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Ex-Nintendo boss made $3 billion last year

Twisted | May 08, 2008 | News | Nintendo 64 Wii

The former president of Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi is now the richest person living in Japan, after getting $3 billion in the past year. He stepped down from company president in 2002 and Iwata was promoted.

Nintendo's former president Hiroshi Yamauchi is the wealthiest Japanese man alive, adding $3 billion to his fortune in the past year alone.

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He tops a list of people worth $89.9 billion, according to Forbes Magazine's Japan's 40 richest people.

Yamauchi stepped down as company president in 2002 and was succeeded by Satoru Iwata. He reportedly refused to take a retirement package of £14 million, saying that Nintendo could put it to better use. And that's exactly what we'd do too.

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funkfrost | May 08, 2008

Wow, thats ALOT! I hate rich people.
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  Twisted | May 08, 2008
  
  Why, because they have more money then you? You shouldn't hate them, you should suck up to them and try to get some money.
  
  And that is a lot.
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Stainless | May 08, 2008

Not only is that more money than one man needs... It's more money than thousands of men need. *Bleep*, that's incredible. *Sends resume to Nintendo*
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Remino52 | May 08, 2008

Wow if I was president of nintendo I would be incredible jelous.
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Final Blade | May 09, 2008

_{Awesome congrats.}
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King_X2 | May 09, 2008

wow. I want to be the boss (just joking)
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kI_NgX_3 | May 09, 2008

3 billion? Damn thats a lot of money. Wish I was the boss for a day...
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Chad | May 10, 2008

Wah??? I wonder what he is actually going to do with his great wealth? At least now I know what I want to do when I grow up!
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  Final Blade | May 10, 2008
  
  _{Well money gets women so...}
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Hera | May 13, 2008

Wow, thats a lot of money!