Nintendo video game veteran Hideki Konno has seemingly left Nintendo after working there for 40 years producing iconic video games. Mr. Konno apparently retired from the Kyoto-based company in July 2025 and he started out as a designer and assistant director on beloved Nintendo games such as Super Mario Bros 2 and Super Mario Bros 3. Mr. Konno has an incredible record of video games on his resume and we hope he throughly enjoys his retirement.
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He was one of the creators behind Mario Kart series. I hope he has a wonderful retirement.
This is a major moment in gaming history. Hideki Konno has been a key figure at Nintendo for decades, contributing to some of the most iconic titles in the industry, especially within the Super Mario series and later projects like Mario Kart and the Nintendo 3DS era.