Japanese Entrepreneurs, Biography, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo, Born in 1927

Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese entrepreneur born in 1927.

He was the third president of Nintendo, a video game company, from 1949 to 2002.

Under his leadership, Nintendo grew from a small hanafuda card-making company to a global leader in the video game industry.

During his tenure, he released the iconic Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and the Game Boy.

He also oversaw the launch of some of Nintendo's best-known franchises, such as Mario, Zelda, and Pokémon.

Outside of Nintendo, Yamauchi was also a director of the Japanese Baseball League.

He was also the largest shareholder of the Seattle Mariners baseball team.

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