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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.
Aug 1, 2019 · The Game Boy sold 118.69 million units over its lifetime. By comparison, the Switch, both a console and handheld gaming device, has sold 36.87 million units to date, though it was just...
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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Oct 6, 2012 · Gunpei Yokoi was one of the old-timers at Nintendo in Japan. We're starting to think of Shigeru Miyamoto as representing that role these days, but Yokoi was the man who mentored Miyamoto – he...
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.
Sep 20, 2013 · He refused to draw a pension from the company, saying that Nintendo could put it to better use—as Japan’s thirteenth richest man, he had a net worth of $2.1 billion.
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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...
