R.I.P Hiroshi Yamauchi

Earlier this morning, former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi passed away at the age of 85, from Pneumonia.He was responsible for transforming Nintendo from a card-making company into the gaming company we all know today.

Hiroshi Yamauchi was a Japanese businessman. He was the third president of Nintendo, joining the company in 1949 until stepping down on May 31, 2002, to be succeeded by Satoru Iwata.

RIP....

I dont understand how in this day and age people can die of pneumonia. Last I checked we still have antibiotics.

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antibiotics which are rapidly losing effectiveness due to overuse. Not all forms of pneumonia are treated with antibiotics anyway, and some cases are so severe they simply cannot be treated.