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Offline Cobra951

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Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
« on: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 08:28:54 AM »
According to this story, Hiroshi Yamauchi has died.  He was 85.  About as sad as news can get in the game industry.  RIP, Yamauchi-san.

This is their source.
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Offline idolminds

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Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
« Reply #1 on: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 10:00:06 AM »
Aww man, that sucks.
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Offline Cobra951

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Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
« Reply #2 on: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 10:07:34 AM »
Well and truly.  :(
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Offline TheOtherBelmont

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Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
« Reply #3 on: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 12:40:30 PM »
That's sad news.  Whatever state Nintendo is in now, no one can deny the legacy he left behind.  He was one of the main forces that turned Nintendo from a playing card company into a video game company and the video game industry would have been a very different place without him.
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Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
« Reply #4 on: Thursday, September 19, 2013, 04:36:46 PM »
Definite bummer. I mean, I think most of Nintendo's good decisions came under his watch, really. The downturn happened mostly after he left (at least in the worst ways).
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Re: Hiroshi Yamauchi has died
« Reply #5 on: Friday, September 20, 2013, 06:27:07 AM »
Guy is in a way responsible for some of my best childhood memories.
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