Hiroshi Yamauchi, president of Japan’s Nintendo Co., in 1992. (Katsumi Kasahara / Associated Press) By Steve Chawkins . Sept. 19, 2013 8:06 PM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options.

Earlier today, we reported on the sad news that former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi had passed away at the age of 85.For many younger Nintendo fans, the name might not mean anything ...

Japanese businessman Hiroshi Yamauchi died Thursday at age 85, and news reports noted how the former president of Nintendo sold his majority ownership stake in the Seattle Mariners nine years ago ...

Hiroshi Yamauchi, former president of Nintendo, speaks at a press conference on the occasion of his stepping down from the company's top slot in Kyoto, Japan in 2002.

Editor's note: Hiroshi Yamauchi, the visionary former president of Nintendo, passed away on September 19 at the age of 85. Yamauchi was notoriously private; he rarely made public appearances or ...

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who transformed Nintendo into a videogame giant, has died at 85. A Nintendo spokesman tells BBC News that the company is today mourning the “loss of the former Nintendo ...

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Hiroshi Yamauchi — who transformed his great-grandfather’s playing-card company, Nintendo, into a global video game powerhouse — died Thursday in Kyoto, Japan. He was 85. The cause was ...

Japanese billionaire Hiroshi Yamauchi felt so indebted to Seattle, he once offered to buy 100 percent of the Mariners to keep them right where they are today. Major League Baseball ...

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Japanese businessman Hiroshi Yamauchi died Thursday at age 85, and news reports noted how the former president of Nintendo sold his majority ownership stake in the Seattle Mariners nine years ago ...