully mean a continued focus on good games and strong gameplay.
Title: Re: RIP Satoru Iwata Post by: techwizard on July 13, 2015, 10:47:24 PM Yes, very sad to hear of his passing. I hope Shigeru Miyamoto will inherit the position, as another life-long gamer in that spot will hopefully mean a continued focus on good games and strong gameplay. that's twice now that i hear of miyamoto still working there...i don't really keep up with the corporate side of gaming but i was under the impression that miyamoto had retired and was only on a sort of consultant position to give feedback? maybe something changed or i misunderstood what happened. |