Former president of Nintendo Of America tells fond tales in his new book
Nintendo would later 'laugh their asses off' at the proposal
"After almost 39 years at Nintendo, I am retiring and moving onto 'other' projects"
Veteran games writer Andy Robinson, who before resuming a career in journalism spent a few years at Yooka-Laylee…
Nintendo has been a family business. After the company's former president Hiroshi Yamauchi died last fall, he left his stake in the company to his four children. And now, Bloomberg reports, they're looking to sell stock.
Game industry figures share their thoughts on Hiroshi Yamauchi: We've collected statements from ex-Nintendo marketing boss Perrin Kaplan, EA's Peter Moore, and designer Giles Goddard. Yamauchi, the former president of Nintendo who turned the company into what it is today, passed away yesterday. Read more
Current Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has delivered a brief statement following the death of his predecessor,…
Hiroshi Yamauchi, a longtime president of Nintendo (1949-2002) and the predecessor to current boss Satoru Iwata, has…
Ever wonder why the Famicom (née Family Computer) was red, gold and white? It was glorious color scheme, but the…
It was only a few years ago that Hiroshi Yamauchi, the man who helmed Nintendo for over fifty years, was the richest man in Japan. Now, according to the latest Forbes rankings, he's only the 13th richest. Hard times!
True or not, a baseball team owned by an aging Japanese magnate, two weeks after trading away a Japanese national…
After 11 seasons with the Nintendo-owned Seattle Mariners, Ichiro Suzuki was traded today to the New York Yankees.
The man who made Nintendo into a video gaming giant is warmly regarded in Seattle, and not just because the…
A disastrous last quarter in terms of sales has sent Nintendo's share prices through the floor. If you own Nintendo…
It was apparently a contracted hit. Gunpei Yokoi, father of the Game Boy who failed with the Virtual Boy, left…
Nintendo, the world's family-friendly video game maker, formed under less virtuous auspices. Before Nintendo made…
When Nintendo launched the Nintendo Entertainment System in the West, the console was gray and black. Its Japanese…
Former Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, used to be the richest man in Japan. He…
Artist Bill Mudron shipped out the first issue of The Nintendo History System this week, the first chapter in an…