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Nintendo Visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi Dies Aged 85 by ceejayluv(m): 3:32pm On Sep 19, 2013 |
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." He died of pneumonia at a hospital in central Japan, the company said, adding that a funeral will take place on Sunday. Mr Yamauchi ran the company from 1949 until 2002. In that time, he took what was a small-time collectable trading card company and built it into one of the most recognisable - and successful - video games brands today. www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150 |
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