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Masayuki Uemura, Nintendo's lead architect for the Famicom (aka Nintendo Entertainment System) and the Super Famicom (SNES), died this week at age 78. From Kotaku:
— Read the restOriginally, Uemura worked at Sharp, selling photocell tech to various companies, including his future employer Nintendo.