Miyamoto en Reggie reageren op overlijden Iwata

Eerder vannacht werd door Nintendo bekend gemaakt dat president Satoru Iwata afgelopen vrijdag is overleden. Reggie Fils-Aime en Miyamoto reageerde hierop.

Sotoru Iwata, sinds 2000 actief bij Nintendo, is op 55-jarige leeftijd overleden aan een aandoening aan de galblaas. Op het internet gingen velen reacties rond op het overlijden. Ook Reggie Fils-Aime en Miyamoto reageerden op het bericht en hun reacties kun je hieronder vinden:

Reggie:

“Mr. Iwata is gone, but it will be years before his impact on both Nintendo and the full video game industry will be fully appreciated. He was a strong leader for our company, and his attributes were clear to most everyone: Intelligence, creativity, curiosity and sense of humor. But for those of us fortunate enough to work closely with him, what will be remembered most were his mentorship and, especially, his friendship. He was a wonderful man. He always challenged us to push forward…to try the new…to upset paradigms—and most of all, to engage, excite and endear our fans. That work will continue uninterrupted.”

Miyamoto:

“I am surprised at this sudden news and overcome with sadness,” Mr. Miyamoto said in a statement issued through the company on Monday. He said he would maintain the game-development stance that he and Mr. Iwata established and work with developers to create the kind of future successes that the late president would have wanted.