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Ex-Nintendo boss is Japan’s richest person

Wii sales push Yamauchi into top spot in Forbes 'rich list'

The former chairman of Nintendo Hiroshi Yamauchi is the richest person in Japan, according to Forbes.

Yamauchi topped up his personal wealth with more $3 billion in the past year alone, mainly from Wii’s success.

According to the article, Japan’s 40 wealthiest businesspeople are worth $89.9 billion, up $10.7 billion from last year.

Forbes reports:

‘The biggest gainer was the country's new No. 1, the retired and now largely low-profile Nintendo chairman, Hiroshi Yamauchi, whose net worth soared $3 billion in the past year and has tripled since 2006, thanks mostly to booming sales of the Wii gaming device.

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‘Close behind him is last year's richest member on the list, property developer Akira Mori, who gained $2.2 billion but not enough to stay on top.’

Iwata sama!

posted by sora May 08, 2008 at 2:53 pm
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sora

and whos he got to thank for that......Satoru!

The Wii/DS wouldn't have been this big if Yamauchi was still doing all the decision making.

Sora

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O_O

posted by Pantythief May 08, 2008 at 2:54 pm
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Pantythief

Serious.....

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Re: O_O

posted by Pantythief May 08, 2008 at 2:55 pm
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Pantythief

@1

Good point.

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Re: O_O

posted by M.I.S. May 08, 2008 at 3:48 pm
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And who appointed Satoru Iwata as Nintendo Co. Ltd President?

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Re: O_O

posted by Sora May 09, 2008 at 11:22 am
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Sora

@4 yes! yes! ofcourse! and probably the best decision he's ever made!

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