Author Topic: This month is Iwata Month, and there's nothing you can do about it! (Read 16327 times)

Bill Aurion · « **on:** September 02, 2005, 12:55:47 PM »

Reggie had his month in May, and now it's Iwata-san's turn...There is no company president as charismatic and determined as he is to bring videogaming to a whole new level...

Iwata will be speaking at this year's Tokyo Game Show on September 16th at 11 AM, which corresponds to September 15th at 10 PM EST...IWATATON is coming! Do I mean Revolution news? Pfffff, who cares about that? IWATATON is all about Iwata giving another fantastic speech about just what gaming is about, so show your support by using that right brain of yours to commemorate Iwata in the same manner we did Reggie...

"People sometimes ask me what I did when I was hired at HAL. The answer is that I was a programmer. And an engineer. And a designer. And I marketed our games. I also ordered food. And I helped clean up. And, it was all great fun."

"The risks are always there, whenever we are taking some kind of new approach. But if we simply take the same attitude as before, well, we know that the gaming population is shrinking, and there is no bright future for the industry. And we really don't want to die slowly."

"We at HAL found a way to bring our idea to life. Our team believed deeply in the concept and we did not waver in our approach. So in this important sense, we at HAL - we're just like every one of you. Even if we come from different sides of the world, speak different languages, even if we eat too many chips or rice balls, even if we have different tastes in games, every one of us here today is identical in the most important way: each one of us has the heart of a gamer."

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #1 on:** September 02, 2005, 12:58:38 PM »

IWATATON

I had to edit this post! Spectacular!

Caliban · « **Reply #2 on:** September 02, 2005, 03:17:24 PM »

Hey I'm in, I just wished I could get a photo where he is looking straight to the camera.

Caillan · « **Reply #3 on:** September 02, 2005, 03:35:38 PM »

I was about to suggest Iwata month in the avatar thread when I saw this and made a poor imitation of KN's avatar! AMAZING.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #4 on:** September 02, 2005, 03:50:49 PM »

I love it!

Artimus · « **Reply #5 on:** September 02, 2005, 04:21:48 PM »

I'll join!

Mario · « **Reply #6 on:** September 02, 2005, 04:25:44 PM »

IWATATON

I'll make an avatar or something in a minute!

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #7 on:** September 02, 2005, 04:32:19 PM »

IWATATON PIC #2!

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #8 on:** September 02, 2005, 04:46:46 PM »

Iwata sighting in West Virginia!

Mario · « **Reply #9 on:** September 02, 2005, 06:16:26 PM »

The Iwata Boat has set sail, time of arrival? IWATA TIME!

Arbok · « **Reply #10 on:** September 02, 2005, 07:42:35 PM »

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Originally posted by: Mario
IWATATON

I'll make an avatar or something in a minute!

Best image... ever!

Anyway, I might join in later... depends on if Duel Strike releases me from its stranglehold or not.

IceCold · « **Reply #11 on:** September 02, 2005, 08:20:59 PM »

Iwata! Iwata! Iwata!

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Of course, these games themselves have become much bigger in several ways. That, in turn, requires bigger teams, bigger budgets, bigger challenges in meeting deadlines. This also means that big game companies are getting bigger - by consuming smaller ones.

On the other hand, what's more prominent in my thinking these days is how our industry is getting smaller. We are smaller in the amount of risk we're willing to accept. We are also smaller in how we define videogames. The list of genres seems fixed - shooters, sports, platformers, puzzles, and so on. When is the last time we invented a new genre? But as importantly, even within these genres, we have reduced the environments we use. The racing tracks, the sound tracks, the bosses, the heroes, are starting to look more and more alike

Hopefully the Revolution can change this for the better.

I'll change my avatar later - dibs on the one with him 20 years ago next to his motorbike

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #12 on:** September 02, 2005, 08:37:54 PM »

YOU will say "WOW!"

!!BANZAI!!

ShyGuy · « **Reply #13 on:** September 02, 2005, 09:11:10 PM »

the Iwata-Potter has arrived

stevey · « **Reply #14 on:** September 03, 2005, 03:44:31 AM »

here come Iwata tingel here to start the revolution and be fruity

nemo_83 · « **Reply #15 on:** September 03, 2005, 07:26:18 AM »

I may wait until he delivers before I change my avatar; anyways, I am kind of fond of the one I have right now.

Famicom · « **Reply #16 on:** September 03, 2005, 08:01:19 AM »

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Originally posted by: Caliban
Hey I'm in, I just wished I could get a photo where he is looking straight to the camera.

How's this?

And what the hell, I'll participate too.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #17 on:** September 03, 2005, 08:16:27 AM »

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Originally posted by: nemo_83
I may wait until he delivers before I change my avatar; anyways, I am kind of fond of the one I have right now.

Iwata ALWAYS delivers...Now out, you heretic!

Infernal Monkey · « **Reply #18 on:** September 04, 2005, 03:49:14 AM »

I was going to shop something, but then I remembered it's IWATA. Automatically gold.

I'm such a whore.

nitsu niflheim · « **Reply #19 on:** September 04, 2005, 09:10:29 AM »

I'm tired of changing my ava's for these themes. This month is the same as last month, wagging dog tail month.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #20 on:** September 04, 2005, 09:19:04 AM »

HERETICS, GET OUT! I need none of this "HAR HAR I'm posting here to say I'm not changing my avatar" crap!

(Edit: I see you've changed your mind on your avatar...Good...

)

nickmitch · « **Reply #21 on:** September 04, 2005, 04:08:38 PM »

Even at the height of tragedy, it is still Iwata time.

Deguello · « **Reply #22 on:** September 04, 2005, 05:30:51 PM »

I join.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #23 on:** September 04, 2005, 06:09:35 PM »

Less than 11 days till IWATA TIME!

ThePerm · « **Reply #24 on:** September 04, 2005, 06:17:13 PM »

i'll join too! ...just t hink..he knows what the c ontroller looks like

Dasmos · « **Reply #25 on:** September 05, 2005, 03:49:10 AM »

OH NO! Me and Dequello have the same Sexy Iwata avs! Oh gawd!

ThePerm · « **Reply #26 on:** September 05, 2005, 07:48:55 AM »

me and knowsnothing do to

Dasmos · « **Reply #27 on:** September 05, 2005, 08:06:07 PM »

Sure you have the same pic of Iwata, but KN has the yellow stripe. Me and Dequello have the EXACT same. No variation there.

ThePerm · « **Reply #28 on:** September 05, 2005, 08:13:39 PM »

duegello's iwata head is closer to the top than yous is..the line above his head is longer...

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #29 on:** September 05, 2005, 08:40:38 PM »

Who cares? It's IWATA! (Except your avatar is like a bajillion kilobytes in size, Dasmos)

Dasmos · « **Reply #30 on:** September 05, 2005, 09:33:04 PM »

I agree, and this also means me and Dequello now share a deep and binding Iwata buddyness......(for the record I had mine first!)

Mr. Segali · « **Reply #31 on:** September 06, 2005, 12:12:47 AM »

Done and done.

wandering · « **Reply #32 on:** September 06, 2005, 08:26:37 AM »

I'm game.

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #33 on:** September 06, 2005, 09:37:24 AM »

Does your avatar have anything to do with my Reggie pic?

If it doesn't, hooray for coinidences!

I love my reggie pic, I don't care what you think

TMW · « **Reply #34 on:** September 06, 2005, 02:44:46 PM »

I too shall join the Iwataton.

I had a friend do the 'shop for me. I asked for Iwata in Ness clothing...I got Link.

I am not complaining though!

stevey · « **Reply #35 on:** September 06, 2005, 04:43:23 PM »

Famicom win for best Iwata avatar with hs jazz hands

wandering · « **Reply #36 on:** September 06, 2005, 05:31:46 PM »

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KnowsNothing said:
Does your avatar have anything to do with my Reggie pic?

If it doesn't, hooray for coinidences!

I love my reggie pic, I don't care what you think

I don't think I've ever seen it before. (Maybe I did and then forgot).

Regardless, one can never have too much Wonka (unless Tim Burton is directing), so hooray indeed.

And I like your pic. But Reggie would be better as Slugworth.

MarioAllStar · « **Reply #37 on:** September 06, 2005, 08:18:24 PM »

Are you implying that Reggie pays kids large amounts of money for candy?

Pfft...yeah right! He would just take the candy from the kid because...he's Reggie!

RABicle · « **Reply #38 on:** September 07, 2005, 08:56:09 AM »

Mines pretty lame.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #39 on:** September 07, 2005, 09:24:34 AM »

NO, it has Iwata so it ROCKS! =D

Less than 9 days to go!

stevey · « **Reply #40 on:** September 07, 2005, 10:00:20 AM »

9 day is more 9 year gaahhh cant wait I'm building me one of those time car thingy.

ThePerm · « **Reply #41 on:** September 07, 2005, 05:50:31 PM »

i have the day off on iwataton!!!!!!

vudu · « **Reply #42 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:07:32 PM »

Does anyone have a good picture of Iwata without his hair covering his forehead?

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #43 on:** September 08, 2005, 06:28:33 PM »

I think this is the closest I've found...

vudu · « **Reply #44 on:** September 09, 2005, 03:34:30 AM »

That won't really work with what I want to do.

Thanks for trying.

couchmonkey · « **Reply #45 on:** September 09, 2005, 07:57:23 AM »

BEACH PARTY Iwata!! "The Vacation Begins Now". Accessories sold seperately.

ThePerm · « **Reply #46 on:** September 09, 2005, 08:32:54 AM »

you win

Mr. Segali · « **Reply #47 on:** September 09, 2005, 09:15:07 AM »

Mine might be buffer but couchmonkey wins for sexiness.

ThePerm · « **Reply #48 on:** September 09, 2005, 11:23:19 AM »

ozzy iwata!!!

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #49 on:** September 09, 2005, 08:50:35 PM »

5 days, 20 hours, 12 minutes... =D

stevey · « **Reply #50 on:** September 11, 2005, 01:08:37 PM »

Gone fishin' for Iwata

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #51 on:** September 11, 2005, 01:59:20 PM »

I have finished my work. The avatar is really small, of course, so the larger version can be found here:

THE IWATA MONSTER

THE IWATATON WILL DESTROY US ALL!!!

ThePerm · « **Reply #52 on:** September 11, 2005, 08:49:28 PM »

YOUR IWATA AVATAR LOOKS LIKE A REAL HOSTILE CREATION!!!!!

only someone with leoperd print sheets could produce such an image!!!

Mr. Segali · « **Reply #53 on:** September 11, 2005, 09:39:38 PM »

If Iwata was a final boss in an RPG, I imagine that's what his final form would look like.

Shift Key · « **Reply #54 on:** September 12, 2005, 04:22:32 AM »

I'm going to blatantly steal this and claim it as my own hilarity share this funny pietriot joke. Because I can't be bothered avatarizing Iwata.

IT'S IWATA TIME!

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #55 on:** September 12, 2005, 03:59:58 PM »

ThePerm, I added you to my sig.
I have no idea how you remember my leopard print covers

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #56 on:** September 12, 2005, 04:04:48 PM »

Dude, you've got the wikkia-wikkia porn room! NEVER FORGET.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #57 on:** September 12, 2005, 05:14:52 PM »

There is now less than 3 days till Iwataton!

2 days | 23 hours | 48 minutes

Mr. Segali · « **Reply #58 on:** September 12, 2005, 06:40:43 PM »

And I should have the day off... I hope it rocks my world.

ThePerm · « **Reply #59 on:** September 12, 2005, 09:13:09 PM »

internet enhances memory!!!

stevey · « **Reply #60 on:** September 14, 2005, 04:49:30 AM »

1 days | 10 hrs | 10 min | 22 secs

wandering · « **Reply #61 on:** September 14, 2005, 04:59:56 AM »

My frothing anticipation for IWATATON....increases!

Caliban · « **Reply #62 on:** September 14, 2005, 05:23:57 AM »

Wasn't there supposed to be some kind of leak, as in Iwata's speech? Oh well I'll hold myself in contentment until tomorrow or friday.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #63 on:** September 14, 2005, 05:27:43 AM »

The "leak" never happened so we are forced to wait another day...Such a disaster...

Pale · « **Reply #64 on:** September 14, 2005, 03:19:51 PM »

Man... there haven't been any reports of netcast has there? I mean, I know it would be in Japanese... but we could still look at the pictures.

mantidor · « **Reply #65 on:** September 14, 2005, 04:32:36 PM »

that fact alone makes me fear the incredible amount of dissapointment thats going to happen, for instance I dont expect Metroid Prime 3 to be shown since its not really big in Japan at all, I expect focus on things like Kirby or Pokemon and that sadly will spread in the interweb as "Nintedo is the k1ddie!!1" like wildfire after the event.

stevey · « **Reply #66 on:** September 14, 2005, 05:01:02 PM »

0 days | 23 hrs | 59 min | 0 secs

T - one day a conting till Iwata become come god!

mantidor · « **Reply #67 on:** September 14, 2005, 07:08:45 PM »

what? I thought the conference was today!

KnowsNothing · « **Reply #68 on:** September 15, 2005, 07:03:31 PM »

Today was Iwataton.

The culmination of all your Megat0n, Tuesdayton, Wednesdayton, Thursdayton, and Fridayton excitment has reached its breaking point.

Never Happening has just happened.

Famicom · « **Reply #69 on:** September 15, 2005, 07:10:11 PM »

I feel like my avatar.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #70 on:** September 15, 2005, 07:18:35 PM »

Iwataton was a complete success!

stevey · « **Reply #71 on:** September 16, 2005, 05:00:39 AM »

MY GOD(Iwata) IWATATON WAS SOOOO GREAT AH!!! IT WAS GREAT THAN ANYTHING EVER BEFORE AND A CRAZY AS HELL!!! WOOT! WOOT! When the next one I'm hook on -ton?

Caliban · « **Reply #72 on:** September 20, 2005, 05:18:58 PM »

As much as I respect Iwata I couldn't see him as a pirate and so my avatar is back to normal *runs from the stones and NRCs(?) thrown at him*.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #73 on:** September 20, 2005, 07:09:55 PM »

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! >=O

vudu · « **Reply #74 on:** September 22, 2007, 03:56:19 AM »

We forgot about Iwata month.

Bill Aurion · « **Reply #75 on:** September 22, 2007, 05:24:59 AM »

Iwata didn't have a speech at TGS this year...

vudu · « **Reply #76 on:** September 22, 2007, 10:01:35 AM »

Does that mean it's any less Iwata month?

NinGurl69 *huggles · « **Reply #77 on:** September 22, 2007, 12:38:25 PM »

It's DualShock 3 month.

IceCold · « **Reply #78 on:** September 22, 2007, 06:45:30 PM »

Every month is Iwata month.

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Author Topic: This month is Iwata Month, and there's nothing you can do about it! (Read 16327 times)