Yamauchi reveals interesting future

Former Nintendo global president Hiroshi Yamauchi has revealed some intriguing plans for his retirement over the next few years. A man famed for his hardline approach and unshiftable opinions will take a very different tack in the future.

When asked at a press conference in Tokyo today about what his plans for retirement, Yamauchi said, "I hope to establish a special school that teaches how to use computer graphics. I want to make efforts to develop software with a higher level of originality by using the ideas of young people, without focusing on making profits. I am also interested in finding excellent games that remain relatively unknown. For example, we can offer a prize for game creators. Then we can invite bids for games that win awards, enabling software makers to commercialise and sell their games."

We will bring you news on this exciting new venture as it makes itself known. It is expected that Nintendo and the Q0-Fund set up by Yamauchi, will fund this new project.