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Off-Topic Discussion => Gaming Discussion => Topic started by: FlamingCobra on September 19, 2013, 09:33:40 am

Title: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
Post by: FlamingCobra on September 19, 2013, 09:33:40 am

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Japanese businessman credited with transforming Nintendo into a world-leading video games company, has died aged 85. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150)

Though it is sad that this man has passed away, he completely left the company back in 2005, so this won't change anything over at Big N.

Title: Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
Post by: Mongoose on September 19, 2013, 04:22:07 pm

It's hard to overstate the contribution his decisions made to the history of gaming.  Hell, without the NES, who knows how long it would have taken for the industry to rebound.