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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 · 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,...
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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 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...
Dec 21, 2023 · Gunpei Yokoi was an electrical engineer who graduated from Doshisha University. He was hired in 1965 by Nintendo to be the maintenance guy for the Hanafuda assembly line equipment. It wasn’t exactly the most glamorous job, but at the time, it suited the young Yokoi fine.
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Oct 16, 2013 · Learn about the life and legacy of Gunpei Yokoi, the engineer who developed the Ultra Hand, the Game & Watch series, the Game Boy, and more. Discover how he influenced the gaming industry and why he left Nintendo after the Virtual Boy failure.
