Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: UncleBob on August 12, 2014, 09:09:54 PM
Title: Early Nintendo Years...
Post by: UncleBob on August 12, 2014, 09:09:54 PM
Do me a favor - and help me determine if I'm just that much out of touch... Think of this like a contest, although there's no prize and it's pretty much on the honor system.
Without looking (although if you want to verify a spelling or such, I *suppose*), name early Nintendo (generally, Nintendo of America) employees that you can think of who shaped NoA into the company we all know and love.
You may name one person, but cannot name another until someone else has replied.
I'll start: Minoru Arakawa
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Post by: Shaymin on August 12, 2014, 09:18:18 PM
Gail Tilden.
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Post by: Soren on August 12, 2014, 09:21:16 PM
Phil Sandhop.
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Post by: BranDonk Kong on August 12, 2014, 11:55:23 PM
Not sure if it counts as the early years, but Ken Lobb.
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Post by: pokepal148 on August 13, 2014, 02:41:28 AM
Gunpei Yokoi easily.
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Post by: MegaByte on August 13, 2014, 03:00:54 AM
Howard Lincoln
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Post by: Khushrenada on August 13, 2014, 10:22:49 AM
I met Gail this weekend at GenCon! Shook her hand and everything! I wanted to take her home and add her to my Nintendo collection, but they tend to frown on that whole kidnapping thing. Stupidly, I didn't grab a photo. :(
Okay, so the reason I threw this topic out there was because Mr. Lincoln was mentioned elsewhere as "some guy who worked for Nintendo 20 years ago". This left my jaw on the floor that he was just "some guy", but then I wondered if maybe I just know who he is because I'm obsessed with all things Nintendo and I expect too much from others. ;)
On an aside, I'm surprised no one said John Kirby. :D
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Post by: pokepal148 on August 17, 2014, 02:35:34 PM
I was going to say him but never got around to it...
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Post by: Khushrenada on August 17, 2014, 05:11:45 PM
John Kirby
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Post by: Mop it up on August 17, 2014, 05:20:19 PM
Dan Owsen
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Post by: marvel_moviefan_2012 on August 17, 2014, 11:40:48 PM
I am fuzzy on the details as I only read Sega Visions and EGM back then, didn't care for Nintendo Power for some reason. I seem to recall there being some mention of someone from Atari Corporation having something to do with Nintendo's early success but I can't seem to recall the specifics or who was involved.
