One Man’s Journey From Warehouse Worker to Nintendo Legend

"Howard Phillips might not be as big a name in Nintendo history as men like Shigeru Miyamoto, Satoru Iwata and Gunpei Yokoi. But his story is just as interesting, and the story of his role in the company's American invasion of the 1980s is one all Nintendo fans should enjoy.

Speaking with Phillips – who has since worked with Microsoft Game Studios, THQ and Lucasarts – last week, I had to ask about his role with Nintendo in the 1980s, which saw him rise from a virtual nobody to become one of the company's most high-profile and best-loved employees, his trademark red hair and bowtie making him as much a mascot of Nintendo's early success as any plumber or kid in a green tunic.", writes Kotaku.