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|image=[[File:Gunpei Yokoi.jpg]]<br>Gunpei Yokoi holding | |image=[[File:Gunpei Yokoi.jpg]]<br>Gunpei Yokoi holding one of his many creations | ||
|born=September 10, 1941 | |born=September 10, 1941 | ||
|died=October 4, 1997 (aged 56) | |died=October 4, 1997 (aged 56) | ||
|role=Game developer, game designer, hardware developer | |role=Game developer, game designer, hardware developer | ||
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'''Gunpei Yokoi''' (in Japanese: 横井 軍平 ''Yokoi Gunpei''; September 10, 1941—October 4, 1997) | [[File:Yokoi and Miyamoto.jpg|thumb|left|Yokoi and [[Shigeru Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] in 1994]] | ||
'''Gunpei Yokoi''' (in Japanese: 横井 軍平 ''Yokoi Gunpei''; September 10, 1941—October 4, 1997) was one of [[Nintendo]]'s most famous developers. His repertoire includes a plethora of now-iconic devices, including the [[Game Boy]], the [[Game & Watch]], and the [[R.O.B.]] accessory for the [[Family Computer|Famicom]]. Aside from hardware, Yokoi also produced ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'', Fire Emblem, Ice Climber, and the ''Super Mario Land'' titles in the ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series, though he is most well-known for being mentor to [[Mario (franchise)|''Mario'' franchise]] creator [[Shigeru Miyamoto]]. Yokoi also acted as the manager of [[Nintendo Research & Development 1|Nintendo R&D 1]] from its creation up to his departure from the company. | |||
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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#Game Boy Pocket|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. | 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#Game Boy Pocket|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. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Yokoi | Gunpei Yokoi Farewell Article.png|Magazine article about Gunpei leaving Nintendo | ||
Gunpei Yokoi Death Article.png|Magazine article about Gunpei's death in a car crash | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*During the credits of ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], his name is spelled as "'''Gumpei''' Yokoi", which reflects the pronunciation of his name, as well as being how it was spelled on his business card.{{ref needed}} | *During the credits of ''[[Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3]]'' for the [[Game Boy]], his name is spelled as "'''Gumpei''' Yokoi", which reflects the pronunciation of his name, as well as being how it was spelled on his business card.{{ref needed}} | ||
*The {{wp|Ultra Hand}} is seen in ''[[Mario Power Tennis]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]] and [[Wii]] as [[Wario]]'s [[Defensive Power Shot]], known as the [[Ultra-Hand Return]]. The Ultra Hand also appears in the microgames [[Ultra Hand]] in ''[[WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!]]'' and [[Clawing for More (WarioWare: Touched!)|Clawing for More]] in ''[[WarioWare: Touched!]]'' and ''[[WarioWare Gold]]''. It also appears in ''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' and ''[[Mario Kart 8 Deluxe]]'', in [[Mario Circuit (GBA)|GBA Mario Circuit]] as the support for the anti-gravity section, under the alias of "Ultra Arm". | |||
==References== | ==References== |