Hiroshi Yamauchi

(1927-2013)

Former president of Nintendo

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Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japanese: 山内溥, Hepburn: Yamauchi Hiroshi, 7 November 1927 – 19 September 2013) was a Japanese businessman. He was the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on 24 May 2002, to be succeeded by Satoru Iwata. During his 53-year tenure, Yamauchi transformed Nintendo from a hanafuda card-making company that had been active solely in Japan into a multibillion-dollar video game publisher and global conglomerate.

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Born	Hiroshi Yamauchi 7 November 1927 Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Died	19 September 2013 (aged 85) Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
Zodiac	Scorpio
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