RIP Satoru Iwata

[Zagnorch]

Nintendo President Satoru Iwata, subject of the most professional unboxing video ever made, passed away on July 11th.


http://kotaku.com/nintend...as-passed-away-1717386412


Here's the unboxing video in question, for the premium Wii U console:

[shaggy]

I just heard, such a shame.

[MetalFRO]

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.

[techwizard]

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.