Thursday, September 19, 2013

Memories of Hiroshi Yamauchi

He died today.

With his passing, we're feeling sad and mournful but we're also reminiscing.

Back in the '90s, I only knew his name from the "Executive Producer" credit of Nintendo games I completed; then, when I started reading game magazines, journalists would often joke about how if you looked at his face too long you would turn to stone; then, there was his eventual retirement and hearing little else about the man except for appearing in lists of "richest people ever" (or whatever).

He's well documented in Nintendo's history so have a look if you want to learn more about his role as head of the company throughout the decades.

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