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Eventually in the beginning of the 2000s, he became the group manager of his own department at Nintendo EAD, where he produced titles 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. He still produced games for Nintendo EAD after that with Nintendogs + Cats, Mario Kart 7 and Mario Kart 8.