Masayuki Uemura, the electronics engineer in charge of the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) and SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) consoles, passed away Monday at the age of 78, the Game Development Center at Ritsumeikan University said this Thursday in Japan.
“Professor Masayuki Uemura from the Faculty of Visualization Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan University, who was one of the founders and the first director of the Center. [de Desenvolvimento de Jogos] died on December 6, 2021, “the Kyoto University said in a statement.
The Game Development Center also expressed “sincere gratitude” to the Japanese engineer for his academic success and “great contribution to the development of the gaming industry. [electrónicos]», For the release of a series of consoles.
Masayuki Uemura was born on June 20, 1943 in Tokyo, graduated from the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba Institute of Technology, worked in Nintendo between 1971 and 2004
In the production of consoles and video games, he was responsible for the production of the NES (1983) and SNES (1990). The NES, originally called the Famicom, did not appear in Europe until 1986, three years after it began selling in Japan.
Masayuki Uemura has also produced several games such as Donkey Kong (1983), Brothers Mario. (1983), Clu clu land (1984) e Ice climber (1985).
