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Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平, Yokoi Gunpei, September 10, 1941 – October 4, 1997), sometimes transliterated as Gumpei Yokoi, was a Japanese toy maker and video game designer.
Gunpei Yokoi, também podendo ser escrito Gumpei Yokoi (横井 軍平 Yokoi Gunpei, 10 de setembro de 1941 — 4 de outubro de 1997) foi um designer da fabricante de videogame Nintendo, sendo uma das mais importantes figuras na história da companhia, sendo conhecido principalmente por ser o criador dos consoles portáteis Game Boy e Game ...
Gunpei Yokoi (JPJapanese: 横井 軍平Romaji: Yokoi Gunpei) (September 10, 1941 - October 4, 1997) was a Japanese video game designer who is credited heavily for Nintendo's success in video games. He was the creator of various pieces of Nintendo hardware including the D-pad, Game & Watch, Game Boy, and...
Oct 6, 2012 · Yesterday marked 15 years since October 4, 1997, the day a highway accident claimed the life of one of Nintendo's greatest creators. And it's a little hard to believe it's already been that long ...
Oct 9, 1997 · Gunpei Yokoi, chief designer of Game Boy and other products that helped transform Nintendo into worldwide colossus in video games, was killed in traffic accident in Japan on Oct 4; he was 56...
Jun 22, 2024 · Gunpei Yokoi, sometimes transliterated Gumpei Yokoi, was a Japanese video game designer. His repertoire at Nintendo includes a plethora of now-iconic devices, including the Game Boy, the Game & Watch, and the R.O.B. accessory for the Famicom.
Oct 16, 2013 · Gunpei Yokoi may have left the world physically, but his presence is still felt throughout the big N. He was a visionary, a trend setter, and someone who helped shape Nintendo, and much of the video game industry, into what it is today.
May 26, 2024 · Gunpei Yokoi foi um designer de games japonês e um dos mais importantes da história do mercado. Ligado à Nintendo em grande parte da carreira, é mais conhecido como o inventor do Game Boy , Game & Watch, criador do padrão de direcional em cruz (D-Pad), vastamente usado até hoje, e produtor em algumas séries de jogos de sucesso mundial.
Nov 12, 2020 · An electrical engineer by trade, Yokoi joined Nintendo straight out of university in 1965. The way he saw it, it’d been something of a mercy hire. A middling student at best, he’d watched his ...
Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平, September 10, 1941 – October 4, 1997) was born in Kyoto and graduated from the Doshisha University with a degree in electronics. Nintendo hired him in 1965 to maintain assembly-line machines that manufactured hanafuda cards.