On Sunday, Nintendo issued a short statement saying that it's chief executive, Satoru Iwata, passed away from a bile duct growth on Saturday July 11, 2015. Mr. Iwata was only 55. As a game developer, president, and then CEO, Iwata oversaw many of HAL Laboratories and Nintendo's popular titles. Mr. Iwata displayed a fluency in the language of gaming and an ease with young developers. His motto was that, "video games are meant to be just one thing. Fun. Fun for everyone." Even though Satoru Iwata is now gone, his influence and legacy in the gaming industry will live on forever. RIP. New York Times article