Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/man-who-led-nintendo-during-the-glory-years-dies-at-85 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Man who led Nintendo during the glory years dies at 85 Nation Sep 19, 2013 11:55 AM EDT Thursday’s death of Hiroshi Yamauchi, head of the video game giant Nintendo, prompted Twitter users to remember hours of their youth spent playing Donkey Kong and Super Mario. RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi the Nintendo genius responsible for a lot of my late homework! #Nintendo #DonkeyKong #SuperMario — Peter (@Pietros1) September 19, 2013 Yamauchi oversaw the Japanese company during major product evolution, including hand-held consoles Game Boy and more recently Wii. He died of pneumonia at a Japanese hospital at age 85. "There is value in being different." #RIP #HiroshiYamauchi founding father of #Nintendo Thanks for my childhood <3 http://t.co/ZxHItDyz7r — Sondra ? (@DIRTYON3) September 19, 2013 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now
Thursday’s death of Hiroshi Yamauchi, head of the video game giant Nintendo, prompted Twitter users to remember hours of their youth spent playing Donkey Kong and Super Mario. RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi the Nintendo genius responsible for a lot of my late homework! #Nintendo #DonkeyKong #SuperMario — Peter (@Pietros1) September 19, 2013 Yamauchi oversaw the Japanese company during major product evolution, including hand-held consoles Game Boy and more recently Wii. He died of pneumonia at a Japanese hospital at age 85. "There is value in being different." #RIP #HiroshiYamauchi founding father of #Nintendo Thanks for my childhood <3 http://t.co/ZxHItDyz7r — Sondra ? (@DIRTYON3) September 19, 2013 We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now