Sekiryo Yamauchi

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Sekiryo Yamauchi was the second president of Nintendo, who expanded the company beyond its original playing-card business and laid groundwork for its later transformation into a global entertainment giant.

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instanceOf businessperson
company president
adoptedBy Fusajiro Yamauchi NERFINISHED
birthYear 1881
boardMemberOf Nintendo NERFINISHED
businessPartner Nintendo distributors in Japan
child Kimi Yamauchi NERFINISHED
companyFoundedByPredecessor Nintendo NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Japan
deathYear 1949
employer Nintendo NERFINISHED
era Showa period NERFINISHED
Taisho period NERFINISHED
familyName Yamauchi NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Sekiryo NERFINISHED
headquartersLocationOfEmployer Kyoto NERFINISHED
industry entertainment
playing cards
knownFor expanding Nintendo beyond playing cards
laying groundwork for Nintendo’s later diversification
serving as the second president of Nintendo
legacy helped transform Nintendo from a small card maker into a larger entertainment-oriented company
memberOf Yamauchi family NERFINISHED
name Sekiryo Yamauchi NERFINISHED
nativeName 山内積良 NERFINISHED
notableWork expansion of Nintendo’s distribution network
modernization of Nintendo’s manufacturing operations
occupation business executive
industrialist
positionHeld president of Nintendo
predecessor Fusajiro Yamauchi NERFINISHED
relative Fusajiro Yamauchi NERFINISHED
Hiroshi Yamauchi NERFINISHED
Tei Yamauchi NERFINISHED
spouse Tei Yamauchi NERFINISHED
strategicFocus growth of Nintendo’s playing-card business
preparing Nintendo for diversification beyond cards
successor Hiroshi Yamauchi NERFINISHED
tookFamilyNameFrom Yamauchi family NERFINISHED
workLocation Kyoto NERFINISHED

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Fusajiro Yamauchi hasSuccessor Sekiryo Yamauchi