http://www.tmz.com/2013/09/19/hiroshi-ya...-dead-nintendo/

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Ex-Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi -- who revolutionized the video game industry by introducing the world to Super Mario -- died this morning of pneumonia at a hospital in Japan.

Yamauchi introduced the Nintendo Entertainment System to America in 1985, and followed up by launching the greatest video game franchises in history, including Super Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong.

Hiroshi left the company in 2002 -- but reportedly refused to accept his retirement pension allegedly worth between $9 to $14 million dollars ... claiming Nintendo could put it to better use.

With an estimated net worth of around $2.1 billion, Hiroshi was ranked the 13th richest man in Japan at the time of his death.

Hiroshi was 85. He is survived by his wife and 3 kids.

Now fire up that NES and kick some Bowser ass in his honor.

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With an estimated net worth of around $2.1 billion, Hiroshi was ranked the 13th richest man in Japan at the time of his death.

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Japan has a 50% death tax so that bankrupt socialist mess should be excited by his passing.

Brings back memories. Those Nintendo systems and the Mario Brothers series of games kinda parallel my son's involvement with gaming so I remember getting the new gear and games as they came out year by year. I think that he or I still have almost all of them in boxes somewhere. I've always wondered if they still work....