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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 · 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....
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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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 · 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.
