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	Yamauchi assisted in the production of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)\|Donkey Kong]]'', and was the executive producer of all subsequent games published by Nintendo, up until his retirement. Five consoles were created by Nintendo during his tenure; the last was the [[Nintendo Gamecube]], which was released in 2001. [[Luigi's Mansion]] was the last entry in the ''Mario'' franchise to see Yamauchi as its executive producer before his retirement.		Yamauchi assisted in the production of ''[[Donkey Kong (game)\|Donkey Kong]]'', and was the executive producer of all subsequent games published by Nintendo, up until his retirement. Five consoles were created by Nintendo during his tenure; the last was the [[Nintendo Gamecube]], which was released in 2001. [[Luigi's Mansion]] was the last entry in the ''Mario'' franchise to see Yamauchi as its executive producer before his retirement.



	His persistence in marketing the [[R.O.B.\|Robotic Operating Buddy]] (R.O.B.) with the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] allowed Nintendo to revitalize the video game market in North America, which had been in a severe decline following the [[Wikipedia:North American video game crash of 1983\|North American video game crash of 1983]]. He died of pneumonia in 2013.		His persistence in marketing the [[R.O.B.\|Robotic Operating Buddy]] (R.O.B.) with the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] allowed Nintendo to revitalize the video game market in North America, which had been in a severe decline following the [[Wikipedia:North American video game crash of 1983\|North American video game crash of 1983]]. He died of pneumonia in 2013.