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Former Nintendo president dies

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Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Japanese businessman credited with transforming Nintendo into a world-leading video games company, died Sept. 19. He was 85.

Yamauchi ran the company 1949-2002, according to the BBC.

During that time, Nintendo was transformed from a small collectable trading card company into a brand well-known for its video game products.

Read more at the BBC.

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