“I am surprised at this sudden news and overcome with sadness”
Dette var den offisielle reaksjonen til Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendos kreative sjef, angående nattens sjokkbeskjed om at Nintendo-sjef Satoru Iwata har gått bort etter lang tids sykdom. Uttalelsen som ble publisert av Nintendo i Japan gjenspeiler overraskelsen mange følte etter at Iwata har sett ut til å ha hatt god helse siden i fjor høst.
Både Miyamoto (software creative leader) og Genyo Takeda (hardware creative leader) vil midlertidig lede selskapet med samme kreative retning og forretningsplan som Iwata redegjorde for tidligere i år.
Hele spillbransjen sørger i dag over Iwatas død, og sosiale medier er fulle av omtanke hedrende beskjeder. Følgende er det soleklart mest delte sitatet fra Iwata:
“On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer”.
Her følger et utvalg av andre sitater og reaksjoner hentet hovedsaklig fra Twitter:
“Nintendo of Europe is today mourning the passing of Mr Satoru Iwata, Nintendo’s Global President. It is difficult to put into words the sadness we feel at this time. Mr. Iwata was a strong leader, a unique figure in the gaming industry and an important part of Nintendo’s history. He was a visionary in every sense of the word and we will miss him dearly. Just as Mr. Iwata challenged us to always push forward, we will ensure his legacy lives on through our ongoing work to always surprise and delight our fans. At this time our thoughts are with his family.” – Satoru Shibata, Nintendo of Europe President (via Videogamer).
“Thank you for everything, Mr. Iwata.” – PlayStations offisielle kanal.
“Sad day for Iwata-san’s family, friends, and gamers everywhere. His passion, creativity & leadership elevated our industry.” – Phil Spencer, Xbox-sjef hos Microsoft.
“Mr. Iwata’s contributions to the industry were immeasurable. Thank you for inspiring us all.” – Activisions offisielle kanal.
“We lost a great voice and passionate guiding light for the games industry today. Iwata-san, your work will live on. Thank you.” – 2K Games’ offisielle kanal.
“Please, I don’t understand. #ThankYouIwata” – Markus “Notch” Persson.
“In my heart forever. http://twitpic.com/daizry” – Hideki Kamiya.
Denne Neogaf-tråden har en hel mengde andre sitater og reaksjoner fra bransjen.
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