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Gunpei Yokoi (born September 10, 1941 in Kyoto, Japan, and died October 4, 1997) is the erector of, and voice actor for, the character Wario, and has also created the Game Boy. He is also the designer of the long-running Metroid series.

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  • Gunpei Yokoi (born September 10, 1941 in Kyoto, Japan, and died October 4, 1997) is the erector of, and voice actor for, the character Wario, and has also created the Game Boy. He is also the designer of the long-running Metroid series.
  • Gunpei Yokoi (September 10, 1941 - October 4, 1997) was a legendary 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 and the Virtual Boy, as well as a variety of video game series such as Metroid and Kid Icarus. He taught Mario and The Legend of Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto upon his arrival to the company and unfortunately passed away on October 4th of 1997.
  • Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平 Yokoi Gunpei; Kyoto, 10 settembre 1941 – Kyoto, 4 ottobre 1997) è stata una delle persone più importanti nella storia della Nintendo ed è stato uno degli uomini chiave nello sviluppo della serie di Metroid.
  • Projektant Gameboya. Zaprojektował także Virtual Boy. Zaprojektował postacie takie jak: Mario, Wario, Luigi, Metroid...
  • Gunpei Yokoi was born in 1941 and grew up in Kyoto. He graduated from Doshisha University with a degree in electronics. He was first hired by Nintendo in 1965 to maintain the assembly-line machines used to manufacture its Hanafuda cards.
  • He was also the creator of the Game and Watch franchise, and, when he died in 1997 due to a car accident, Masahiro Sakurai decided to include the main character of the series as a playable character and tribute to Yokoi's work in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  • <default>Gunpei Yokoi</default> Born Place of Birth Died Place of Death Education Occupation Title Spouse Parents Children Nationality Website Gunpei Yokoi, also seen as Gumpei Yokoi (横井 軍平 Yokoi Gunpei) (September 10, 1941–October 4, 1997) was one of the most important figures in the history of Nintendo and helped with the development of the Metroid series.
  • thumb|109px|Yokoi con un Game Boy, el creador de metroid.Gunpei Yokoi (横井 軍平 Yokoi Gunpei) nacido el 10 de septiembre de 1941 y fallecido el 4 de octubre de 1997 en un accidente automovilistico , fue una de las figuras más importantes de la historia de Nintendo y fue uno de los principales creadores y colaboradores de la saga Metroid.
  • thumb|left|Yokoi et Miyamoto en 1994.Gunpei Yokoi (en japonais : 横井 軍平 ; 10 Septembre 1941 - 4 Octobre 1997) était l'un des développeurs les plus célèbres de Nintendo. Son répertoire comprend une pléthore de dispositifs désormais emblématiques, y compris la console portable Game Boy, Game & Watch et l'accessoire R.O.B. pour la Famicom. Mis à part le matériel, Yokoi a également produit la série Metroid et Super Mario Land, il est connu pour être le mentor de la création de la série Mario, Shigeru Miyamoto. Yokoi a également agi en tant que gestionnaire de Nintendo R&D 1 depuis sa création jusqu'à son départ de l'entreprise. Gunpei Yokoi gère le développement de jeux, le design des jeux et le développement de hardware.
  • Gunpei Yokoi was an employee at Nintendo. He died in 1997. He produced the Metroid and Kid Icarus series, and developed the Game Boy. Image:Stub.png This article has been deemed a stub. You can help Wii Wiki by [ expanding it].
  • Gunpei Yokoi (横井軍平 Yokoi Gunpei) (†) fue uno de los grandes genios de Nintendo y uno de los ejecutivos que sentó las bases de su éxito. Ingeniero de profesión, demostró tener talento en el desarrollo del soporte técnico (hardware) en este campo. Poseedor de una gran inventiva y creatividad, inventó la afamada consola portátil Game Boy y los Game & Watch, muy populares en aquel entonces, considerados ser prototipo de la primera mencionada. También fue el hombre que desarrolló la serie de Metroid, que aún sigue teniendo una gran fama en las plataformas de Nintendo (como Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo DS y Wii) y Kid Icarus
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