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Nintendo Fans Mourn Death of Satoru Iwata on Social Media

Nintendo Fans Mourn Death of Satoru Iwata on Social Media

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July 13, 2015 7:27 PM EDT

Nintendo fans took to Twitter after the death of the company’s president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, to mourn the loss. In spite of their sadness, some were able to get very creative in their tributes to the gaming icon.

#ThankYouMrIwata pic.twitter.com/AHfveCPDr6
— meowza (@meowza) July 13, 2015

And my little tribute to the great Satoru Iwata. Words aren't my thing, so just #ThankYouIwata
You will be missed! pic.twitter.com/FO0c1MIRSc
— Smashing (@SmashingRenders) July 13, 2015

Indeed he did... #ThankYouIwata #GoodGameMrIwata #RIPIwata pic.twitter.com/DFmuC9Gmvc
— Skippy💫⛓️🖤 (@SkippyCinematic) July 13, 2015

Read unpublished quotes from TIME’s March interview with Iwata here.

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