Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo for more than 50 years and led the Japanese company’s transition from traditional playing-card maker to videogame giant, died Sept. 19 of pneumonia at a ...

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who transformed his great-grandfather’s company Nintendo into a video game giant, died Thursday at age 85. Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who transformed video game giant Nintendo ...

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 ...

Donkey Kong, Super Mario Brothers, Legend of Zelda: For Hiroshi Yamauchi ... interviewers. Yamauchi, a gruff and uncompromising businessman who autocratically transformed Nintendo from a purveyor ...

Editor's Note, September 19, 2013: With Hiroshi Yamauchi's passing, IGN wanted to give video game fans another opportunity to reflect on his incredible story and enduring legacy. This story ...

TOKYO — 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.

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who transformed Nintendo from a maker of playing cards and board games into a global videogame giant, has died at 85. The Associated Press reported that Yamauchi passed away of ...

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo for more than 50 years and led the Japanese company’s transition from traditional playing-card maker to video-game giant, has died. He was 85. Kyoto-based ...

Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who ushered Super Mario, Donkey Kong into the world, died Thursday. Yamauchi, who died of pneumonia at a hospital in central Japan, was 85.

TOKYO — 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 ...

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo for more than 50 years and led the Japanese company’s transition from traditional playing-card maker to video-game giant, died Sept. 19 at a hospital in ...