«Auf meiner Visitenkarte steht CEO. In meinem Kopf bin ich ein Entwickler, aber in meinem Herzen ein Gamer.»: Dieses Zitat fasst perfekt zusammen, was für ein Mensch Satoru Iwata war. Am Montag erlag der 55-jährige Chef von Nintendo einem Krebsleiden.
This. “@alpharadTV: Oh, Iwata. You will be missed. pic.twitter.com/wCQjAayhsU”
— Jeff Green (@Greenspeak) July 13, 2015
Iwata war als Entwickler in den 80er-Jahren massgeblich am ersten «Kirby»-Spiel beteiligt. Damals arbeitete er für das zu Nintendo gehörende Unternehmen HAL Laboratory. 1993 wurde er zum Präsidenten befördert, bis er sieben Jahre später zu Nintendo wechselte.
Iwata blieb in die Entwicklung neuer Spiele und Konsolen involviert, darunter Titel wie «Super Mario Sunshine», «Metroid Prime» oder «The Legend of Zelda Wind Waker». 2002 löste er den langjährigen Präsidenten Hiroshi Yamauchi nach 53 Jahren an der Spitze von Nintendo ab.
Wie sehr Iwata Freunde, Fans und Kollegen mit seiner Art und seinem Schaffen berührt hat, zeigen die unzähligen Reaktionen auf sein Dahinscheiden.
I thought it only fitting. #RIPIwata pic.twitter.com/OhREJr1Eb1
— Joshua Saucedo (@JoshKnight1st) 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, 2015Thanks for my childhood, Mr. Iwata! pic.twitter.com/X3xJ38EsQ4
— Ronnie Filyaw (@RonnieFilyaw) July 13, 2015
... All the images that are starting to appear are breaking my heart. pic.twitter.com/bfYHspR2LG
— Stephanie Bayer (@NSSteph) July 13, 2015
Saddened by Satoru Iwata's passing. I never met him, but always felt he was Nintendo's heart, Miyamoto its soul.:( pic.twitter.com/vBxUka0on3
— Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) July 13, 2015
So sad to hear about the death of Satoru Iwata. A great leader of Nintendo, his programming leadership brought us Mother 2. He'll be missed.
— John Romero (@romero) 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, 2015I have been consistently critical of Mr. Iwata's leadership, and am not going to pretend I was not. Regardless, am saddened by his passing
— Michael Pachter (@michaelpachter) July 13, 2015
Collection of Iwata tribute posts from the Miiverse (via Neff on NeoGaf) #ThankYouMrIwata pic.twitter.com/t3BgaiLQYC
— Mark MacDonald (@markmacd) July 13, 2015
ありがとう岩田さん。 pic.twitter.com/E0qEZKPzxq
— Ashly Burch (@ashly_burch) July 13, 2015
— Aaron Linde (@aaronlinde) July 13, 2015Goodbye Satoru Iwata. His work made millions smile. And even though his life has ended tragically early, the smiles will keep on coming. RIP
— Danny O'Dwyer (@dannyodwyer) July 13, 2015
His smile said so much. He was and is one of us. He loved game, and wanted to make the world a better place with them. And he did.
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) July 13, 2015
Tell your friends that you love them and play some Mario Kart tonight.
— Ashly Burch (@ashly_burch) July 13, 2015
I have always loved this picture of Miyamoto, Sakurai, and Iwata where all three were asked to draw pictures of Kirby pic.twitter.com/jcrf8tVSvf
— Imran Khan (@imranzomg) July 13, 2015
Listening to the Gary Jules version of Mad World was a huge mistake this morning. You represent everything good and pure about games.
— Markus Persson (@notch) July 13, 2015The best summary of Iwata's career I can think of: pic.twitter.com/3MvgIHlxEt
— Adam (@mostlyFilth) July 13, 2015Ich find gar keine Worte dafür, wie traurig mich die Nachricht von Satoru Iwatas Tod macht. Krebs ist echt so eine dumme Sau.
— Fabian Käufer (@PhabulousPhab) July 13, 2015
