Hickboy
05-24-2002, 01:34 PM
Japanese video game maker Nintendo said Friday that its charismatic president Hiroshi Yamauchi, 74, would step down after more than half a century at the helm, handing power to a carefully groomed management group.
Yamauchi, outspoken but publicity-shy and a standout with his purple suits and plainspoken style, guided Nintendo's meteoric rise from a tiny maker of card games to a video game powerhouse.
Is this the end of Nintendo!?!? Are they bowing out to the Almighty Xbox?!?!?! Am I blowing smoke out my A$$?!?!?! more then likely :cool:
Article is here (http://news.com.com/2100-1040-922209.html?tag=fd_top)
Yamauchi, outspoken but publicity-shy and a standout with his purple suits and plainspoken style, guided Nintendo's meteoric rise from a tiny maker of card games to a video game powerhouse.
Is this the end of Nintendo!?!? Are they bowing out to the Almighty Xbox?!?!?! Am I blowing smoke out my A$$?!?!?! more then likely :cool:
Article is here (http://news.com.com/2100-1040-922209.html?tag=fd_top)