Legendary Nintendo engineer Masayuki Uemura dies at 78

Uemura played a key role in development of the NES and SNES game consoles in the 1980s.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 56 words · Kelly Thomas

Uemura played a central role in the creation of the Nintendo Famicom and Super Famicom during the 1980s.

Ritsumeikan’s announcement lists Uemura as the development manager for the NES and Super Nintendo.

The NES debuted in 1983 and kicked off a worldwide gaming phenomenon.

Nintendo eventually soldtens of millionsof NES and SNES units across the globe.