The Boss Man: Please Understand – A Tribute to Satoru Iwata

It’s still hard for me to even type these words right now. President and CEO of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, passed away on July 11th, 2015. This week, I do a really poor job trying to honor someone whom I had been openly critical about in the past. Yes, I was one of those that thought he should no longer be CEO. I still stand by those thoughts, but this isn’t what I meant in the least bit. He was Nintendo through and through, and I felt honored to have had him at the company, truly representing gamers.

I feel like I need to apologize for several things with this episode. For starters, I am sorry for just sitting on a couch and not recording with a proper mic. We got a brand new house a week ago, but it wasn’t ready to move into and needed a lot of work – from painting, shingles, and new carpet, to demolding the entire house. I’ve been extremely busy. If you have been wondering where I have been the last week, it’s been putting 16 hour days into the house so we can move in. My family is bouncing around homes, and I am couch surfing as well. Right now, it looks like we won’t be moving in until the 20th.

I also apologize for the lack of editing – I am too swamped with house work. I wasn’t even going to do an episode this week, but I felt that I couldn’t ignore what was happening. Beyond that, I apologize for not keeping my composure. The last week has been a very emotional one, with having to deal with the previous renters and the condition of the house, along with my grandparents having complications and both being in the hospital – and now this. Iwata is a gaming icon, and you’ll never convince me otherwise.

The tribute video towards the end is from YouTuber ShinChan56798, and I encourage you to subscribe to their channel.