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Masayuki Uemura, 78, Dies; Designed the First Nintendo Console

TOKYO — Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System, which helped start a global revolution in home gaming and laid the foundation for today’s video game industry, died on Dec. 9. He was 78. His death was announced by Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, Japan, where Mr. Uemura led the Center for Game […]