He was the architect of consoles that changed gaming forever
Nobody, not even collectors, had ever seen this particular model before
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Gunpei Yokoi’s last major release at Nintendo was the Virtual Boy. It was a disaster, and there has long been…
Via Gamasutra, there’s a great translated interview from 1997 with Nintendo legend Gunpei Yokoi on shmuplations, where he talks about his work near the end of his career (he sadly passed away later that year).
The Triforce. It’s an iconic symbol in gaming. And as Kotaku previously pointed out, the original design is part of…
The internet was rocked. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario and Zelda, reportedly said he was stepping down.…
It's one of those quirks of history that Nintendo, a company synonymous with colourful characters and fun video…
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Since Brian's story earlier about the tragic death of former Nintendo great Gunpei Yokoi, I figured today would be a…
It was apparently a contracted hit. Gunpei Yokoi, father of the Game Boy who failed with the Virtual Boy, left…
Nintendo, the world's family-friendly video game maker, formed under less virtuous auspices. Before Nintendo made…
While to outsiders Japan appears a homogeneous nation (with only 2% of the population being registered foreigners)…
Inexpensive, low-tech and sporting an impressive battery life, the Nintendo Game Boy was released in 1989. Next…
Gunpei Yokoi, who sadly killed in an auto accident in 1997, was a gaming wizard. A new exhibit in Tokyo's Harajuku…
Nintendo hasn't always made video games. It's over 100 years old, and in that time has made stuff like cards and…
Artist Bill Mudron shipped out the first issue of The Nintendo History System this week, the first chapter in an…
Game Boy creator Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy on what it takes to make a game, as explained to Metroid co-creator…
Speaking last night at The Art History of Games symposium in Atlanta, Doom developer John Romero talked about the…
The Game Boy was created by Nintendo's Gunpei Yokoi, who also created the company Game & Watch handhelds. Worldwide,…
This is a papercraft model of Nintendo's own late, great Gunpei Yokoi. Considering the amount of papercraft we see…