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     • Hiroshi Yamauchi, who has passed away aged 85, led that company as president for more than half a century. Much of what will be written today will deservedly credit Yamauchi as transforming Nintendo into a world-leading, innovative and quality-driven video games company. His influence is far more wide-reaching than that.
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   Why is Hiroshi Yamauchi important?

   • Without people like Yamauchi, gaming would never have become the broad field we now know it to be, and we wouldn't be discussing the positive and negative influences it continues to have on society, culture and education. Hiroshi Yamauchi's time as boss of Nintendo is packed full of moments that changed the course of video game history.

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   How did Hiroshi Yamauchi gain fame?

   • Hiroshi Yamauchi gained fame early in his career by displaying his keen eye for business. Under his command, Nintendo became the first Japanese company to produce Western-style plastic playing cards. In 1959, they signed a deal with Disney to create themed decks intended for family use.

   Feature: Hiroshi Yamauchi - The Man Who Made Nintendo

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   Why was Hiroshi Yamauchi important to Nintendo?

   • Hiroshi Yamauchi's foresight proved invaluable to Nintendo during this period. He saw the benefit of working with 3D visuals and fostered Nintendo's relationship with UK studio Argonaut, which led to the creation of the Super FX chip and gave the company essential experience in the realm of 3D.

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   Who was Hiroshi Yamauchi?

   • The face that launched a thousand games. Hawaii Kawaii Game changer. The death of Hiroshi Yamauchi marks the end of an extraordinary career that spanned 53 years, during which the Nintendo president not only changed a company but left his mark on the very nature of the…

   How Hiroshi Yamauchi and Nintendo changed the world

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3. theconversation.com › how-hiroshi-yamauchi-andHow Hiroshi Yamauchi and Nintendo changed the world

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   Sep 20, 2013 · Nintendo and Yamauchi, and their contribution to the growth of ubiquitous gaming, are why we all have at least one game in our pockets at any one time today.

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4. www.independent.co.uk › news › obituariesHiroshi Yamauchi: Computing pioneer who turned Nintendo into ...

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   Sep 22, 2013 · Yamauchi spoke at the time about the importance of the price, saying that gamers “... do not play with the game machine itself. They play with the software, and they are forced to purchase a...

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   Sep 19, 2013 · To say that Yamauchi is the most important person in Nintendo's 124 year history is no overstatement or exaggeration; this ruthless yet savvy businessman was behind all of the company's key...

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   Sep 19, 2013 · Two video games historians explain how Hiroshi Yamauchi turned Nintendo from a playing card company to a video games giant, changing the industry forever.

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7. www.ign.com › articles › 2012/05/25Hiroshi Yamauchi: Nintendo's Legendary President - IGN

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   May 25, 2012 · Hiroshi Yamauchi began to establish his most important reputation – he didn't create amusements himself, but he had a keen eye for talent in others and a sixth sense that let him...

8. www.newyorker.com › tech › annals-of-technologyPostscript: The Man Behind Nintendo | The New Yorker

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   Sep 20, 2013 · Yamauchi’s reputation as a callous businessman was forged early on. After suffering a severe stroke, his grandfather, Sekiro Yamauchi, offered the twenty-one-year-old the presidency of Nintendo...

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   Hiroshi Yamauchi (山内溥, Yamauchi Hiroshi, 7 November 1927 – 19 September 2013) was a Japanese businessman and the third president of Nintendo, joining the company on 25 April 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, being succeeded by Satoru Iwata.