Former Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi has given Seattle Mariners right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki a gift of 5,000 Nintendo Co., Ltd. shares, according to GameSpot.com. These shares will total 58.15 million yen ($564,000) worth of Nintendo stock. During a visit to Nintendo's headquarters in Tokyo earlier this week, Yamauchi congratulated Ichiro for his accomplishments in baseball. The gift is currently awaiting approval from the Major League Baseball association.