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The Game Boy was invented by Gunpei Yokoi?

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the gamebiy was invented by a japanise guy called Gunpei Yokoi but then he died onOctober 4, 1997 bless

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Who invented Game Boys?

The person who invented the game boy is ... A man by the name of Gunpei Yokoi The person who invented the game boy is ... A man by the name of Gunpei Yokoi


Who discovered Game Boy?

The Game Boy was invented by Gunpei Yokoi (Japan) and released in Japan in 1989 In other words, Nintendo helped.


What is the history of the Game Boy?

The Game Boy was invented in 1989 in Japan by Gunpei Yokoi, who worked for Nintendo. The Game Boy then later evolved into the Nintendo 3DS today.


Who created the 'Game Boy'?

The gameboy was made by Nintendo and was primarly created by Gunpei Yokoi.


Is gunpei yokoi a boy or girl?

aright gunpei was a boy but then ...... he died so sad i know


Who designed the Game Boy?

Nintendo is the company behind it, though the credit for the original design lays with Gunpei Yokoi.


When was the 1st Game Boy invented?

it was created so that yea like so they can make mula for Nintendo and for kids to play with Aside from the obvious corporate reasons for profit... Like the many earlier handheld units that were one game per unit, the Nintendo GameBoy was made so that you can install one of many game cartridges like its console predecessors, allowing a multi gaming platform to go mobile. This unit pioneered the release of all other game loading handheld units and revolutionized the mobile gaming industry including technology behind tablets and smartphones.


Did Gunei Yokoi find the Game Boy fun?

Actually his name is Gunpei Yokoi, not Gunei Yokoi, also I believe he problely thought the gameboy was fun, after all, his first invention, the Ultra Hand, was originally for his entertainment, so I think he problely had fun with the Gameboy, as well as the Game and Watch.


What all did Gunpie Yokoi invent?

He created: the Ultra Hand, the Ultra Machine, the Ultra Scope, the Love Tester, the Tenbillion barrel (or tumbler puzzle), the Chiritorie, the Game and Watch series, the Gameboy, the Virtual Boy and the WonderSwan, Also, his name is Gunpei Yokoi, not Gunpie Yokoi.


What was Gunpei Yokois past?

Gunpei Yokoi was born Septmeber 10th 1941 in Kyoto, Japan. Gunpei Yokoi graduated with a degree in electronics from Doshisha University, in Kyoto, Japan. After graduating, Yokoi worked as a maintenance engineer on the assembly line for a Nintendo Hanafua playing card factory. In 1970, he was notced by Hiroshi Yamauchi, the President of Nintendo at the time. Yokoi had developed an electronic arm and Yamauchi took notice of it. Yamauchi asked Yokoi to develop the toy in time to market it at Christmas. It became known as the Ultra Hand , and eventually sold 1.2 million units. Yokoi was no longer in maintenance. He had moved up to Product Development. Yokoi went on to develop many other toys during Nintendo's toy era. However, his best known invention was the Nintendo Game Boy. August 15, 1996, Yokoi resigned from Nintendo and started his own company, Koto Laboratory, in Kyoto, Japan. He started production of a handheld system called WonderSwan, in partnership with Bandai. WonderSwan was released in 1999, two years after Yokoi's death. Gunpei Yokoi died October 4, 1998, after being hit by a passing car while checking for damage on the car, after a minor accident, that he was riding in. Gunpei Yokoi was posthumously given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 3rd Annual Game Developer's Choice Awards on March 6, 2003, in San Jose, CA.


Why is a game-boy called a game-boy?

A Japanese guy named Gunpei Yokoi designed a hand held video game system called the Game & Watch series as well as several popular games for the NES. He changed the name a little when he released his second hand held gaming console, the game boy.


When was game boy invented?

the game boy was invented in 1950