Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85

[MetalSoup]

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.

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[Dohc-WP]

a sad day in the history of gaming

[korn1]

RIP I will play some nintendo wii in tribute to him

[James]

RIP.

While I'm not much of a Nintendo fan these days, their games and consoles shaped my early gaming life.

[Voicy]

RIP

[Edelweiss]

Some of his views. Specifically the debate on graphics and scope are waaay off. Although he was right about the DS.