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Nintendo veteran Hideki Konno, known for Mario Kart and Yoshi’s Island, has seemingly left after 39 years

Nintendo veteran Hideki Konno, known for Mario Kart and Yoshi’s Island, has seemingly left after 39 years

News of Konno's departure has emerged just one week after that of another Nintendo veteran, Kensuke Tanabe

2 weeks ago by Chris Scullion in News1 Comment

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