Category: NES/Famicom

Masayuki Uemura Passes Away

The lead architect of the NES and SNES, Masayuki Uemura has passed away at the age of 78 on December 6, 2021. He had a major hand in creating the NES and SNES as the lead engineer and had a hand in producing games like Ice Climber and Clu Clu Land.

He had retired from Nintendo in 2004 and transitioned into a professor at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, which broke the news earlier today.

It’s a sad day to see an icon of the gaming world pass away.

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NES Classic Edition

NES MiniNintendo recently announced that the NES Classic will be released Nivember 11 for $59.99 and will have HDMI out. The new controllers have a different plug, so the old classic controllers will not be compatible with the New NES. The new NES will be loaded with 30 games. Continue reading

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Nintendo Direct 11.05.14

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It’s a good day to be a Nintendo fan today with all the announcements made directly from Nintendo HQ. Continue reading

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Smash Bros Nintendo Direct

Nintendo DirectGuess it’s time for Nintendo to give us a little more info on Smash Bros 3DS/Wii U and their Spring Lineup. This is just a brief overview of the last Nintendo Direct Continue reading

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Wii U Virtual Console Kicks Off On Tuesday

SNESThe Virtual Console for the Wii U is finally making it’s debut this Tuesday. Continue reading

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Disney Closes LucasArts

 

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Well it seems inevitable that LucasArts was not doing so great as of the past few years as games were hit and miss. Continue reading

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Youtube Tuesday: Legend of Zelda Featuring Zelda!

Someone finally made a mod on the original Legend of Zelda to feature Zelda as the main character to make the game’s name live up to itself! Quite a neat mod if I say so indeed!

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Awesome Exhibits: Ontario Science Centre’s Game On 2.0

OSC Game On 2.0If you happen to be in the Toronto area between now and September 2, 2013, the Ontario Science Centre has an awesome new exhibit! Continue reading

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Nintendo Conglomerates Handheld And Console Development Divisions

nintendoAccording to nikkei.com, Nintendo has set forward to combine it’s handheld and console divisions. Continue reading

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Merry Christmas From The Broken Fuse VGB Crew

Well we made it through another year here at Broken Fuse and we’d like to wish you a verry Merry Christmas for a great year here and in the gaming world!. Have fun gaming!

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