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In the 1980s, hoping to capitalize on the rising popularity of electronics as a form of entertainment, Yamauchi came up with a concept for a handheld gaming device. The project was assigned to Yokoi, who spent extensive time developing the device. Yokoi was inspired by a man he saw playing with a calculator on a train. The device that resulted was the Game & Watch. It became a best-seller, and the games sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Yokoi eventually became the head of the first-party company R&D1, which was responsible for the game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' He would go on to develop the Game Boy and its successors up to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. | In the 1980s, hoping to capitalize on the rising popularity of electronics as a form of entertainment, Yamauchi came up with a concept for a handheld gaming device. The project was assigned to Yokoi, who spent extensive time developing the device. Yokoi was inspired by a man he saw playing with a calculator on a train. The device that resulted was the Game & Watch. It became a best-seller, and the games sold more than 40 million copies worldwide. Yokoi eventually became the head of the first-party company R&D1, which was responsible for the game ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'' He would go on to develop the Game Boy and its successors up to the [[Game Boy Advance]]. | ||
However, Yokoi's career was not entirely successful. The [[Virtual Boy]] received poor reception and was discontinued a year after its release. Following the completion of the [[ | However, Yokoi's career was not entirely successful. The [[Virtual Boy]] received poor reception and was discontinued a year after its release. Following the completion of the [[Game Boy Pocket]], Yokoi left Nintendo to form Koto Laboratory,<ref>http://www.koto.co.jp/english/aboutus/index.html</ref> where he remained until his death in 1997. Two hundred and fifty miles northeast of Tokyo, Yokoi was struck by two automobiles while checking his car for damage following a minor fender bender. Word of his death was broadcast worldwide soon after. This event did not dampen his legacy, and in 2003, Yokoi posthumously received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Game Developers Choice Awards as an acknowledgement and celebration of his influence in the video game industry. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== |