Hiroshi Yamauchi

In this Japanese name, the family name is Yamauchi.

Hiroshi Yamauchi (Japanese: 山内溥, Yamauchi Hiroshi, November 7, 1927 – September 19, 2013) was a Japanese businessman. He was the third president of Nintendo from 1949 until he quit on May 31, 2002. He transformed Nintendo from a small card-making company to a multibillion-dollar video game company. He was known as "Mario's Farther".

He was born in Kyoto.^[1] He died in hospital on September 19, 2013 due to complications from pneumonia.^[2]

References

↑ Hiroko Tabuchi (19 September 2013). "Hiroshi Yamauchi, Who Steered Nintendo to Dominance, Dies at 85". The New York Times.
↑ "Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85". BBC News. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

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[1] Hiroko Tabuchi (19 September 2013). "Hiroshi Yamauchi, Who Steered Nintendo to Dominance, Dies at 85". The New York Times.

[BBC-2] "Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85". BBC News. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-19.

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