#Gunpei Yokoi

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History 2026-10-17 · 11 min read

The History of Nintendo: From an 1889 Hanafuda Shop to the Switch

How Nintendo went from a Kyoto hanafuda card maker founded in 1889 to toys, Game & Watch, the Famicom, the DS and Wii, and the Switch, told through the company's choices and design philosophy.

History 2026-10-16 · 6 min read

History of the Game Boy: How a Monochrome Screen Won the Handheld War

How Nintendo's Game Boy was born in 1989, beat its color rivals and, together with the Game Boy Color, sold 118.69 million units, told through Gunpei Yokoi's philosophy and its key games.