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When he developed the NES, the biggest obstacle he faced was price. [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] wanted the NES to sell for around US$75. In order to keep the price down, Uemura decided to use a cheaper 8-bit CPU, even though more expensive 16-bit CPUs were available. | When he developed the NES, the biggest obstacle he faced was price. [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] wanted the NES to sell for around US$75. In order to keep the price down, Uemura decided to use a cheaper 8-bit CPU, even though more expensive 16-bit CPUs were available. | ||
− | When developing the Super Nintendo, [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] asked Uemura to make the | + | When developing the Super Nintendo, [[Hiroshi Yamauchi]] asked Uemura to make the Suer Nintendo backwardly compatible with NES games. However, the first priority was keeping costs down. Uemura discovered that it would cost an extra $75 for the Super Nintendo to be backwardly compatible. It was decided that they would later produce an adaptor, which never saw the light of day. |
In 2004, Uemura retired. He is currently a professor at Risumeikan University and acts as an advisor to Nintendo. | In 2004, Uemura retired. He is currently a professor at Risumeikan University and acts as an advisor to Nintendo. |