This video is dedicated to the life and achievements of Satoru Iwata. Video Editing by Forest Lee (@tehFurst) Research and Writing by Forest Lee and Jack MacAllen (@SuperPlaid64)
I still can't believe that a president of a multinational corporation slashed his own salary in half to prevent any staff from being fired. Has that ever happened before or since in the history of any corporation this size? We really need more men like Mr Iwata (Is it Iwata-san?) in positions of power in the world. RIP. :(
Jose Ocampo steve jobs didn’t actually earn 1 dollar. It is just something owners say because they don’t get paid a salary and pay themselves as they please.
If anyone has seen Nintendo recover from hardship, it's Iwata. In his final days I bet he could see the stars aligning for Pokemon GO, and the Nintendo SWITCH. The gloves were off: he went down fighting by leading these powerhouse projects.
Just like averagejoe stated, he knew what it was like to climb. He created multiple ladders, helped repair ladders, and bought out all the materials so more ladders can be made. Iwata is a genius, really. Developer, Gamer, and a Savior.
Something in me is telling me that he have seen it or were far ahead of his time to already know that it would become a success. Anyways his Smile and Story is completely beyond insainity
Here lies a leader, a programmer, but most importantly... a gamer... (Its been over a year yet we all still feel the lose of a great man. Rest in peace, Iwata.)
Sadly, people dont get that. It ticks me off when people say, "you're not a real gamer because you are a Nintendo Fanboy". Well, here are things wrong with this. 1 Nintendo makes games so when you play Nintendo games, and any games normally, you are a gamer. No arguing. 2 He was a Ps4 fanboy, so that really tells you all you need to know.
Which makes it kinda funny, since it's because of Nintendo that Sony got into the gaming industry (the Playstation was originally meant to be a SNES disc drive, after all).
+NinLucas Games REBOOT 3) It's thanks to Nintendo's actions that gaming in the west still existed after the Crash of 83 as well as the Sony Playstation's existed. It was born out of Nintendo's soured deal between them and Sony and helped create competitors.
The video forgot to mention. Just hours after the announcement of Iwata's death, a rainbow shone over Nintendo of Japan's headquarters and was dubbed, "The Rainbow Road to Heaven"
I remember when they said that, I bursted into tears that day thinking, fearwell Iwata, may you have the best afterlife of them all. still crying while writing.
It wasn't until he died that I learned how much he did, how much he went out of his way to make sure players got the best experience when playing Hal Lab or Nintendo games. I heard that every person that's ever met him knew him for his kind smile and friendly personality, even when he was at the head of Nintendo, he'd still take the time to talk to people and listen to them. So humble, so kind, and an impressively talented man, Satoru Iwata was a living legend. I wish I'd known, I wish I'd had the pleasure of meeting him. He was the type of person every gamer would hope for to be behind their favorite games, and the perfect head of any company. He cared about the products so much that he would get directly involved whenever he was needed. Best of all, he knew what he was. On his business card, he was a corporate president. In his mind, a game developer. But in his heart, he was a gamer. We miss you, Iwata. I only wish I'd known sooner how much you've done for us.
If I can ever get to japan, I shall find myself to his resting place. I may not meet him in person, but I hope to meet him, maybe play some Kirby's Dream land next to such a legend of a gamer. Gamers world wide, wept for this loss.
Satoru, Please, listen to me. Do you remember the console you helped develop while the WiiU failed? People blamed you for it, didn't they? Forget it all. That system you worked, the Nintendo NX, turned into one of the most successful consoles. Everyone loves it. Able to switch between a console and handheld, it reached to both casual and core audiences. Does that remind you of your major success? The Switch is a rejuvenation of the Wii, and that really shows how influential you are. You've touched so many hearts, built so many memories, given so many jobs, helped millions. You have the right to be proud: of yourself and the others at Nintendo. Thank you. Thank you so, do much.
60FPS Gaming How so, I had heard that the day before that rainbow they had a rainstorm and from what I learned in school when light travels through water it creates a spectrum of all the colors. Or did I get something wrong?
..Okay, I'll be honest, I didn't expect to cry at this. Mostly because I never knew about the man. All I knew is that he died and people were hurt. But after watching this and hearing about his life and the kind of person he was, it made me really like the guy. And when they reached his death in the video, I actually started crying. I play all kinds of video games from all over the place. Playstation, Xbox, etc. But the majority of my collection is Nintendo. Why? Because it was Nintendo that first got me into gaming. The first console that got me into gaming was the Nintendo GameCube. The game was Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time port for it. Ever since, I started to collect every console they created. Game Boy Color, N64, Wii, DS, 3DS. I never leave home without my 3DS to this day. And to this day I'm trying to get a Switch. So Nintendo means a lot to me. It's my favorite video game company. And to realize what made it so great is because of this man, it makes it, and myself, even sadder that he's gone. RIP Satoru Iwata. You will be missed, and you certainly are. (P.S. I know I'm 3 years late for this, but I still felt like sharing my thoughts)
I legit felt silly for wanting to cry after watching this video, mainly because prior to his death, I didn't know anything about Iwata. After watching the video and seeing what a genuinely hardworking, intelligent and wholesome individual he was, my god I struggled to keep the tears in. He really was a good man, and even though he's gone, I'm happy to see how much people admire him and how greatly he impacted the world of gaming. R.I.P Mr. Iwata
I’m also six years late and struggled to not cry at the end of this touching tribute. Beautifully said…Mr. Iwata was an incredible soul whose passion and work defined so much of our lives. Nintendo will always have a special place in my heart & home ❤
"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." Mr. Iwata was too good for this world. How I wish the game industry could have more people like him, or at least those to follow in his example.
4chan has some very different communities on fastly different boards. While some boards, like /v/ and /b/ are pretty vile pretty much the entire time, the same can't be said for /jp/ or /fit/ if you ask me. Far from it, actually. And even within those boards the communities change from time to time, likely because of the anonymous nature of 4chan. People often make it out for a vile place, and yes some boards are just that most of the time, but please don't forgo the rest of the boards and the rest of the time?
It really depends on what you want to do. For general programming Java/C# are good starter languages. For web development, HTML5/Javascript. For game development that's a bit of a tough one. I'd suggest Python/C# for Game Maker Studio/Unity then maybe go into C++ which is the commercial standard for games.
i fell like this is more like a documentary than an episode of did you know. i started tearing up now that i understand better his life journey and where he came from.
It’s now been 5 years since iwata has passed away, we’re still missing you and still appreciate all the work you’ve done for Nintendo and us, the fans Hope your resting easy even after all this time :,(
I am a Playstation fan and I didn't know how much he did for Nintendo but if this is true, he was a LEGEND. How could there be a person like him in this world? He was incredible.
I started crying when Furst said that Iwata cut his own pay... I had never heard about this until now. Such a brilliant, selfless, and thoughtful man who has impacted everyone's life one way or another.
Watchman5 I don't mean to take away from Mr Iwata, but that is actually a common practice in Japan, not something he came up with. However, he still cut his pay above and beyond what any other director would, and refused to fire any employees
Iwata was one of the only CEO's that I not only respected, but admired. A great human being, with a great heart. His name will live on forever. Like a great king who built a great kingdom. The King Arthur of Video Games.
The fact he cut his own salary to prevent firing the employees is…I don’t even know how to put it in words, it’s just amazing. Mr Iwata is the most amazing person to ever exist and it was sad to see him go. Rest In Peace Iwata, you truly were a legend
*sigh* It looks like The PC Master Race is up to their old tricks again. *winks at camera as laugh track plays and generic sitcom theme begins to play as credits roll*
I remember the day after he died, crying at my school and nobody understood who I was crying over...I could say his name but everyone just kind of looked at me as if they didn’t recognize his name. Worst. Feeling. Ever.
4 years later and it's still water works every time I watch this. The indirect impact this man had on my life still makes it feel like fresh loss any time I revisit this video. He was an architect of joy to the world of gaming.
Sky Paladin like a light bulb almost all people who burn brightest burn out the fastest :'( iwata was a coding genius and Steve Jobs started in a garage
I'm sure it will happen. There's plenty of gaming documentaries nowadays and the rate is bound to increase over time. A documentary about a man as influential as him is only a matter of time.
He single handedly saved a multitude of cult classic games, even companies. Hell, he brought the gaming industry into the eye of the general public and reinvented the way people see video games today. This man was and still is a hero. It's no exaggeration to say that he changed the world.
maybe you need a life , i bet your some religious freak . the guy at the end did nothing same as most they do amazing at the start and middle then get lazy as it shows with Nintendo as its a joke now days has been for decade at least and NX is already going to be a joke . most analysis because its out so soon and no one but fanboy losers care since no one has a clue what it is . Also Reggie is destroying Nintendo its sad even 3ds has been losing past two years in japan to vita its insane .
HellBringer Iwata had a huge effect on my entertainment for close to 20 years. I think I'm allowed a bit of grievance. If you're just here to piss people off, are you sure you're the one who can lecture about having a life?
He did nothing? Halving his pay to protect his employee's and working on his death bed with insistence that Pokemon GO was free to play and accessible for everyone? Nintendo fumbled the launch and advertising for the 3DS and Wii U, yes. However, the 3DS turned around exceptionally and has now sold more than the NES despite the free to play readily available market from smartphones. He had a failure in the Wii U (still made a profit on it). Even Steve Jobs made mistakes, Iwata never had the chance to rectify them. 'He got lazy'... seriously? the guy worked up until he died and took minimal leave after his operation. 'you need a life' needs inner reflection.
HellBringer um.... having respect for the dead/ a man that was part of your childhood through his contributions to your favorite games, has nothing to do with being religious
Every year, around the time of his death, I watch this to remind myself of Mr. Iwata's ambitions and overall type of person he was. RIP Iwata 5 years later...
Nowadays in the gaming industry, people like Mark Cerny, Gabe Newell and Phil Spencer are lapping up all the press and people act like they’re truly great gaming titans who bleed for their games and businesses, but they all PALE in comparison to Satoru Iwata. There will never truly be another developer or CEO like him, he will forever be too amazing for words. Rest in peace, Iwata-san, the gaming industry will truly never be the same without you.
As an Engineer, if I was told that part about the "it'll take 2 years your way and 6 months if you do it my way" I would just lie down on the floor and show my belly to convey that his dominance has taken over me.
When I was a child, my mom gave us a unique rule in our household. While we still got presents for Christmas, we were allowed ONE gift for Easter. My one gift in one of my Easter baskets was Pokemon Gold, a game I was wanting to play for quite some time. That game was a major part of my childhood, so much so, Newbark Town's music gives me home sickness. But still, at it's core, it was just a game. I tried to treat my Pokemon in game as family, but this was mere an illusion to me that I was aware of. This illusion broke, when I saw not only the region Johto was in the game, but Kanto as well. I saw that the Kanto region had changes, people grew older, and places changed over time. It made me believe as a child, it was more than just a game, and left a major impact on me. Fast forward to 2014, I had joined the military so I could gather experience in computers, physical fitness, and travel. My first real station was in Bremerton Naval Base in Washington in 2015. Right next to base was a ferry where I could travel to Seattle, where I learned Nintendo and Pokemon were nearby. Just as I traveled to Kanto by boat, I still remember playing Pokemon Gold music in my head and on my iPod, as I rode the ferry to Seattle. I had two weekends to visit friends who moved to Washington, and on the final day of my visit, they dropped me off at the ferry to go back to my duties on July 11th, 2015. As I boarded the ferry, I checked facebook, where I learned of Iwata's passing. Quickly, I read of his works I was unaware of, including his work on Pokemon Gold. Kanto's inclusion of the game was his doing. Iwata had directly influenced a major part of my childhood, and even as he passed, influenced my joy in visiting a simple city and friends. I returned to my barracks room, and only then did the tears finally hit me.
Whilst I never joined the army or played pokemon gold(yet) I do remember coming home from my holiday in Florida where he died one the day I returned, when i heard the death and learned his achievements I couldn't help but cry too.
Satoru Iwata had a hand in every single pokémon game until gen 6 with X and Y in 2013, which was the time Iwata started having health issues with his bile duct, which sadly took his life in 2015. This was the beginning of the end, and its been downhill all from here. Without Iwata now Gamefreak is operating similarly to their early gen 1 and 2 days, and for those who know how these games are coded, that is nothing short of terrifying.... Pokémon games and in general Nintendo will never be the same without you, Legend ❤
The music really added as well. Mother 2 and classic Pokémon music gave me MASSIVE nostalgia chills, and when Smiles and Tears came around, I Just. Broke. Down. Thank you Mr. Iwata, even a year later.
I cried in the beginning and end of the video. There was so much I didn't know about Iwata. He saved/contributed to so many of my favorite games. What a real hero to gamers everywhere.
If I'm correct, mr. Iwata was heavily involved in the development of the switch too... I think we can say that the newest Nintendo console is also his last legacy.
I’m honestly staggered that Sony, Microsoft and even SEGA payed their respects. That’s a prime example of how the “console wars” are not as fierce as people make them out to be
That's only, stupid, low-level common people that seriously think these people are as petty as them, the people in the industry care about profit and numbers they don't hate each other on a personal level, they all respect what each other do.
@@ayaannazir7737 Nooot really? That's not driven by hate. That, once again, is driven by profit. Nintendo paid Sony to create a console based on their ideas. Nintendo ran off to Philips. Sony had the console so they the smartest thing possible: Release it.
Every time I think about Iwata, what he stood for, his philosophies, his work ethics and what a gentle soul he was. It gives me great sadness to think about that he is gone...
Jackseptic eye He contributed A lot in the early days when gaming was born. I know you kids don't see it now because all you see today is *Wii U struggling Nintendo*, but a lot of the games you love today pull inspiration from what this man did in the early days food for thought
ikr what kind of CEO does that? He really seemed like a driven man focused on his goal rather than his own success, sacrificing his own time to fix projects because he knew he could. I mean he obviously was brilliant to be able to see things others couldn't and write sophisticated programs, but the fact that he used it selflessly is admirable.
I kinda feel bad for Iwata how in his later years people seemed to be giving him so much shit and insist he be fired and replaced. It's quite sad really the last we really saw of him was apologizing for a game that everyone completely shat on the moment it was announced.
I miss Iwata a ton, the end of the video nearly made me cry honestly. I can't help but shed a tear whenever I finish a Nintendo game and see his name in the credits, especially after I finished Earthbound. Rest in Peace Iwata, we all love you and miss you, thankyou for your innovations, creativity, and ideas which will last forever in our hearts ;~;
Well shit, the first time i watched this video i went in not knowing who this man was at all, only his name. I didn’t know he died or what he had done for the gaming industry, I watched as i kept thinking this is a great man and i hope he still works for the gaming industry for the years to come. The moment i was informed by this video that he passed away killed me, I had just built up a whole lot of respect for a great man only to find he had passed. This hurt me as a gamer and as a human, this man put hours and days into work on holidays and when he was sick only because he wanted to. Rest in peace Mr Iwata, you were pretty good.
***** How is developing a game under a successful, long missed, IP obsession? He was being practical with that game. His one goal was to make a game that people had long missed, as well as make a game that took full advantage of what the Wii U had to offer. That's his job. If you seriously think that responsibility correlates to mental disorders, I don't think you're old enough to even be discussing this topic. As far as the Mario games go, they've improved over the years. He's contributed a lot to the studies of game development, and the way a dev can interact and teach their player's. But again, you wouldn't know.
***** The flaw in that is the simple fact that every Mario title has been good. Unique? No. But good. Every Legend of Zelda game is phenomenal, and loved by almost all that play it. If you're seriously going to argue the quality of Mario and Zelda games, there's really no reason to be sitting here talking to me about game development. Star Fox Zero may not have been good, but the problem with your logic is that Mario and Zelda games don't all (if at all) take much advantage of a system's gimmick, so much as simply be a great Mario game. I can't think of a single game Miyamoto has made that hasn't been critically acclaimed, aside from that game specifically. So, I'll just let statistics do the talking for me. Go ahead and argue whether you like the games or not. But your opinion on a specific game doesn't determine someone's worthiness as a game developer. You have opinions. You're completely entitled to have them. But you don't know SHIT about game development. So, GTFO. Also, don't call me "kiddo". You don't even know the games that Miyamoto has made. Clear indication of your age, dumb ass.
I have to say that Miyamoto is showing signs of falling off. That said, he's still got it. I just hope the weight of expectation on him won't end up being too much.
"Satoru" Don't worry, look what has become of ur efforts. Look how successful the switch is and how much joy it has brought to so many people. It's okay. You can rest now. We love you for everything you did. And for your positive smile all the way through. Even at Nintendo's lowest. It's okay Iwata. You can rest easy now. It's okay. We'll meet again.
I still remember the day clearly, staying up late at night I was on my way to bed. I decided to check /v/ one more time before I went to bed and was greeted with an official nintendo document stating his passing. That night was not met with sleep, but crying.
Thinking about that made me sad. The last thing he saw is the Wii U failing. He never got the chance to see the success of the Nintendo Switch. At least his legacy lives on in Breath of the Wild.
If anyone has seen Nintendo recover from hardship, it's Iwata. In his final days I bet he could see the stars aligning for Pokemon GO, and the Nintendo SWITCH. The gloves were off: he went down fighting by leading these powerhouse projects.
Same I watched it like 5 times now. I didnt know who he was until he died. And it was that moment when I realized the man who brought so much joy to my life has died. I will always remember him.
Can’t believe it’s almost been exactly five years since his passing. I have so many thanks to give to this man for my childhood and my love for video gaming, and I’m saddened that I wouldn’t be able to do that. RIP Mr. Iwata
Thats your opinion, doesn't need to be stated. In fact, I recommend reposting that comment on VanossGaming's channel, since no one there gives a crap about Nintendo.
@@SourRobo8364 some of the decisions were still around before he even died. nowadays people are too stupid even remember stuff accurately and use his death as a weapon against Nintendo in a disgusting and disturbing way that disturbed a bunch of instant people online
All the light Satoru Iwata brought into the world and shared is still here. His death is tragic, but it doesn't have to remove the joy he created for everyone, and all of those people can continue sharing that light and joy with others. When I watch this video, I do feel sad because of his passing, and I do cry. But I cry out of sheer joy that someone like this even can exist, in the first place. It's inspiring and fills me with so much hope. I hope that you're able to see that as well, through whatever darkness you were feeling when you commented. I know that was a year ago; sorry for the very late reply.
Here I am, sitting in Starbucks with my headphones in. Crying like a b*tch during the last 3 minutes. Amazing work. He will be missed by millions, and we can only try to honor him by working hard and striving to give everything we've got toward everything we do.
Iwata's vision was that the market would support a hybrid device, it's why he merged the console and handheld development teams. Kimishima only cares about making money- hence why he's continuing to try to support 3DS, instead of focusing more on Switch. If Iwata were still around, the Switch would have sold twice as many, have twice as many games, and would easily be on pace to be the first to sell over 200 million systems!! Under Kimishima it'll be lucky to hit 100 million.
I hate how immature I used to be when he was alive and blamed this man for the dark years Nintendo faced throughout the Wii U life-cycle. This video did a great job at making me understand how much of a great man Satoru Iwata was and how much he has contributed to Nintendo and my childhood. His accomplishments are so great, they completely eclipse the dark Wii U years. May he rest in peace.
What I love about Iwata was when The Wii U Did poorly in sales he docked his own pay instead of his employees because he felt It was his fault that the Wii U didn't sell well. It truly broke my heart that he passed away to Cancer and isn't here to see how much the Switch is still selling greatly. Edit: and how much of an Impact and how popular Pokemon has become.
Anyone else come here from the Sakurai video? I'm watching this video again after I had watched it back in 2015. How times likes to go by man... I shed so many tears watching this, he did so much for the industry, and his spirit is still seen today not only in Nintendo but gaming as a whole. I miss the guy so much. :'(
