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"Tributes to Nintendo\u2019s Hiroshi Yamauchi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMario Says Farewell\n\n\nImage: Jackie Hines\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHalf-Mast for Hiroshi Yamauchi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSolemn Mario \n\n\nImage: Galdelico\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe're sad to hear of the passing of Nintendo's Hiroshi Yamauchi. He leaves behind a massive stamp in the industry. http://t.co/eZOnSb1sYZ\u2014 GAME.co.uk (@GAMEdigital) September 19, 2013\n\n\n\n\nHat's off to Hiroshi Yamauchi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMostly, thank you for Super Mario Brothers, SMB3 and, of course, SMB64. RIP Hiroshi Yamauchi http://t.co/8cPKQpXpHY pic.twitter.com/TAKbSSBBJ0\u2014 Jake Zatzkin (@MrJDZ) September 19, 2013\n\n\n\n\nGreen Mushroom says Goodbye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n@Nintendo @NintendoAmerica @NintendoEurope @NintendoItalia Farewell Yamachi-San. You will be missed. http://t.co/osOzdwZi1m\u2014 Marco Mottura (@_Mdk7_) September 19, 2013\n\n\n\n\nGoodbye and Thank You, Hiroshi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRIP Hiroshi Yamauchi. Thanks for the memories. pic.twitter.com/pVXFyrxq1Z\u2014 Matt (@MyNameIsMatt__) September 19, 2013\n\n\n\n\nA Gray Day in the Mario World\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you've ever played a Nintendo video game, Hiroshi Yamauchi has more likely than not touched your life. Yamauchi \u2014 a businessman who lead Nintendo as president from 1949 to 2002 \u2014 died Thursday of pneumonia at age 85 in Japan.\nYamauchi is credited for overseeing Nintendo's transition from a small company that produced playing cards to the video game giant it is today. Video game lovers on Thursday took to social media to say goodbye to the gaming visionary (see gallery, above).\nSee also: How Nintendo Shaped 30 Years of U.S. Gaming\nUnder Yamauchi, the company developed the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Game Boy handheld player. He lead the empire as it launched the Nintendo 64 and the GameCube.\nYamauchi is also noted for hiring Shigeru Miyamoto, a game designer for Nintendo, who created iconic video game franchises such as Mario, Donkey Kong and The Legend of Zelda.\n\nFans also used Twitter to pay their respects to Yamauchi.\n\nRIP Hiroshi Yamauchi. You helped form the company the was the largest part of my childhood. From kid to adult, thank you for all you did.\n\u2014 Julia Alexander (@loudmouthjulia) September 19, 2013\n\n\nRIP Hiroshi Yamauchi :( Continue? Y/N 10.... 9.... 8.... you'll be missed.\n\u2014 deadmau5 (@deadmau5) September 19, 2013\n\n\nR.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, creator of Nintendo and Super Mario, this guy created happiness.\n\u2014 Sabit (@Sabiit_) September 19, 2013\n\n\nWe'll miss you ex-Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi. You lived a great 3 lives.\n\u2014 Rick Mitchell (@ItsRickMitchell) September 19, 2013\n\n\nRIP Hiroshi Yamauchi, founder of #Nintendo. I had countless hours of happiness as a child because of the work you did.\n\u2014 Collin Sebastian (@CollinSebastian) September 19, 2013\n\nTell us about your favorite Nintendo memories in the comments, below.\nHomepage image: Tumblr, Jackie Hines; Image: The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images\n      window._msla=window.loadScriptAsync||function(src,id){if(document.getElementById(id))return;var js=document.createElement('script');js.id=id;js.src=src;document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0].parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);};\n_msla(\"//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\",\"twitter_jssdk\");"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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