The man who turned Nintendo from a small maker of playing cards into a global videogame giant has died in Japan aged 85.
Hiroshi Yamauchi was president of Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, during which time the family-owned company became synonymous with hand-held gaming, now one of the world’s
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Fri, 20 Sep 2013
Fri, 20 Sep 2013
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Nintendo game founder dies at 85
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