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Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85
Source: BBC
Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Japanese businessman credited with transforming Nintendo into a world-leading video games company, has died aged 85.
Mr Yamauchi ran the firm for 53 years, and was its second-largest shareholder at the time of his death.
The company confirmed the news in an emailed statement.
A spokesman said the firm was in mourning over the "loss of the former Nintendo president Mr Hiroshi Yamauchi, who sadly passed away this morning."
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150
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Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85 (Original Post)
Xipe Totec
Sep 2013
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onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Symbolic. Sadly, Nintendo is slowly going down the tubes. nt
apnu
(8,761 posts)2. Along with the rest of the console market.
PS4? already outdated and hasn't been released yet. XBox One? Also not that great.
Ohio Joe
(21,776 posts)3. RIP - nt
gopiscrap
(23,768 posts)4. I remember when he bought the Mariners
probably saved them for leaving Seattle