Masayuki Uemura, who designed the first Nintendo console, dies at 78

TOKYO -- Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System, which helped start a global revolution in home gaming and laid the foundation for today's video game industry, died Thursday. He was 78.

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