Fusajirō Yamauchi (山内 房治郎, Yamauchi Fusajirō, June 1868 – 1 January [citation needed] 1940), born Fusajirō Fukui (福井 房治郎), was a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Nintendo Koppai, the company now known as Nintendo. Yamauchi lived in Kyoto, Japan and had a wife and a daughter, Tei Yamauchi, who later married Sekiryo Kaneda.
Fusajirō Yamauchi | |
|---|---|
山内 房治郎 | |
| 1st President of Nintendo | |
| In office 23 September 1889 – 1929 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Sekiryo Kaneda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1868 Kyoto, Japan |
| Died | 1 January 1940 (aged 80) Kyoto, Japan |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Spouse | Koma Honda (m. 1881) |
| Children | Sada (b. 1887) |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Founder of Nintendo |
Before Nintendo edit
Fusajiro Fukui was born on June 1868, as the oldest son of Sôsuke Fukui, a craftsperson.[1] Fusajiro took the name Yamauchi after an arranged marriage with one of the daughters of the Yamauchi, a rich family owning a company named Haigan dealing with lime which had no boys to inherit the company. Thus in the goal to inherit the company, Fusajiro was adopted by the Yamauchis and became heir to his adoptive father, Naoshichi Yamauchi.[1]
Soon after in 1885, Fusajiro inherited the company at an age of 17 and renamed the company into Haikyô.[1]
Yamauchi Fusajirô Shôten or Yamauchi Nintendo edit
In the context of the Meiji Restoration, in 1885, gambling laws are relaxed in Japan and Hanafuda cards which were beforehand banned become legal.[2]
Fusajiro, after having opened others shops selling lime in Kyôto, is inspired by both the booming buisness of Hanafuda and by a personal taste for the game which he plays regularly and decides to use his skills as an craftsperson to open a factory building handmade Hanafuda decks.[1]
On 23 September 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi opened Yamauchi Fusajirô Shôten,[3] also known as Yamauchi Nintendo on the location of an unoccupied house he bought.[1]
Retirement and death edit
Fusajiro departed from the company in 1929, leaving his son-in-law Sekiryo Kaneda (whose name had changed to Sekiryo Yamauchi) in charge of the company. Fusajiro remained uninvolved in the business for the remainder of his life until he died of a stroke on January 1, 1940, in Kyoto.[4] [better source needed] Fusajiro's great-grandson, Hiroshi Yamauchi, took over Nintendo in September 1949 and ran the company for 53 years, transforming it from a card game company into a multibillion-dollar video gaming company and global conglomerate.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Gorges, Florent; Gorges, Florent (2017). 1889-1980, des cartes à jouer aux Game & Watch. L'histoire de Nintendo / Florent Gorges ; avec la collaboration d'Isao Yamazaki, Erik Voskuil, Fabrice Heilig. Isao Yamazaki, Erik Voskuil, Fabrice Heilig (Troisième édition, nouvelle édition améliorée et augmentée ed.). Châtillon: Omaké books. p. 15. ISBN 978-2-919603-40-4.
- ^ Gorges, Florent; Gorges, Florent (2017). 1889-1980, des cartes à jouer aux Game & Watch. L'histoire de Nintendo / Florent Gorges ; avec la collaboration d'Isao Yamazaki, Erik Voskuil, Fabrice Heilig. Isao Yamazaki, Erik Voskuil, Fabrice Heilig (Troisième édition, nouvelle édition améliorée et augmentée ed.). Châtillon: Omaké books. p. 14. ISBN 978-2-919603-40-4.
- ^ Gorges, Florent; Gorges, Florent (2017). 1889-1980, des cartes à jouer aux Game & Watch. L'histoire de Nintendo / Florent Gorges ; avec la collaboration d'Isao Yamazaki, Erik Voskuil, Fabrice Heilig. Isao Yamazaki, Erik Voskuil, Fabrice Heilig (Troisième édition, nouvelle édition améliorée et augmentée ed.). Châtillon: Omaké books. p. 16. ISBN 978-2-919603-40-4.
- ^ "Fusajiro Yamauchi - Founder of Nintendo". Classic Gout.com. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
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