Mr. Yamauchi has passed away at the age of 85. Thank you Mr. Yamauchi for your incredible contribution to my greatest passion. You will always be Mr. Nintendo to me. http://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXNASHD1901A_Z10C13A9000000/
I always thought nintendo lost its magic when he stepped down. He was crude but man he made nintendo a hell of a buisness in the 80s and 90s, sometimes look at him as steve jobs of japan. Wonder if any of his family will inherit ownership.
Wow. A true pioneer of the industry is now gone. While Nintendo has, in my opinion, lost its luster compared to the past, I really hope the company can still survive this market and continue to make great games. More people would be devastated if Miyamoto and Naka pass away.
85 is still a good age! And he ran the company for 53 years. No mean feat, that! He died of pneumonia in hospital, though. That's pretty sad. Anyway, he turned Nintendo into what it is today, or more importantly, what it was in the Eighties and Nineties. A true legend of the industry. Sad news. RIP Yamauchi-san.
Legendary, can never be replaced but will aways be remembered Rest His Soul Hiroshi Yamauchi November 7, 1927 - September 19, 2013(2013-09-19)
Rest In Peace. He sure left his mark on the world, and in the end, I guess that's all you can really hope for in life.
Rest in peace Mr. Yamauchi. This article from IGN in 2012 was posted over at Neogaf by user Coolwhip. I thought it was a good read and is worth posting in this thread. http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/25/hiroshi-yamauchi-nintendos-legendary-president
I don't like Nintendo much these days but it still made me sad face to learn of his death TT__TT GG Mr.Nintendo
Ah...this is so sad...the MAN WHO BUILT NINTENDO! Hiroshi Yamauchi...LEGENDARY WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT! Great businessman who not only saved Nintendo in its VERY early days but also led their rise to prominence in the 80s/90s! Not only that...he also is the sole reason the Seattle Mariners stayed in Seattle and why they got Ichiro Suzuki which then opened the door for many Japanese baseball players to play in the USA! A genius who concentrated on his controller designs as much as Steve Jobs did with the Macintosh mouse! He will be missed...
RIP (Not to be insensitive, but what exactly did he do? I've heard about him but I never really read anything about him.)