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Hideki Konno
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Konno at the GDC 2011
Born (1965-05-13) May 13, 1965 (age 60)
Alma mater Japan Electronics College
Occupation video game designer, director and producer
Employer Nintendo (1986–present)
Notable work
Super Mario
Mario Kart
Luigi's Mansion
Nintendogs
Yoshi's Island
Title Manager at Nintendo EAD (2003–2015)
Manager at Nintendo EPD Smart Device Group (2015–present)

Hideki Konno (紺野 秀樹, Konno Hideki) (born May 13, 1965) is a super talented video game creator. He works for Nintendo, a famous company that makes video games. Hideki Konno helps design, direct, and produce many popular games. Since 2015, he has been a manager for Nintendo's team that creates games for phones and tablets.

Meet Hideki Konno: A Nintendo Legend

Hideki Konno joined Nintendo in 1986. At first, he was an assistant director. He helped make games like Super Mario Kart and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. These games became very popular.

Creating Fun Worlds: Early Career

In the early 2000s, Hideki Konno became a manager of his own team. This team was part of Nintendo EAD. He helped produce many exciting games. Some of these include Nintendogs, Mario Kart DS, and Mario Kart Wii. He also helped create the Nintendo 3DS system. After that, he produced Nintendogs + Cats, Mario Kart 7, and Mario Kart 8.

Leading Mobile Gaming at Nintendo

In 2015, Hideki Konno started a new role. He began managing Nintendo's mobile game projects. He leads his own team at Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development. This is a big part of Nintendo that makes many games.

Games Hideki Konno Helped Make

Hideki Konno has worked on many amazing games. Here is a list of some of his projects:

Year Game title Role
1987 Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic Assistant director, level design
1988 Super Mario Bros. 2
Ice Hockey Director
Super Mario Bros. 3 Assistant director, level design
1990 Super Mario World Map director, level design
1991 SimCity Director
1992 Super Mario Kart
1995 Yoshi's Island
1996 Mario Kart 64
1997 Yoshi's Story System director
1998 F-Zero X Sequence support
2001 Mario Kart: Super Circuit Supervisor
Luigi's Mansion Director
2002 The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Supervisor
2005 Geist Producer
Nintendogs
Mario Kart DS
2008 Mario Kart Wii
2011 Nintendogs + Cats
Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 7
2013 Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Special advisor
2014 Mario Kart 8 Producer
2016 Super Mario Run
2017 Fire Emblem Heroes
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
2018 Dragalia Lost
2019 Dr. Mario World
Mario Kart Tour
2023 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass

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