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If he went from nintendo nintendo would lose its uniqueness

One of the reasons I'd prefer for him to stay before he passed away was this in particular, he changed up a lot of things in Nintendo, things like saving Bayonetta 2 from cancellation and the SMTxFE project would have never happened before he came along. A lot of people say his approach with third parties was lacking well they clearly don't remember before he came along as he fixed a load of issues in the approach and actually made things more open then it was before he took over.

He certainly made them more unique.

If anything like that were to occur, it would not be hostile. It would be because Nintendo let it happen in the form of a friendly merger. Think about it. Look how much Nintendo is worth. They have billions in cash reserves and lots of valuable assets which include property, people, IP's and a powerful brand. Very few companies could afford to buy them and a hostile takeover is next to impossible.

I think Satoru Iwata's legacy at Nintendo will be a positive one. Some people right now will look at the negative aspects of NIntendo such as their online service which is far behind the competition and struggling console sales. When you look at the bigger picture however, Iwata has done something for NIntendo that is good in the long term. He helped Nintendo continue to be NIntendo. One thing that has plagued other Japanese companies is that they saw the rise of the Western companies in the 2000's and surrendered their corporate identity in order to chase after that market. Since they aren't Western developers, they did not understand how to make those kinds of games and market them and as a result, they had the worst of both worlds by alienating their older fanbase while failing to capture a new one. We've seen this happen with Capcom, Konami, and Sega. Iwata never let that happen to Nintendo and hopefully neither will his successor.

Even when Iwata was trying to extend Nintendo reach with the Wii and DS, he wasn't trying to adapt to the times. He wasn't trying to go after a trend. He was creating one. He never pressed NIntendo to make the next GTA, the next Halo, the next Gears of War, or the next anything. He wanted Nintendo to be Nintendo and no matter what game gets released or what market Nintendo enters, he wanted to be assured that there would always be that Nintendo difference. Splatoon is a perfect example of this. His attitude toward mobile games also reflects this. Nintendo could have entered the mobile market the same way everyone else did. Instead, Iwata decided that if Nintendo was going to do mobile games, they were going to do it on their terms. Nintendo isn't going to release cheap ports of their Wii U and 3DS games nor would they rely on their NES catalog. Instead, they would treat mobile as if it were another dedicated platform and release content that is made for the mobile market. 

While we'll never be able to tell what another leader would have done if Iwata had not been there, I think we should all be grateful that Iwata kept Nintendo as NIntendo and not turned them into just another company.

I don't think any immediate changes will happen as a result of the loss of Iwata.

I think it'll be a while until we start to see significant effects.

Honestly I havent thought about it, because if 8th gen Nintendo is the best they can deliver right now then I would prefer they simply remained a memory to me.

It's going to be Reggie: start making your body ready.

i think it was obvious to everyone that Nintendo needed some new management and Iwata needed to step down for a few years now. None of us ever wanted this to happen to him though. This was sudden and nobody saw it coming. Even thinking about it now, it is terribly sad that he died, but Nintendo is going to do just fine without him.

i just hope Nintendo as a whole would look at how to gain the western market more. They know what Japanese gamers want. But in order to get better sales or win back gamers from the western market, they need to learn from their mistakes.

As I've mentioned on other threads, Iwata is fully dedicated to Nintendo even he has illness, he remained to be part of Nintendo rather than walk away. That is true dedication to the company. For him, leaving Nintendo, the successor would still be on those ranks - Miyamoto, Takeda, etc... the vision of the company would still be the same with i hope altering a bit to gain the western market back.

they already knew what is happening, western market - home consoles with good PC specs, open world RPG, FPS, etc... plus all their established IPs. Japanese market - handheld, and they knew the formula anyway just add more 3rd party involvement that would be great.

There were some members here about Iwata should walk away, but walking away won't resolve nintendo's problem. they need to enhance their vision for the bigger market.

RIP Iwata-san, i know you've already told the group what is needed and still create games for fun to everyone.

Nintendo is steeped in tradition and are very conservative at the base of their beliefs. It's a huge part of what gives them their charm and magic. They won't take that lightly when choosing the next CEO and they shouldn't.

Besides, many of the higher-ups are still there and have been with the company for a long time so I would think they would be the natural choice.

Like you, I am a little concerned about what it could mean for the company, but I know they know what they're doing and will be fine.