1941 - 1997
Gunpei Yokoi Japanese Designer
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Details
| First Name |
Gunpei
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| Last Name |
Yokoi
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| Birthday |
10th September, 1941
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| Birthplace |
Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
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| Died |
4th October, 1997
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| Place of Death |
Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
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| Build |
Average
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| Eye Color |
Black
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| Hair Color |
Salt and Pepper
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
Asian
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| Nationality |
Japanese
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| University |
Doshisha University
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| Occupation Text |
Game designer
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| Occupation |
Designer
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| Year(s) Active |
1970–1997, 1965–1997
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Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平, Yokoi Gunpei, September 10, 1941 – October 4, 1997), sometimes transliterated Gumpei Yokoi, was a Japanese video game designer. He was a long-time Nintendo employee, best known as creator of the Game & Watch handheld system, inventor of the "cross" shaped Control Pad, the original designer of the Game Boy, and producer of a few long-running and critically acclaimed video game franchises, such as Metroid and Kid Icarus.
