Nintendo fan starts petition for an amiibo figure of Satoru Iwata

A Nintendo fan is petitioning the company to create an amiibo figure of Satoru Iwata.

With more than 13,000 supporters, the petition says the figure would be an appropriate way of honoring the late Nintendo president.

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"Being responsible for Nintendo's most profitable times and taking responsibility for Nintendo's financially turbulent times, Mr. Iwata has made several tough decisions based on a simple tenet: 'Is this Nintendo?'," the petition's creator writes on Change.org.

"These are just a few reasons why we should honor Satoru Iwata with his very own amiibo. Even if the amiibo itself lacks in-game functionality, it serves as a small reminder of Iwata's legacy and accomplishments."

The petition needs at least 15,000 supporters to reach its goal.

Nintendo president Iwata died from a bile duct growth over the weekend. He was 55 years old.

Thousands of fans have shared an image of a rainbow that appeared over Nintendo HQ in Kyoto hours after Iwata's passing.