Gunpei Yokoi

In this Japanese name, the surname is Yokoi.
Gunpei Yokoi
横井 軍平
Yokoi in 1994
Born(1941-09-10)10 September 1941
Kyoto, Empire of Japan
Died4 October 1997(1997-10-04) (aged 56)
Komatsu, Ishikawa, Japan
Alma materDoshisha University
Occupations
Years active1965–1997
Employers
  • Nintendo (1965–1996)
  • Koto Laboratory (1996–1997)

Gunpei Yokoi (Japanese: 横井 軍平, Hepburn: Yokoi Gunpei; 10 September 1941 – 4 October 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 the original designer of several notable Nintendo products, including the Ultra Hand toy, the Game & Watch and Game Boy handheld game systems, as well as the producer of a few critically acclaimed franchises such as Metroid and Kid Icarus. The modern Nintendo philosophy of focusing on interactive gameplay over cutting-edge technology was espoused by Yokoi.

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