Forbes Names Former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi Japan’s Richest Man
By Stephany on Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 10:31 AM PST In Game Companies, Gamer Life, Games Industry, Nintendo, Nintendo, Nintendo
Forbes has published their list of the 40st richest people in Japan and topping the list is former Nintendo President Hiroshi Yamauchi. Running the company from 1949 to 2002 and retiring from the gaming giant completely in 2005, over the past year his wealth has increased by $3 billion dollars – thanks mainly in part to the Wii, DS and the game sales for both systems. This has increased his overall wealth to a whopping $7.8 billion.
Hiroshi’s wealth has tripled over the past three years, and one can only imagine how much wealth he will accumulate once the WiiFit hits the states.
Via: Forbes
