Former Nintendo President Not As Rich (Still Filthy Rich, Though)

Hiroshi Yamauchi, who ran Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, was the Yono all app richest man in Japan last year with a net worth of approximately US$7.8 billion. What all yono app about this year?

https://kotaku.com/japans-richest-man-is-yes-hiroshi-yamauchi-388326

With even Nintendo hit by the global financial crisis, the 81-year-old Yamauchi’s net worth plunged by $3.3 billion to $4.5 billion. He is now ranked third by business magazine Forbes Asia‘s March 2 issue.

Japan’s 2009 top ten plutocrats are:

1. Tadashi Yanai (Uniqlo), $6.1 billion

2. Kunio Busujima (Sankyo), $5.2 billion

3. Hiroshi Yamauchi (Nintendo), $4.5 billion

4. Akira Mori (Mori Trust), $4.2 billion

5. Masayoshi Son (Softbank), $3.9 billion

6. Eitaro Itoyama (free agent), $3.7 billion

7. go rummy Hiroshi Mikitani (Rakuten), $3.6 billion

8. Nobutada Saji (Suntory), $3.5 billion

9. Hiroko Takei (Takefuji heiress/widow), $2.8 billion

10. Takemitsu Takizaki (Keyence), $2.4 billion

Yamauchi ruled the company with an iron hand and oversaw Nintendo’s transition into video games.

Fast Retailing’s Yanai Tops Japan Rich List, Forbes Asia Says [Bloomberg via Mutant Frog Travelogue]