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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.
Oct 9, 1997 · Gunpei Yokoi, a brilliant tinkerer who designed the Game Boy and other products that helped transform Nintendo from a sleepy manufacturer of playing cards into a worldwide colossus in video...
Oct 6, 2012 · Learn about the life and achievements of Gunpei Yokoi, the creator of Game & Watch, Game Boy, and Virtual Boy. He was a pioneer of portable gaming and a mentor to Shigeru Miyamoto.
Nov 12, 2020 · The original turnaround king was one Gunpei Yokoi, an engineering whiz whose gadgets kept Nintendo afloat in the late Sixties when it was a struggling toymaker, and who oversaw the company's...
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Dec 21, 2023 · Learn how Gunpei Yokoi, a tinkerer and engineer, revolutionized Nintendo with his inventions such as the Ultra Hand, Game and Watch, and the D-Pad. Discover his contributions to the video game industry and his legacy after the Virtual Boy failure.
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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. As a long-time Nintendo employee, he was best known as creator of the Game & Watch handheld system, inventor of the cross-shaped Control Pad, the original designer of the ...
Dec 5, 2023 · 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.
