Fusajiro Yamauchi’s Biography, Net Worth, Fact, Career, Awards and Life Story
On November 6, 1889, Fusajiro Yamauchi opened the first “Hanafuda” (flower cards) card shop called “Nintendo Koppai” during a time when the Japanese government was banning playing cards from the hands of the public, due to them being tied to gambling, with the exception of Yamauchi’s playing cards. With the huge success he had in selling these cards, he rapidly began expanding and opened another card shop in Osaka. He later went on to create more card games.