Yamauchi not short of a few gold coins
Nintendo boss Hiroshi Yamauchi isn’t short of a few bob. Forbes Asia ranks him as the 3rd richest person in Japan, up from llth last year. He’s worth a cool $4.8 billion, much of which will be in Nintendo shares. The massive success of the Wii and DS have seen Nintendo stock triple in value since 2006.
The guy at number 1 on the list is a mere $700 million ahead of Yamauchi san, so who knows – if Nintendo’s boom continues he could hit the top spot.
[Wired, via 4 color rebellion]
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