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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....
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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.
Jan 26, 2016 · Biography. Gunpei Yokoi was among the first video game designers at Nintendo and spearheaded the company’s transformation from a maker of toys and playing cards into a global electronic gaming empire. He developed the company’s best-selling product lines of the 1980s and early 1990s, from the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom, or NES ...
Oct 4, 1997 · 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 ...
Gunpei Yokoi, also seen as Gumpei Yokoi (横井 軍平 Yokoi Gunpei) (September 10, 1941–October 4, 1997) was one of the most important figures in the history of Nintendo and helped with the development of the Metroid series. Gunpei Yokoi began working at Nintendo in 1965 after barely graduating college...
Nov 28, 2023 · Gunpei Yokoi can be considered a true inventor; in the digital revolution that Japan was going through from 1970s to 1990s , Gunpei Yokoi's mind worked ceaselessly to give birth to innovations that revolutionized the world of video games and launched Japan into the future.
