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Thousands Pay Tribute at Satoru Iwata Funeral

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Satoru Iwata's funeral ceremony was held this morning, and thousands have been visiting his final resting place.

Nintendo's president Iwata passed away earlier this week at the age of 55. Over the past few days, over 4,000 fans and Nintendo employees have visited the Kyoto temple where he has been laid to rest.

Among those at the ceremony were Shigeru Miyamoto, Yuji Naka, Dylan Cuthbert, Reggie Fils-Aime, and Bill Trinen.

Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto will be leading the company forward while Nintendo looks for a new president. According to the Wall Street Journal, Takeda said during a eulogy this morning that they would both "strive to complete the work that Mr. Iwata started."

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