Gaming Forums => Nintendo Gaming => Topic started by: ThePerm on September 19, 2013, 03:44:54 PM
Title: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
Post by: ThePerm on September 19, 2013, 03:44:54 PM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150
I knew this day was coming years ago. The guy was a revolutionary, a genius, a bit of a jerk(but then again so was Steve Jobs), but he saved video games.
RIP
Title: Re: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
Post by: BranDonk Kong on September 19, 2013, 04:14:26 PM
Now they can re-release Mortal Kombat on SNES with all the blood and fatalities!
Title: Re: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
Post by: ShyGuy on September 19, 2013, 08:44:43 PM
Very sad. He was instrumental in relaunching the video game market after the Atari crash.
Title: Re: Sad Nintendo News: Hiroshi Yamauchi Passes away. Age 85
Post by: nickmitch on September 19, 2013, 10:18:57 PM
From a mainstream perspective, he's a very unsung icon. The industry wouldn't be what it is without him.
