Introduction

Masayuki Uemura was a Japanese video game designer and artist who worked for Nintendo. He is best known for designing the control pad for the NES controller, known as the D-Pad. His other designs include the Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket. He died on 9 August, 2019 of pancreatic cancer at age 78

Masayuki Uemura died on 9 August, 2019.

Masayuki Uemura, a game designer and artist who worked for Nintendo, died on 9 August, 2019 at the age of 78. Born in Tokyo Japan in 1941, Masayuki Uemura was one of the key designers involved with the creation of The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). He designed the control pad for this system’s controller known as the D-Pad which is still used today by many gaming devices worldwide.

He was a game designer and artist working for Nintendo.

Masayuki Uemura was a Japanese game designer and artist working for Nintendo for over 30 years. He is most famous for designing the D-Pad for the NES controller, which was then used as the set standard in controllers from other gaming companies. Uemura also designed many other games such as Super Mario Bros 3: Yoshi’s Island on SNES and Mario Kart 64 on N64.

He designed the control pad for the NES controller, known as the D-Pad.

Masayuki Uemura, the designer for The Nintendo Entertainment System, Died at the age of 78. He designed the control pad for the NES controller, known as the D-Pad. The D-pad was a popular design that was used by most console companies until they started making controllers with analog sticks. The D-pad continued to be used by most console companies until they started making controllers with analog sticks

The controller continued to be used by most console companies until they started making controllers with analog sticks.

The D-pad was used in games even after the Nintendo Entertainment System was discontinued, such as Street Fighter II. It continued to be used by most console companies until they started making controllers with analog sticks. The D-pad on modern controllers can be found on the right side of the controller, or sometimes below it or above it. Nintendo has also recently added new features to their consoles that make using the D-pad more convenient and intuitive for users. The D-pad is still an important part of gaming today because it allows players to move around easily without having to use both hands like some other gamepads do (e.g., Xbox One S Controller).

Mr Uemura’s other designs included the Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket.

While Mr Uemura’s work on the NES is likely his most well-known, he also designed the Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket. The first iteration was released in 1989, and was considered to be an incredible success due to its portability. The device could fit into a user’s pocket, making it easy for them to bring with them wherever they went. With the release of this product came a bold new color scheme: black with red buttons instead of gray. This design choice led many at Nintendo to believe that Mr Uemura had secretly been a fan of Sega all along (they were known for their bright blue color scheme). They were also happy that this new hue would help differentiate their product from competitors such as SNK or Atari Games who had already released their own portable gaming consoles like Neo Geo Pocket Color or Lynx Portable Handheld System respectively. But before long players began complaining about how difficult it was for them read text on their screens during daylight hours because they weren’t bright enough; many went so far as saying that if they wanted something more portable than just carrying around an entire TV set then maybe not having such great graphics wasn’t necessarily worth sacrificing! So when it came time making another update less than ten years later there needed changing things up quite dramatically – especially considering all those years spent tinkering away inside these plastic boxes trying build something better than ever before!

His designs will live on in every video game player’s heart.

Designer Masayuki Uemura, who is known for his work on the original Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy consoles, passed away in Japan at the age of 78. He will be missed by fans of video games and their creators alike. His designs were some of the best ones we had at their time. He was a great designer and artist who made sure that every player got to enjoy their time with him no matter where they were playing or what they were playing with. His designs will live on in every video game player’s heart forever.

Conclusion

Masayuki Uemura designed the controller that has become the standard for video game controllers. He also designed the Game Boy and Game Boy Pocket, which are still being used today. His work will live on in every gamer’s heart and we will never forget him.