The father of modern day Nintendo Hiroshi Yamauchi has died

by Jesseb Shiloh September 19, 2013, 8:16 AM 1000 Views

The gaming industry wouldn’t be what it is today if it weren’t for the vision of Hiroshi Yamauchi.

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.

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