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'''Hiroshi Yamauchi''' (山内 溥, * November 7, 1927 — † September 19, 2013) was the third president of [[Nintendo]] Co, Ltd.; he held the position for 53 years, from 1949 until 2002, when he declared [[Satoru Iwata]] his successor. He was Chairman of Nintendo's Board of Directors and was the third-richest man in Japan. | '''Hiroshi Yamauchi''' (山内 溥, * November 7, 1927 — † September 19, 2013) was the third president of [[Nintendo]] Co, Ltd.; he held the position for 53 years, from 1949 until 2002, when he declared [[Satoru Iwata]] his successor. He was Chairman of Nintendo's Board of Directors and was the third-richest man in Japan. When he was in office, Yamauchi changed Nintendo's focus from a small hanafuda playing card company into a large video game manufacturer. Eventually, Nintendo became the world's biggest entertainment software company. | ||
Yamauchi assisted in the production of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and was the executive producer of all subsequent games published by Nintendo, up until his retirement. Five home consoles were created by Nintendo during his tenure; the last was the [[Nintendo GameCube]], which was released in 2001. ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' was the last video game in the ''Super Mario'' franchise (and overall) to be released in international markets under Yamauchi's administration. | Yamauchi assisted in the production of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and was the executive producer of all subsequent games published by Nintendo, up until his retirement. Five home consoles were created by Nintendo during his tenure; the last was the [[Nintendo GameCube]], which was released in 2001. ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' was the last video game in the ''Super Mario'' franchise (and overall) to be released in international markets under Yamauchi's administration. |