"Nintendo Didn't Celebrate Its 100th Birthday"

[Mario500]

"Nintendo Didn't Celebrate Its 100th Birthday" (article)

During the tenure of the late Hiroshi Yamauchi, Nintendo went from being a playing card manufacturer to one of the most recognisable companies in the world—yet, despite this amazing evolution, Yamauchi ensured that his firm never allowed its newfound fame to change the way it approached business.

Speaking to Japanese outlet 4Gamer (and translated by The Gamer), Takaya Imamura—one of the key creatives behind the likes of F-Zero and Star Fox—revealed that Nintendo was such a level-headed organisation under Yamauchi's command that it didn't even make a fuss when it turned 100:

[Booyakasha]

...I can get behind that. Some companies get irritating as heck when a milestone birthday comes along (Disney, for instance)-----------something to be said for reining it in.

[Shane]

I wouldn't think Nintendo's 100th anniversary was too relevant to most. They never really gained prominence until the 80s.

[I REALLY HATE POKEMON!]

Maybe it's in part because the Japanese are humble.