RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi
 

The former president of Nintendo of Japan has died at the age of 85.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150

As a long-time Nintendo fan, my condolences go out to his family. So, RIP Yamauchi-san.

Such a bad new, dude :tsad:.

Any Nintendo fan from 1985 up to the end of the Gamecube should feel sad about this. He helped define our childhoods.

The article says that he ran Nintendo up until 2002. The GameCube wasn't dead just yet. This would still affect me anyway, since my most memorable Nintendo days were from the NES up to the N64.

He was still Iwata's adviser in the Gamecube years, wasn't he?

I was only counting the period of time where he was actually president. Sorry.

He was Iwata's adviser even during the Wii era, so his hand has been behind pretty much all of Nintendo's decisions. The 3DS and Wii U are both the first respective handheld and console he had no hand in. Look how that's gone so far.

sad that he's gone....i wonder how iwata will be since his long time friend is gone.

^^^^ Perfect.

Also: Awwwww. :(

RIP indeed! Very sad news

That's sad.

I remember from the Norwegian Club Nintendo Magazine when it was still running, they had posted an interview with him about the release of the Game Boy Advance or Came Cube (Dolphin) Don't quite remember. But they had a lot of jokes about Yamauchi never changing facial expression and that he had never played a video game.

His amazing contributions to the Entertainment Industry, and to Video games will live on forever. RIP.

RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi. Very sad news.