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"Yokoi said 'The Nintendo way of adapting technology is not to look for the state of the art but to utilize mature technology that can be mass-produced cheaply.
by conradev 2y ago
"Yokoi said 'The Nintendo way of adapting technology is not to look for the state of the art but to utilize mature technology that can be mass-produced cheaply.' He articulated his philosophy of 'Lateral Thinking of Withered Technology' (枯れた技術の水平思考, Kareta Gijutsu no Suihei Shikō) (also translated as 'Lateral Thinking with Seasoned Technology'), in the book Yokoi Gunpei Game House."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi#Design_philosophy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpei_Yokoi#Design_philosophy
- pbj1968 2y ago[flagged]
- sanj 2y agoThis is in poor taste.
- astrange 2y agoThat's the road design's fault, not his. Japan had a very very high rate of pedestrian accidents back then, they fixed it, and they didn't do it by drinking any less or losing pedestrian right of way.
- thrdbndndn 2y agoNot that matters, but according to Wikipedia he was killed by a passing car when inspecting an previous incident, presumably on road. Saying it was "road design's fault" or even implying he was a "pedestrian" in this context is kinda weird without any further explanation.
- astrange 2y agoNevertheless, what I said still happened. It's part of the reason they have lots of apparently unnecessary crossing guards in places like crosswalks and parking garage exits.
- deleted 2y ago[deleted]