2021.12.09 22:37Nation

上村雅之氏死去　任天堂でファミコン開発

　上村　雅之氏（うえむら・まさゆき＝元任天堂開発第二部部長、立命館大映像学部客員教授）６日死去、７８歳。東京都出身。葬儀は近親者で済ませた。
　千葉工業大を卒業後、早川電機工業（現シャープ）に１９６７年入社。同社で電子玩具の光線銃シリーズに関わったことをきっかけに任天堂へ移り、開発責任者として家庭用ゲーム機「ファミリーコンピュータ」や「スーパーファミコン」を手掛けた。２００４年から立命館大で講義をしており、同大学ゲーム研究センターの初代センター長を務めた。１６年に文化庁メディア芸術祭で「功労賞」を受賞した。（2021/12/09-22:37）

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2021.12.09 22:37Nation

Creator of Nintendo Family Computer Game Console Dies at 78

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Masayuki Uemura, the lead developer of Nintendo Co.'s Family Computer home video game console, known as Nintendo Entertainment System overseas, died on Monday. He was 78.
   Uemura, a native of Tokyo, joined Hayakawa Electric Co., the predecessor of Sharp Corp. , in 1967 after graduating from Chiba Institute of Technology.
   At the company, Uemura worked on toy electric light guns, which later led him to move to Nintendo.
   In addition to Family Computer, Uemura led the development of the Super Famicom console, known as Super NES aboard. Both consoles became popular worldwide.
   In 2004, Uemura started giving lectures at Ritsumeikan University. He was the first head of the university's Ritsumeikan Center for Game Studies.