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Former Nintendo President passes away (view source)
Revision as of 14:49, 19 September 2013
, 19 September 2013Wikipedia says she is female and thus his wife; also, I'm fairly certain same-sex marriage is illegal in Japan.
(I am seriously asking, what's with confusing we're and were? "Nintendo announced that they we are mourning his death" sounds plainly wrong. Can't fix the "he is survived", because I have no idea what it meant in first place.) |
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Hiroshi Yamauchi, who was the third president of Nintendo from 1949 until 2002, has died at age 85 September 19, 2013 at the hospital after suffering complications of pneumonia. | Hiroshi Yamauchi, who was the third president of Nintendo from 1949 until 2002, has died at age 85 September 19, 2013 at the hospital after suffering complications of pneumonia. | ||
Nintendo annouced that they were mourning his death. He is survived by his | Nintendo annouced that they were mourning his death. He is survived by his wife, Michino Inaba. Yamauchi was the president of Nintendo from 1949 until stepping in 2002. | ||
Yamauchi took over as a president of Nintendo after his grandfather suffered a stroke and died later in 1949. Yamauchi was known product of gamblings, poker and later console manfaucter. He stepped down as an President in 2002 and was suceeded by current Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. He countiune to work as a board until 2005. | Yamauchi took over as a president of Nintendo after his grandfather suffered a stroke and died later in 1949. Yamauchi was known product of gamblings, poker and later console manfaucter. He stepped down as an President in 2002 and was suceeded by current Nintendo president Satoru Iwata. He countiune to work as a board until 2005. | ||