Better Nintendo CEO?

[The_Liquid_Laser]

Jumpin said:

PortisheadBiscuit said:
Without Yamauchi there is no Nintendo

Nintendo was around for a long time before Yamauchi. He also had a lot less to do with Nintendo’s early video game fortunes than Gunpei Yokoi.

It’s also no surprise that after the downfall of Yokoi that Nintendo seemed to hit a steep decline, but were propped up by Yokoi’s most successful product, the Gameboy, for years after his fall, resignation, and death.

It's not the CEO's job to be the direct head of R&D.  However, the CEO is responsible for hiring talented people and putting them in the right positions.  When you consider Yokoi, Miyamoto and eventually Iwata himself, Yamauchi had a gift for spotting talented individuals.

I actually voted for Iwata, but I also feel like you have to give Yamauchi his due.