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Yamauchi Retiring from Nintendo's Board

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the calling-it-quits dept.

terrisus writes "While he had stepped down as President a few years back, Hiroshi Yamauchi had remained on Nintendo's Board of Directors. In June, however, Yamauchi will now be retiring from the Board of Directors as well. He will be foregoing his multi-million dollar retirement package, instead desiring the money be put to work in other places. He will still be a 10% stockholder in the company. It's sad to see him go."

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  1. My Yamauchi retired a while ago by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently, I didn't feed it enough. I'm surprise Nintendo kept theirs alive this long.

    1. Re:My Yamauchi retired a while ago by AndroidCat · · Score: 2, Funny

      Huh? But mine was a Yamauchi!

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  2. Eat the cherries by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny
    Perhaps his health is in decline? It's hard to imagine that anything else could push him to retire.

    A few powerups and he'll be back.

  3. Re:Bye Yamauchi by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Funny

    But .. they are still selling playing cards, like the Pokémon Trading Card game. :)

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  4. Not worried... by ChrisHanel · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm sure this is just a move to free up his schedule for more Donkey Konga.

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  5. Re:retires with seven billion or so, eh by e1618978 · · Score: 2, Funny

    And if it wasn't for people like him, we would all be starving. People who get rich by making the world a better place, and by creating jobs, deserve the money that they get.