Saturo Iwata passes at the age of 55, Beloved by everyone for everything he did.

Nintendo announced today some tragic news of Iwatas passing, he died at the age of just 55 of cancer. Iwata was at the biggest gaming convention E3 just a few weeks ago and showed no sign of distress or gave any clue to anything being wrong. It was said he had undergone an operation to remove the tumour and all was well after a few week of rest and recovery.

This news comes as a shock to everyone as nobody suspected a thing from this upbeat, happy and generally all round fun guy. Many people are upset of his passing as he practically gave most people their childhood and created some of the franchises people worship today.

He started in Nintendo in the 80s as a programmer and worked his way up to president in 2002 and promised to keep everyone happy with fun games for all ages and he did just that. Iwatas biggest success while at Nintendo were the Nintendo DS and Wii, making such iconic consoles paved a whole new way for casual gamers into the light of console and competitive gaming.

Many people on social media have expressed their great-fullness for Iwata and shared stories of their past thanking him deeply. He shall be missed and forever loved by all gamers.

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my hears, I am a gamer." - Saturo Iwata.