Historical contribution
What Okada contributed
Satoru Okada worked with Gunpei Yokoi on Game & Watch and later led engineering work associated with Nintendo's Game Boy and Nintendo DS handheld families.
Why it mattered
Okada's engineering leadership helped make Nintendo's handheld systems portable, durable and practical as mass-market interactive computing devices.
Connected topics
Where this fits in ITEM
Evidence
Sources and further reading
- Iwata Asks: Game & Watch — Using a Calculator Chip
Nintendo · Nintendo · 2010
- Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary: Bringing Video Games Home
Nintendo · Nintendo · 2010
- Iwata Asks: Game & Watch — Using a Calculator Chip
Nintendo · Nintendo · 2010