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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 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 –...
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...
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...
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, the Game Boy...
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.
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.
