(an extract from Wikipedia) "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." Satoru Iwata in his keynote speech at GDC 2005 In June 2014, Nintendo announced that Iwata would not be present at E3 2014 due to medical-related reasons. It was later revealed that he was undergoing surgery to remove a tumor in his bile duct. A little over a year later on July 12, 2015, Nintendo announced that Iwata died the previous day at the age of 55 due to complications from the tumor. Flags at Nintendo's headquarters were lowered to half-staff. All of Nintendo's regional offices took a day of silence on July 13 across all of its social media accounts in remembrance of Iwata. Nintendo confirmed that until an official replacement is announced, general directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda would be acting presidents, taking over Iwata's former duties together managing the company in the interim. Members across the gaming industry and fans alike expressed their sadness on social media over Iwata's passing and gratitude for his accomplishments. Shuhei Yoshida, president of SCE Worldwide Studios, stated: "He has given a great contribution to the development of the gaming industry. I will pray for Iwata's soul". Composer and director Junichi Masuda, most known for his work with the Pokémon games, tweeted: "He was a man who understood Pokémon, and a great leader. When I visited the other day, he was well. I will pray for his soul from the bottom of my heart". One day after Iwata's death, a rainbow appeared over Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto and was dubbed "the Rainbow Road to heaven", a reference to a stage in Mario Kart.
credit to Nintendo for Majora's Moon, Luigi and Satoru Iwata one if the greatest people in gaming credit to netherealm studios for Scorpian (added because Iwata was mourned by all gamers)
