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Yamauchi Retires - cppcrusader - 29th April 2005
Hiroshi Yamauchi is retiring. The man who ushered in the NES era is retiring from the Board of Directors, and doing it in a classy way. He's refused his Chairman's Benefits, which is supposedly in the millions, because he would rather see the money go to the future of the company.
Here's the story on Gamespot.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/04/27/news_6123081.html?tag=lastword_ds_image
Yamauchi Retires - Geno - 29th April 2005
May he rest in peace.
I mean... happy... farewell... or something.
Hurray, more money for Nintendo! :D
Yamauchi Retires - OB1 - 29th April 2005
Craziness!
Yamauchi Retires - A Black Falcon - 29th April 2005
More money go go into Nintendo's money-bin-which-they-never-open-to-actually-spend-on-games?
Yamauchi Retires - Dark Jaguar - 29th April 2005
How much money do the actual game designers get payed anyway? Is Miyamoto rich, or just "getting by"?
Yamauchi Retires - cppcrusader - 29th April 2005
The big dogs get paid the big bucks. Miyamoto is by no means strapped for cash. He probably has a lot of shares in Nintendo too. Yamauchi is also keeping all his shares and will apparently be kept on as a consultant. So it certainly makes sense for him to give up his benefits in favor of the company.
Yamauchi Retires - OB1 - 29th April 2005
Yuji Naka is rich, so I imagine Miyamoto is as well.
Yamauchi Retires - lazyfatbum - 29th April 2005
Most game developers for any major companies rake in the cash. That will change in the coming years unfortunately as it becomes more main stream.
Yamauchi Retires - The Former DMiller - 29th April 2005
It's commendable of the old man to forgo his benefits. He would have made somewhere between $12-15 million. Nintendo won't do much with it, but it's the thought that counts, right?
Yamauchi Retires - Geno - 29th April 2005
Indeed.
Yamauchi Retires - A Black Falcon - 29th April 2005
Low-end programmers don't make that much, but yeah, top people like Miyamoto make a lot.
Yamauchi Retires - Dark Jaguar - 30th April 2005
Well people making games for EA and other top companies often say, when asked, that in general people in the gaming industry that actually design the games really don't make that much. I've heard the mantra "don't get into video games to make money!" very often, so I simply had to ask if ANY of the game designers get payed the big bucks. I would assume if ANY of them managed to get the money out of the hands of the board of directors, it would be Miyamoto, but I'm not sure. Miyamoto really doesn't talk about that. Classy yes, but I want info!
Yamauchi Retires - A Black Falcon - 30th April 2005
They say that because normal programmers don't get paid especially well. Those top designers do, though... and Miyamoto? He's certain to, with his status and position in the company.
Yamauchi Retires - lazyfatbum - 30th April 2005
DRUNKY!!!!!!!!!1
Yeah so yeay i'm toatkkyt ly no9t aware of anything, someone oud rape me right now nd i qouldnt know it omgh
Yamauchi Retires - Geno - 30th April 2005
*drinks a tequila through a silly straw*
Yamauchi Retires - Great Rumbler - 1st May 2005
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Yamauchi Retires - Geno - 1st May 2005
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Yamauchi Retires - Laser Link - 1st May 2005
Programmers get paid pretty well. Unfortunately the standard game developer gets paid less than most and works harder than most for the joy of working on games. And they have to be really good. Dorks like me get paid too much to work or projects that are years late and tens of millions overbudget and don't do a lot of work because it is so horribly managed. Your tax dollars (and Lockheed "business practices") at work.
Yamauchi Retires - Geno - 1st May 2005
I don't see why I should pay into Social Security. *grows old* I deserve free money!