Gunpei Yokoi was a Japanese video game designer and engineer, best known for his work at Nintendo. He played a crucial role in the development of the Game Boy, a handheld gaming console that became immensely popular in the late 1980s and 1990s. Yokoi's innovative ideas helped shape the gaming industry and made video games accessible to a wider audience. In addition to the Game Boy, Yokoi was involved in creating other notable products, such as the Super Famicom and the Virtual Boy. His philosophy of "lateral thinking with withered technology" emphasized using existing technology in creative ways, which influenced many of his designs and projects throughout his career.