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Post by Fryguy64 on Sept 19, 2013 5:45:50 GMT -5
Former president of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi, died today aged 85. BBC StoryEnd of an era. |
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Post by nocturnal YL on Sept 19, 2013 8:36:00 GMT -5
Oh. In a way, I've pretty much guessed this would happen in this year or next. His wife passed away not very long ago, after all.
Nintendo, Nintendo of America and the 1980s American game industry in general all owed pretty much of their success to Yamauchi-era Nintendo, so... too bad. 85 isn't even very old by Japanese standards.
I wonder what's happening to Nintendo's shares. According to Nintendo, Yamauchi is the biggest shareholder, owning 10% of the company'sshares. Even Nintendo itself holds only 9.73% of its own shares. (The rest of the major shareholders are all banks and financal entities.)
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Post by Johans Nidorino on Sept 19, 2013 10:08:23 GMT -5
Oh, wow. Time sure flies. Mentioning his name is mentioning my childhood as a Nintendo fan. R.I.P. Yamauchi-san.
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 19, 2013 12:25:49 GMT -5
The man changed the world.
Brilliant businessman, but it's interesting to note that he took pride in the fact that he didn't play games himself. That sort of thing would be really frowned upon today if it were well known. But his genius is that he filled his company with craftsmen, and not other businessmen. Other major Japanese publishers might be in much better shape today if they had followed that example.
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Post by Leon on Sept 19, 2013 18:01:15 GMT -5
A living legend. It's hard to imagine, but he really did impact millions of people around the world. I know that without him, I would absolutely be a different person than I am today.
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Post by parrothead on Sept 19, 2013 18:13:37 GMT -5
Oh, wow. Time sure flies. Mentioning his name is mentioning my childhood as a Nintendo fan. R.I.P. Yamauchi-san. Those words are as good as mine. I heard about him on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. The only thing I heard about Yamauchi besides his notable former occupation and the death of him and his wife, was that G4's Icons / Game Makers said something like he being very harsh to his employees, but it did make Nintendo very successful. |
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Post by Nester the Lark on Sept 19, 2013 19:50:52 GMT -5
I heard about him on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams. The only thing I heard about Yamauchi besides his notable former occupation and the death of him and his wife, was that G4's Icons / Game Makers said something like he being very harsh to his employees, but it did make Nintendo very successful. Yamauchi was notorious for being very demanding and very intimidating. He wasn't the sort of person you said "no" to. If he told you to do something, even if it was impossible, you'd find a way to make it happen. But that's also why he was considered such a good businessman, and why many of Nintendo's employees felt secure with him in charge. He almost never held press conferences or did interviews. He was very private and closed off. Almost the polar opposite of Satoru Iwata. |
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Post by Spud on Sept 19, 2013 23:03:36 GMT -5
Heard the news, came to pay my respects.
Was his pneumonia a complication of another condition?
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Post by nocturnal YL on Sept 20, 2013 3:05:23 GMT -5
The most surprising thing about him, and also what I like the most about him, is that he appointed Iwata as successor. It's almost as if he felt Nintendo would need a change in direction, and someone of an opposite personality would be perfect.
I obviously like Iwata much better (good personal moral AND successful!), but Yamauchi deserves much respect too. If I someday really end up in the game industry, I'll say I partly owe him for my very job.
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Post by Yamato.EXE V2 on Sept 20, 2013 12:40:21 GMT -5
I read the news just now. This is very reflecting.
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