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Japan Has a New Richest Man

May 8, 2008

While its no surprise, considering Nintendo’s success with both it’s Wii and DS consoles, former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamuchi, 80, has recently been knighted Japan’s richest inhabitant.

With a net worth of over $7.8 billion, which grew $3 billion in the past year alone, Hiroshi ousted last year’s rich-man Akira Hori whose net worth, due to being the biggest landlord in all of Japan, stands at an impressive $7.7 billion.

Of course, Hiroshi wouldn’t be worth anything had it not been for Nintendo being worth around $79 billion, of which Hiroshi owns a 10% stake in. Lets see how much both Nintendo’s and Hiroshi’s values rise as the Wii continues to dominate.

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Written by Jeff | Filed Under Business, News, Wii 

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