It is with a heavy heart that I inform of yet another great man leaving this world. Satoru Iwata, the chief executive of Nintendo who helped usher in a golden age for Nintendo and gaming in gemeral, died this past Saturday in Kyoto, Japan at age 55, due to a bile duct growth.

As a Nintendo fan since my teens, even though I haven't played most of the classic games this man helped bring to life, I am still deeply saddened for his loss. May Lady Palutena grace him with her blessings, and may he live on in our hearts for eons to come.

*plays the funeral trumpet melody*