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Masayuki Uemura, Nintendo engineer who created NES and SNES game consoles, dies at 78

By Gabe O'Connor,
Justine Kenin
Published December 10, 2021 at 3:19 PM CST

Masayuki Uemurao helped revolutionize the home video game industry with the Nintendo NES, and will forever be remembered for games like Duck Hunt. The Japanese engineer died Monday at the age of 78.

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Gabe O'Connor
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Justine Kenin
Justine Kenin is an editor on All Things Considered. She joined NPR in 1999 as an intern. Nothing makes her happier than getting a book in the right reader's hands – most especially her own.
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