Hiroshi Yamauchi
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is a Japanese businessman. He was the third president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. beginning in 1949 until stepping down on May 31, 2002. Yamauchi is credited with transforming Nintendo from a small hanafuda card making company in Japan to the multi-billion dollar video game company that it is today. Yamauchi was succeeded at Nintendo by Satoru Iwata. Yamauchi also became the majority owner of the Seattle Mariners baseball team in 1992, which is now managed by former Nintendo of America chairman, Howard Lincoln.
As of 2008, Yamauchi is the richest man in Japan and 149th richest person in the world, having a net worth of approximately $7.8 billion.
Hiroshi Yamauchi was born on November 7, 1927 to Shikanojo Inaba and Kimi Yamauchi. Kimi Yamauchi is the granddaughter of Shikanojo Inaba who agreed to adopt the family name and was expected to take over the Yamauchi family business. In 1933 he mysteriously abandoned his family as a result Kimi moved in with her sister. Hiroshi was left in the...
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