Hiroshi Yamauchi purchased a majority stake in the team in 1992 as a way to thank the city for being good to Nintendo and to keep the team in the city. Yamauchi is famously known as to never have gone to a single baseball game, even when the Mariners played exhibition games in Japan. Former head of Nintendo of America Howard Lincoln was made the CEO of the team.

Satoru Iwata became the principle owner when Yamauchi died, but his passing last yeah caused Nintendo to look into selling their majority share of the team.

Nintendo will still hold onto 10% ownership, and Howard Lincoln is stepping down as CEO but will remain on the board to represent Nintendo's share of the team.

I suppose 10% will still be a rather large chunk all things considered.

Thought this was a joke title had no idea

Wait what. I didn't even know this was a thing.

Good. Maybe this will mean the team will stop selling all its good players, and actually try to win now.

Well there goes the little interest I had in baseball.

Nintendo helped keep the Seattle sports scene alive during a rough couple years, but now it's taken on a whole new look and should be fine by itself.

It was still super cool of Nintendo to do what it did back in the 90's.

Does this mean the end of all those Nintendo advertisements at Safeco Field?

man i remember when Ken Griffey Jr. used to be the shit for the Mariners.... but that's how long it's been since i followed baseball... i've now clue what's going on in the MLB nowadays lol.