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Ex-Nintendo boss made $3 billion last year

Andrew5 | 8 days 4 hours ago | 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 | 8 days 1 hour ago | reply
    Wow, thats ALOT! I hate rich people.
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      Andrew5 | 8 days ago | reply
      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 | 7 days 23 hours ago | reply
    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 | 7 days 23 hours ago | reply
    Wow if I was president of nintendo I would be incredible jelous.
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    Final Blade | 7 days 21 hours ago | reply
    Awesome congrats.
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    KingX2 | 6 days 23 hours ago | reply
    wow. I want to be the boss (just joking)
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    KingX3 | 6 days 23 hours ago | reply
    3 billion? Damn thats a lot of money. Wish I was the boss for a day...
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    Chad | 6 days 20 hours ago | reply
    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 | 6 days 20 hours ago | reply
      Well money gets women so...
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    Killdozer | 3 days 2 hours ago | reply
    Wow, thats a lot of money!

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