National History Day Annotated Bibliography

Daniel Bermeo, Andres Coello

Primary Sources
2005 Interview with Hiroshi Yamauchi. 2005 Interview with Hiroshi Yamauchi. N.p., Feb.
2005. Web. 07 Jan. 2015.
This interview with Hiroshi Yamauchi is incredibly informative as its information is provided
from the words of the former president himself. He talks about the industry in general, his
company, rivals, and tells it all in a charming way as well.

Nintendo Software and Hardware Sales Data From 1983 to 2014. Neogaf. N.p., 02 Jan. 2015.
Web. 06 Jan 2015.
This citation is a collection of charts and graph all detailing the financial results of Nintendos
video game endeavors which began as a result of Yamauchis leadership. It demonstrates just
how successful the company was.

Sales of Nintendo Handheld Consoles. Digital image. The Verge. N.p., 26 Apr. 2012. Web. 23
Dec. 2014.
This graph helped to show how Yamauchis impact has extended even into the more recent
times, after his retirement.

Sheff, David. Game Over: How Nintendo Conquered The World. New York: Vintage, 1994.
Print.

This book presented a myriad of information regarding Nintendo, Hiroshi Yamauchi , and the
video game industry in general. It helped us a great deal in understanding things we had only
general knowledge about.

Secondary Sources
Agnello, Anthony J. Without Hiroshi Yamauchi We Wouldnt Have Mario, Doom, or Halo.
Digital Trends. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
The title of the article above actually describes what it is it talks about. Agnello concludes that
without Yamauchi, things likes Mario, Doom, or Halo would not exist, which are all popular
game franchises. Yamauchis impact is furthered depicted.

Donald, Iain. Donovan, Tristan. Hiroshi Yamauchi: Nintendo Chiefs Video Game Legacy.
BBC News. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
This article has information presented by two historians who studied Yamauchis career as the
president of Nintendo, mentioning things like how he instigated the companys transition from
playing cards to video games.

McFerran, Damien. Hiroshi Yamauchi - The Man Who Made Nintendo. Nintendo Life. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
This article also talks about Yamauchis leadership and how he dealt with new ideas, like the
SNES CD-ROM peripheral that was originally planned to be added.

Rougeau, Michael. 5 Things Nintendos Hiroshi Yamauchi Gave to Gaming. TechRadar. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.

This article delves into specific achievements of Yamauchi such his hiring of Shigeru Miyamoto,
the single most important visionary in all of game design, and his contribution to the Nintendo
Entertainment Systems success as well as its successor.

Tabuchi, Hiroko. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Who Steered Nintendo to Dominance, Dies at 85. The
New York Times. The New York Times, 19 Sept. 2013. Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
This obituary helped us to understand how the other side of the world viewed Yamauchi.
Although they may not have been quite so interested in video games, they still acknowledged the
kind of person that he was, and a very important one at that, listing a majority of the things
mentioned in similar articles.

Thomas, Lucas M. Hiroshi Yamauchi: Nintendos Legendary President - IGN. IGN. N.p., n.d.
Web. 26 Oct. 2014.
This article written on a dedicated video game website really highlighted what made Hiroshi
Yamauchi great. Not only is Yamauchi recognized for having made the company into what it is
today, a highly successful video game company, but Yamauchis way of business and his
methods are actually talked about here which proved to be extremely interesting and effective.