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Visionary Nintendo President Yamauchi Dies

Posted by timothy on from the value-added dept.

First time accepted submitter trickstyhobbit writes "Former Nintendo president and majority stockholder Hiroshi Yamauchi has died. He was president of the company for over 50 years and saw the development of the NES, SNES, Nintendo 64, and GameCube among other devices." His career at Nintendo is worth reading about.

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  1. Re:slight correction. by dingen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah, don't get it either. Best Zelda they ever did was on the N64. And Mario 64 kicks ass too. N64 rocks.

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    Pretty good is actually pretty bad.
  2. Re:Very intuitive by RicardoGCE · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Gunpei Yokoi was hit by a car, he didn't kill himself, nor was he murdered (the other urban legend regarding his passing.)

  3. Re:slight correction. by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 5, Informative

    And I don't think anybody has forgotten Goldeneye 007 on the 64.

  4. Blow on him? by yorgo · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone try blowing on him?