Gunpei Yokoi

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 the video game company Nintendo. He was the producer of the Metroid and Kid Icarus video game franchises, as well as a driving force behind the development of the Game Boy and other pivotal Nintendo technologies.

Death

In 1997, Yokoi was killed in a car accident. He was riding a car driven by Etsuo Kisō, a businessman from Kyoto. Kisō and Yokoi pulled over to examine the damages of two automobiles on the side of the road that had already been in an accident, and then a car driven by Iwao Tsushima of Yamanakamachi, Ishikawa Prefecture, slammed into the two men. Yokoi was killed, Kisō endured two broken ribs, and Tsushima and his wife were mildly injured.

Related Topics:
Kyoto - Yamanakamachi - Ishikawa Prefecture

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