Hiroshi Yamauchi dies at 85
Hiroshi Yamauchi was the president of Nintendo from 1949-2002 before stepping down to chairman from 2002-2005. While this isn't major social or political news, this news hits home to gamers worldwide. this man piloted Nintendo from a small card manufacturer to one of the leading video game companies in the world. Under his guidance, Nintendo took the risk that was video games (a untested and new form of entertainment at the time) and was one of the companies to popularize it. From Donkey Kong to Mario, From the NES to the Wii, Yamauchi was there, and for a whopping 53 years. It is hard to imagine someone holding any kind of high position for more than 10 years. As well he left Nintendo under what he though were good hands (I mildly question that considering the direction Nintendo has taken over the past year or so), which shows the kind of company he built.
side note, he bought the Seattle Mariners in 1992 and never went to a game
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ReplyDeleteI thought it was sad when he retired from the company just because of the terrible decline Nintendo has gone through with their consoles barely passing it as modern systems in comparison with their competitors. Hopefully to honor him, Nintendo can pick themselves up and take back their place leading the way of the gaming world.
ReplyDeleteI played GTA5 all weekend and after too much violence I thought some might be a good idea to switch to Zelda twilight princess but it was like I was playing a game from years ago the graphics and interface weren't even on the same level.
I could go on a rant but I really just want Nintendo to shape up so Yamauchi doesn't roll around in anguish during his afterlife.