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https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/masayuki-uemura-the-designer-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-died-age-78/

>After two years, Uemura and his team had created what Yamauchi had asked for: the Family Computer, or Famicom. Nintendo’s 8-bit console could play interchangeable cartridges and launched with three games: Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr and Popeye.
>Uemura’s R&D2 team was also responsible for the western redesign of the Famicom, which was renamed the Nintendo Entertainment System. The NES was just as successful around the world, and combined the Famicom and NES sold 61.91 million units.
>Following the success of its 8-bit console, Nintendo then tasked Uemura with leading the creation of its successor. The result was the Super Famicom / SNES, Nintendo’s 16-bit powerhouse which sold a further 49 million units worldwide.
>In his time at Nintendo, Uemura led the design on the likes of the Famicom Disk System, the Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom and the NES Zapper.
>He also produced a number of NES games, including Ice Climber, Golf, Tennis, Baseball and the home ports of Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr and Mario Bros.

>Uemura retired from Nintendo in 2004, but continued to collaborate with the company as an advisor.