Yamauchi retiring from Nintendo board

[MegaDrive20XX]

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/04/27/news_6123081.html

Nintendo announced today that former company president Hiroshi Yamauchi, 77, will be stepping down from his position on the board of directors after a shareholder meeting on June 29. Yamauchi has been a member of Nintendo's administration for 55 years

[Captain Wrong]

Booo!!!

I thought he said they'd have to pry the company out of his cold dead hands? Man, he was one of my favorite people in the gaming industry because the man don't give a fuck about what anyone else thinks and even though I think that led to some poor decisions, I gotta respect that in this very focus group driven age. I wonder how much input he'll have as an "advisor" now.

[bargora]

Ease up, Cap'n. If anybody has earned the right to squander their twilight years on cocaine and prostitutes, it's Yamauchi.

[RetroYoungen]

Ease up, Cap'n. If anybody has earned the right to squander their twilight years on cocaine and prostitutes, it's Yamauchi.

LOL LOL LOL You're damn right.

I respect the guy, I think you really have to. He's stubborn, he's smart, and he's a hell of a businessman.

[GaijinPunch]

Ease up, Cap'n. If anybody has earned the right to squander their twilight years on cocaine and prostitutes, it's Yamauchi.

To quote a former colleague, "If I was him, I'd be knee-deep in coke and hookers.".

[Ed Oscuro]

Four headed Yamauchi = eight nostrils LOL

[SkiDragon]

Man, he was one of my favorite people in the gaming industry because the man don't give a fuck about what anyone else thinks and even though I think that led to some poor decisions, I gotta respect that in this very focus group driven age. I wonder how much input he'll have as an "advisor" now.

That could also be applied to other people I know. One person at least that not too many people are fond of.

[bargora]

Man, he was one of my favorite people in the gaming industry because the man don't give a fuck about what anyone else thinks and even though I think that led to some poor decisions, I gotta respect that in this very focus group driven age. I wonder how much input he'll have as an "advisor" now.

That could also be applied to other people I know. One person at least that not too many people are fond of.
Who? Who?

The suspense is killin' me.

[Half Cab Leroy]

he was one of my favorite people in the gaming industry because the man don't give a fuck about what anyone else thinks
Amen to that!

[Ed Oscuro]

That could also be applied to other people I know. One person at least that not too many people are fond of.
Who? Who?

The suspense is killin' me.
Possibly the guy behind, among other things, the SNES sound chip? Yes, I bet that's who we're talking about.

[Jive3D]

Ease up, Cap'n. If anybody has earned the right to squander their twilight years on cocaine and prostitutes, it's Yamauchi.

I'm sure that ha already squandered his younger years with prostitutes as well (Love Hotels anyone?). LOL