Masayuki Uemura
Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor (1943–2021)
Masayuki Uemura (上村雅之, Uemura Masayuki, 20 June 1943 – 6 December 2021) was a Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor. He was known for his work as an employee of Nintendo from 1971 to 2004. He helped create the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Masayuki Uemura | |
|---|---|
上村雅之 | |
| Born | 20 June 1943 |
| Died | 6 December 2021 (aged 78) |
| Alma mater | Chiba Institute of Technology[2] |
| Occupation(s) | General Manager at Nintendo R&D2 Professor at Ritsumeikan University |
Uemura died on 6 December 2021, at the age of 78.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Masayuki Uemura". Books from Japan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- ↑ "「ファミコン生みの親」、大学教授に". imidas (in Japanese). November 2002. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ↑ Dooley, Ben; Ueno, Hisako (2021-12-13). "Masayuki Uemura, 78, Dies; Designed the First Nintendo Console". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-15.
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