R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi 1927 - 2013

[TequilaClock]

Godfather of the modern video game industry and last blood heir of Nintendo died today at 85 years old.

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." 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.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150

Video games just lost their Walt Disney.

[AbbaZabaClock]

Godfather of the modern video game industry and last blood heir of Nintendo died today at 85 years old.





http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150

Video games just lost their Walt Disney.

We're left with iawata now :|

[AstronautClock]

this guy who died was responsible for the awesome NES and SNES era of first party games though

[TequilaClock]

I would say if Miyamoto died then they wouldve lost their Walt Disney

He is more like Stan Lee, really.

[ApplishClock]

I don't know who this guy is...

:slurpeebutt: