Masayuki Uemura, 78, Dies; Designed the First Nintendo Console - 12/14/2021 3:37 PM
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/13/technology/masayuki-uemura-dead.html
Masayuki Uemura, designer of the first Nintendo console, died at age 78 on December 9th, 2021. Video game consoles had a moment of popularity in the early 1980s, but the market collapsed because of shoddy quality control and uninspiring software that failed to provide the thrills of arcade hits like Pac-Man and Space Invaders. However, in 1985, when Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System, that all changed, and video games once again became a worldwide popularity. Without Uemura's help in being the lead designer in the system, it's very well possible that video games would have never taken off again.
Masayuki Uemura, designer of the first Nintendo console, died at age 78 on December 9th, 2021. Video game consoles had a moment of popularity in the early 1980s, but the market collapsed because of shoddy quality control and uninspiring software that failed to provide the thrills of arcade hits like Pac-Man and Space Invaders. However, in 1985, when Nintendo released the Nintendo Entertainment System, that all changed, and video games once again became a worldwide popularity. Without Uemura's help in being the lead designer in the system, it's very well possible that video games would have never taken off again.