While its no surprise, considering Nintendo’s success with both it’s Wii and DS consoles, former Nintendo chairman Hiroshi Yamuchi, 80, has recently been knighted Japan’s richest inhabitant.

With a net worth of over $7.8 billion, which grew $3 billion in the past year alone, Hiroshi ousted last year’s rich-man Akira Hori whose net worth, due to being the biggest landlord in all of Japan, stands at an impressive $7.7 billion.

Of course, Hiroshi wouldn’t be worth anything had it not been for Nintendo being worth around $79 billion, of which Hiroshi owns a 10% stake in. Lets see how much both Nintendo’s and Hiroshi’s values rise as the Wii continues to dominate.