Hideki Konno
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Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (born May 13, 1965) is a video game director, game designer and producer who works for Nintendo. Since 2015, Konno works as a manager at Nintendo EPD on the Smart Device Group, the department responsible for the production of Nintendo's mobile games.
Biography
Konno joined Nintendo in 1986, where he worked on positions such as assistant director in the beginning of his career, along with being the director for games such as Super Mario Kart and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island.[1][2]
Around the beginning of the 2000s, he became the group manager of his own department at Nintendo EAD, where he produced games such as Nintendogs, Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. Konno also went on to become the producer for the Nintendo DS's successor, the Nintendo 3DS. After this, he produced the games Nintendogs + Cats, Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8 for Nintendo EAD.
In 2015, Konno began managing Nintendo's mobile projects on his own production group at Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, the division resulting from the merger of Nintendo's main development and production divisions.[3]
Works
| 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 |
Interviews
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References
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