(born May 13, 1965) is a video game director, game designer and producer who worked for Nintendo for nearly 40 years.
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.
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.
In July 2025, Konno officially left Nintendo after working in the company for nearly 40 years.
Works Year Game title Role1987Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki PanicAssistant director, level design1988Super Mario Bros. 2Ice HockeyDirectorSuper Mario Bros. 3Assistant director, level design1990Super Mario WorldMap director, level design 1991 SimCityDirector1992Super Mario Kart1995Yoshi's Island1996Mario Kart 641997Yoshi's StorySystem director1998F-Zero XSequence support2001Mario Kart: Super CircuitSupervisorLuigi's MansionDirector2002The Legend of Zelda: The Wind WakerSupervisor2005GeistProducerNintendogsMario Kart DS2008Mario Kart Wii2011Nintendogs + CatsNintendo 3DSMario Kart 72013Luigi's Mansion: Dark MoonSpecial advisor2014Mario Kart 8Producer2016Super Mario Run2017Fire Emblem HeroesMario Kart 8 Deluxe Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp2018Dragalia Lost2019Dr. Mario WorldMario Kart Tour2023Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Booster Course Pass
Interviews
Iwata Asks: Mario Kart Wii - Development Staff Interview. .
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