Nintendo

Nintendo’s Former President Just Lost Half A Billion Dollars

A disastrous last quarter in terms of sales has sent Nintendo’s share prices through the floor. If you own Nintendo shares, sorry! But hey, even if you do, it could be worse; spare a thought for former president Hiroshi Yamauchi. He just lost $US500,000,000 in one day.


April 7, 2011
In Real Life

Why Gaming’s Most Tragic Conspiracy Is Bullshit

It was apparently a contracted hit. Gunpei Yokoi, father of the Game Boy who failed with the Virtual Boy, left Nintendo and was working with a rival on a new portable game device. Yokoi had too many Nintendo secrets. He had to be out of the picture, say the conspiracy theories. He had to be silenced.


March 23, 2011
Nintendo

The Nintendo They’ve Tried To Forget: Gambling, Gangsters, And Love Hotels

Nintendo, the world’s family-friendly video game maker, formed under less virtuous auspices. Before Nintendo made video games, they made playing cards for gangsters and ran their own love hotel, which some asset their own founder frequented—during work. Saucy!


January 7, 2011
News

The Gamecube and the Game Boy Advance Were 3D Compatible!

Kotaku AU

When you think of Nintendo and 3D the first products that pop into your head would most likely be the 3DS and the Virtual Boy – but according to the latest Iwata Asks, Nintendo has been stubbornly experimenting with 3D technology since the failure of the Virtual Boy – even implementing 3D compatible circuitry in the GameCube.


October 11, 2010
News

Report: Why Is The Nintendo Famicom Red?

When Nintendo launched the Nintendo Entertainment System in the West, the console was grey and black. It’s Japanese originator, the Famicom, was not.


May 21, 2010
In Real Life

Dr Mario, For Real

Former Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, used to be the richest man in Japan. He isn’t anymore. That doesn’t mean he isn’t willing to part with his cash.


May 16, 2010
In Real Life

Flipping Through The Nintendo History System

Artist Bill Mudron shipped out the first issue of The Nintendo History System this week, the first chapter in an 8-part series that offers a fun, historical look at the company’s rise from playing card manufacturer to video game giant.


January 13, 2010
News

Former Nintendo Boss “Suffering” Through Nintendo “Downturn”

Late-year surge aside, 2009 was a time of slight decline for Nintendo, spurred by a slide in sales for the once-booming Wii. And nobody felt that slide more than the company’s former boss Hiroshi Yamauchi.


May 19, 2009
In Real Life

Pokemon Could Have Been Muscular Monsters

When cutesy monster series Pokémon was being prepped for the Western market, localisers told Nintendo this: No way will adorable monsters be accepted by Americans.


February 20, 2009
News

Former Nintendo President Not As Rich (Still Filthy Rich, Though)

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, was the richest man in Japan last year with a net worth of approximately US$7.8 billion. What about this year?