Pretendo on 18 August 2009
| Millennium said: This list fails for lack of Gunpei Yokoi: creator of the Game&Watch, Kid Icarus, Metroid, and most importantly of all the NES and Game Boy. The man very likely did more gaming than anyone on the list -yes, even Miyamoto- and then got tossed aside like an old rag in what is probably the greatest sin against gaming that Nintendo (or perhaps any gaming company) has ever committed. |
No, no, no! Gunpei Yokoi did not create the NES! That was Masayuki Uemura.
Why do people put people like Ken Kutaragi, Kazuo Hirai, and Allard on the list for consoles when the creator of the console that saved gaming gets no recognition. The NES/SNES were more influential and allowed for more new games and ideas then any othe console ever. He was also the first person to successfully get people to transition from one generation to the next. he should be up there with Miyamoto and Yokoi.
