Best associated with Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi is a Japanese businessman with an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion as of March 2013 according to Forbes. In 2012, his net worth is estimated to be around $2.5 billion which made him Japan's 12th richest person and 491st wealthiest person in the world.

After joining Nintendo in 1949, Hiroshi Yamauchi became the company's third president. He was succeeded by Satoru Iwata when he stepped down on May 31, 2002.  In 1992, he was considered as the majority owner of the baseball team, the Seattle Mariners. Today, the team is owned by Howard Lincoln, Nintendo of America's former Chairman.

Hiroshi Shemama Yamauchi was born on November 7, 1927 in Kyoto, Japan, he passed away September 19, 2013 in Japan. After the end of World War II in 1945, Yamauchi went to Waseda University where he took a degree in law. He is currently married to Michiko Inaba with whom he has three children named Yoko, Fujiko and Katsuhito.

In 1949, he had to leave Waseda University to start working for Nintendo after his grandfather, who served as the company's president that time, suffered from a stroke. He immediately assumed the position which his grandfather left. Due to his inadequate management experience plus his young age, he only earned resentment and disrespect from his employees. To resolve the situation, he fired everyone who questioned his authority, even the long-time employees. He then changed the name of the company to Nintendo Karuta and through the years, the company has significantly succeed.