# Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Has Passed Away

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** video-games-e-games\
**Created:** [December 10, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-passed-away/955819 "2021-12-10T03:00:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2021, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-passed-away/955819/1 "2021-12-10T03:00:47Z")

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condolences to the man who helped restore the words “video game console/system” back to greatness after they became dirty words in retail and beyond

> **[Masayuki Uemura, Creator Of The NES And SNES, Has Passed Away](https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2021/12/masayuki-uemura-creator-of-the-nes-and-snes-has-passed-away?fbclid=IwAR0orwR55r6ACvW2Vgu5KLHRYcDXQXHxSAXIeIgH4uqFNc6RtyMc6AihfAE)**
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> "I think we have accomplished all the things we could accomplish with console games"