Hideki Konno, who led Mario Kart, 3DS hardware, and more, is gone from Nintendo after 40 years

It’s been revealed that longtime Nintendo designer Hideki Konno has left the company after about forty years. Konno joined Nintendo way back in 1986. His first game was Super Mario Bros. 2, but he’s had quite the resume since. For a long time, he was the producer for most Mario Kart titles (director on Super Mario Kart) – though Kosuke...