<![CDATA[Kotaku: hiroshi yamauchi]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: hiroshi yamauchi]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/hiroshi yamauchi http://kotaku.com/tag/hiroshi yamauchi <![CDATA[ Japan's Richest Man Is...Yes, Hiroshi Yamauchi ]]> You want a single man's fortunes by which you can gauge the current success of Nintendo? Look no further than former chairman Hiroshi Yamauchi, who in the past three years has gone from being Japan's 11th-richest man, to it's 3rd-richest man, to now it's richest man. That's what happens when you own mountains of Nintendo stock, and said stock goes through the roof. While there's been no reports of Yamauchi smashing any marble tables over the news, he is expected to spend at least some of his winnings on a new leather face.

Japan's 40 Richest [Forbes]

]]> Kotaku-388326 Wed, 07 May 2008 21:40:00 MDT Luke Plunkett http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=388326&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Wii, DS Make Yamauchi 3rd Richest Japanese ]]> Bloomberg is reporting that Hiroshi Yamauchi, former chairman of Nintendo, has become the third richest man in Japan, now with a net worth of $4.8 billion (about 582 billion yen). With Nintendo DS and Wii performing pretty darn good in the hardware charts and Nintendo published software fairing mostly okay as well, the company's stock has tripled in value since the beginning of 2006. Ol' Yamauchi is smiling all the way to the bank with his billions, then cursing and spitting venom at the tellers, shattering marble tables with his cobra-headed walking cane.

Back on topic, Bloomberg reports that Yamauchi, 79 years old, rose from spot 11 on the charts last year to claim the number three spot. I can't wait for next year's chart! Michael McWhertor

Mori Tops Softbank's Son on Forbes List of 40 Richest Japanese [Bloomberg]

]]> Kotaku-266999 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 16:40:13 MDT Michael McWhertor http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=266999&view=rss&microfeed=true