Masayuki Uemura was a Japanese engineer, video game producer, and professor.
13 Facts About Masayuki Uemura
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Masayuki Uemura was known for his work as an employee of Nintendo from 1971 to 2004, most notably for serving as a key factor in the development of the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Masayuki Uemura retired from Nintendo in 2004 and became director for the Center for Game Studies at Ritsumeikan University.
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Masayuki Uemura graduated from the Chiba Institute of Technology with a degree in electronic engineering.
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Masayuki Uemura wrote in his autobiography that he very much enjoyed his learning years.
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Masayuki Uemura originally worked at Sharp Corporation after graduating from college, selling solar cell batteries.
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Masayuki Uemura sold photocell technology to several companies, including Nintendo, who used it for a light gun product, called a "ray gun".
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Masayuki Uemura led the development of the Color TV-Game line of dedicated consoles.
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Masayuki Uemura then designed the Famicom Disk System, a Japan-only add-on for the Famicom that played games on floppy disks.
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In 1988, Masayuki Uemura began designing the Super Famicom, the Famicom's 16-bit successor, which would be demonstrated to the Japanese press.
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Masayuki Uemura retired from Nintendo in 2004, remaining an advisor in the Research and Engineering Department.
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Masayuki Uemura became a professor at Ritsumeikan University, researching and teaching about video games.
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On 26 February 2020, Masayuki Uemura spoke at the National Videogame Museum in the United Kingdom about his career.