Nintendo fans visit Satoru Iwata's final resting place

Satoru Iwata was laid to rest today with many members of the Japanese gaming industry in attendance.

Nintendo fans visit Satoru Iwata's final resting place

Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto, Reggie Fils-Aime and Bill Trinen were present. They were joined by former Sonic Team boss Yuji Naka, Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai, The Legend of Zelda series boss Eiji Aonuma, Q-Games' Dylan Cuthbert, and Platinum Games' Hideki Kamiya.

Iwata’s death last weekend was met with an outpouring of emotion from those in the industry and fans alike. Over the past few days, more than 3,000 people visited Iwata's final resting place at a Japanese temple in Nintendo's home city of Kyoto.

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