Former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi dies, 85

[DaveTheFishGuy]

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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.

When I was in my early teens I used to read the Nintendo Official Magazine, in which there were a lot of jokes about Yamauchi being a vampire. Guess they weren't true. Sad to hear this, though given his age it wasn't surprising. I doubt we'd have the history of consoles that we do now if it weren't for the way he ran Nintendo. R.I.P.

[Rangeet]

I wasn't part of this generation, but my generation of video gaming wouldn't have existed without him. I wish I could attend the funeral somehow, you know?

[Char]

RIP

[deoxys]

Leave luck to heaven.