Sad Day For Modern Gaming - The Passing of Satoru Iwata

It has been a gloomy week for gaming as the one of the most beloved programmers and Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata died on July 11, 2015. He is fourth CEO of the game giant Nintendo which made games and gaming consoles like the NES, SNES, Gameboy and the Wii. 

Iwata worked on some of the nintendo games like The Legend of Zelda, Mario, and the Animal Crossing series. He was also the first CEO of Nintendo who is not related to original owners, the Yamauchis.

He died because of a Bile duct tumor (Cholangiocarcinoma) at the age of 55. Following his death, Nintendo announced that Genyo Takeda and Shigeru Miyamoto would take over on an interim basis until a replacement is found.

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my heart, I am a gamer." Satoru Iwata in his keynote speech at GDC 2005

Pinoy Komiks Featured in the International Comic Festival Tokyo

Pinoy Komiks soars again in the international scene at the upcoming International Comic Festival Tokyo. The first “International Manga Fest” was held on November 18, 2012, and was supported by the embassies of seven countries, Cultural Exchange Bureaux, several publishers, some manga artists and many others. Manga in Japan, Bande Dessinée in France, American Comic in the USA.

Pinoy Komikeros will be participating in this international comic event in Japan to further expand internation exposure of Pinoy komik titles.

Below are the information we got from the facebook page of  the  International Comic Festival Tokyo.

The Artist Alley 2013 (from A to Z) 【26】PINOY Komiks　/ Philippines ピノイ・コミックス／フィリピン 活動場所：Philippines 出展作家の主要作品： Carlo Vergara: ZsaZsa Zaturnnah Manix Abrera : Kiko Machine Lyndon Gregolio : BEERKADA Elbert Or : Bakemono High AJ Bernard and Noel Pascual: Crime Fighting Call Center Agents Robert Magnuson : Hero Kitten Kuting Magiting Budjette Tan & Kajo Baldissimo : Tres Hezal Manzano : Call Work 【プロフィール】 フィリピンマンガの面白さ、美しさ、そして奥深さを日本に広めるPINOY Komiks。現代フィリピンマンガの重鎮の作品から、若手の同人誌まで紹介します。出品予定：Carlo Vergara, Manix Abrera, Lyndon Gregolio, Elbert Or, AJ Bernard and Noel Pascual, Robert Magnuson, Hazel Manzano他。神話、SF、学園生活など幅広いテーマと表現方法を、お手に取って確かめてください

Naruto Cosplayers PH joins in prayer for Japan.

Cosplay is not exclusive to just entertainment and fun, for the members of the Naruto Cosplayers PH (NCPH), they have innovated ‘cause’-play as part of their advocacy to help others also. As the Crisis in Japan still lingers, a beacon of support is what they offer as cosplay and anime did originate from Japan. Here is a video about the groups’ message of support.