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Yamauchi assisted in the production of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and was the executive producer of all subsequent games published by Nintendo, up until his retirement. Five home consoles were created by Nintendo during his tenure; the last was the [[Nintendo GameCube]], which was released in 2001. ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' was the last video game in the ''Super Mario'' franchise (and overall) to be released in international markets under Yamauchi's administration. | Yamauchi assisted in the production of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)|Donkey Kong]]'', and was the executive producer of all subsequent games published by Nintendo, up until his retirement. Five home consoles were created by Nintendo during his tenure; the last was the [[Nintendo GameCube]], which was released in 2001. ''[[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2]]'' was the last video game in the ''Super Mario'' franchise (and overall) to be released in international markets under Yamauchi's administration. | ||
His persistence in marketing the [[R.O.B.|Robotic Operating Buddy]] (R.O.B.) with the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] allowed Nintendo to revitalize the video game market in North America, which had been in a severe decline following the {{wp|video game crash of 1983}}. He died of pneumonia in 2013. | His persistence in marketing the [[R.O.B.|Robotic Operating Buddy]] (R.O.B.) with the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] allowed Nintendo to revitalize the video game market in North America, which had been in a severe decline following the {{wp|Video game crash of 1983|North American video game crash of 1983}}. He died of pneumonia in 2013. | ||
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