Gunpei Yokoi
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Yokoi.
Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平, Yokoi Gunpei, September 10, 1941 – October 4, 1997), also romanized as Gumpei Yokoi, was a video game designer for Nintendo. He created the Game Boy and produced the Metroid series of video games. He was also a mentor to Shigeru Miyamoto.[1] Yokoi's last invention, the Virtual Boy, was not a success. He left Nintendo and started a company called Koto Laboratory. His main product idea at this company was the WonderSwan, which came out in 1999, two years after he died.
Gunpei Yokoi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1941 |
| Died | October 4, 1997 (aged 56) |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Gunpei Yokoi Media
Yokoi is best known for his contribution in the creation of the Game Boy.
Yokoi's Virtual Boy (1995)
References
- ↑ "後藤弘茂のWeekly海外ニュース". pc.watch.impress.co.jp.
