Masayuki Uemura, developer of the NES and Super NES, passed away.

Ritsumeikan University has announced that Masayuki Uemura, a visiting professor at Ritsumeikan University, passed away on December 6, 2021.

Mr. Uemura developed the NES and SNES at Nintendo and laid the foundation for the video game industry.

I interviewed Mr. Uemura once. He was a very mild-mannered gentleman.