Ex-Nintendo President Yamauchi dies

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows former Nintendo Co. President Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi, known for his role in enhancing the company's global presence as a game console maker, died of pneumonia at a Kyoto hospital on Sept. 19, 2013, the company said. He was 85.

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