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Hiroshi Yamauchi: Nintendo Ds
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In 1970, Hiroshi Yamauchi was observing a hanafuda factory. He noticed an extending arm, which was made by one of their maintenance engineers, Gunpei Yokoi, for his own amusement. Yamauchi ordered Yokoi to develop it as a proper product for the Christmas rush. Released as "The Ultra Hand", it would become one of Nintendo's earliest toy blockbusters, selling over a million units. Seeing that Yokoi had promise, Hiroshi Yamauchi pulled him off assembly line work. Yokoi was soon moved from maintenance duty to product development.
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According to Forbes, Hiroshi Yamauchi, who is better known as the former chairman of Nintendo, is now the third richest Japanese citizen. Thanks to the continued success of both the Wii and DS, Nintendo stocks have soared, raising Yamauchi's net worth to a whopping $4.8 billion.
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Never at ease with the state of current affairs, Yamauchi sought to expand Nintendo's business in a substantial way. In May of 1983, Nintendo launched the Family Computer - or Famicom. The incredibly innovative home console would lay the foundation of a new pathway for Nintendo. A technological work of art, Famicom featured incredible power at an affordable price in a very functional package. Nintendo sold more than 500,000 Famicoms within two months of the console's launch.
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Yamauchi leaves the stunned Lawyers XP at the table, standing to give a short bow before leaving through a secret panel in the wall. It is then that they see Hiroshi Yamauchi, 77 year old CEO of Nintendo, elder statesman and creative wunderkind has in fact, not even bothered to wear pants. Checkmate.
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