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[[File:Yokoi and Miyamoto.jpg|thumb|left|Yokoi and [[Shigeru Miyamoto|Miyamoto]] in 1994]] | [[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 | '''Gunpei Yokoi''' (in Japanese: 横井 軍平 ''Yokoi Gunpei''; September 10, 1941—October 4, 1997), sometimes transliterated '''Gumpei Yokoi''', was a Japanese video game designer. His repertoire at [[Nintendo]] 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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