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Hideki Konno (紺野 秀樹, Konno Hideki) (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 production of smartphone games.
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Hideki Konno is a Nintendo producer and the former group manager of Nintendo EAD 1, mostly known for his work on the Mario Kart and Nintendogs franchises, among other games. He was also the hardware director for the Nintendo 3DS, and worked on most of the connectivity features of the console, like StreetPass and SpotPass.
Currently he works on Nintendo's Smart Phone development group, with Kosuke Yabuki taking over his previous role on EPD's Production Group No. 9.
At the age of sixteen, Hideki Konno became interested in personal computers, messing around with Japanese PCs and the Apple II. He became intrigued with video games after playing around with some of Apple II's titles. After purchasing the Famicom in Japan, he decided that he wanted to create video games and, after his graduation, joined Nintendo in April 1986.
His first project at the company was Ice Hockey. After he worked on that title, he helped on designing maps and levels on Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World with Katsuya Eguchi. Later, he co-directed Super Mario Kart with Tadashi Sugiyama, where he was in charge of the technological aspects, such as the game system. That work led him to direct Mario Kart 64 and, eventually, he became the main producer of the Mario Kart series. He also directed Luigi's Mansion.
He explains that the games he's worked on during the age of the NES and SNES hold a special significance to him because of the strife that was involved while making them and the new discoveries that he made. He says that his favorite part of development is when all of the ideas of the team come together when the game is nearly finished.
Eventually he became the group manager of Nintendo EAD 1, where he produced titles such as Nintendogs, Mario Kart DS and Mario Kart Wii. Konno also went on to become the hardware director for the Nintendo DS's successor, the Nintendo 3DS. He still produced games for EAD Group 1 after that though with Nintendogs + Cats, Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8.
•Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic (1987) - Assistant Director (as Hide Q), Course Design (as Konno)
•Ice Hockey (1988) - Director
•Super Mario Bros. 2 (1988) - Assistant Director, Course Design
•Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988) - Assistant Director, Course Design
•Super Mario World (1990) - Map Director
•SimCity (SNES) (1991) - Director
•Hideki Konno was interviewed in Nintendo Power V233 as part of the Power Profile feature.
•He was the Normal Nintendo Staff Ghost for Rainbow Road in Mario Kart Wii.
Jun 27, 2013 · Learn about the career and vision of Hideki Konno, the producer of the Mario Kart series and the 3DS. He talks about violent games, technology, competition, and working with Miyamoto.
Apr 13, 2024 · Game designers. Nintendo. Hideki Konno is a video game designer employed at Nintendo EAD since April of 1986. He is currently the Manager and Producer of Software Development Group No.1 of EAD Software Development Department of Entertainment Analysis & Development Division,...
Leading The 3DS Charge: An Interview With Hideki Konno. A lengthy Q&A that gets to the heart of Nintendo's latest handheld device -- with the man who lead the development of the project, working with Miyamoto and Iwata to create the successor to the company's most successful handheld platform ever. Christian Nutt, Contributor. March 20, 2011.
- Christian Nutt
Hideki Konno (born May 13, 1965) is a video game director, designer, and producer who works for Nintendo. Since 2015, Konno has worked on Nintendo ’s Smart Device Group, the department responsible for the company’s smartphone games. Some of the most well known projects Konno has worked on include the Mario Kart and parts of the Super Mario ...
Jun 17, 2010 · Hideki Konno is the hardware director of the Nintendo 3DS, a system that features stereoscopic 3D graphics and enhanced wireless features. In this interview, he talks about the challenges and opportunities of developing for the 3DS, the history of 3D at Nintendo, and the future of 3D games.
