Koni Kondo is a Japanese video game composer and sound director who has been employed at Nintendo since 1984. He is best known for scoring numerous titles in the Mario and The Legend of Zelda series.
Kondo was the first person hired by Nintendo for the purpose of creating compositions, and was to play an integral role in making the company's games and music recognizable worldwide. The first game he scored was the arcade game Punch-Out!!. Despite creating mostly jingles and sound effects, he was able to overcome the challenges of early arcade sound hardware.
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Super Mario 3D World (2013)
Developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo for WiiU
Super Mario 3D World is the first 3D mario game for the Wii U. The game draws heavily from its predecessor Super Mario 3D Land. It will feature up to four player simultaneous co-op with Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and Toad. Each character will have different traits when played such as Princess Peach being able to float similar to in Super Mario Bros. 2.4.355 -
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011)
Developed by Nintendo EAD for Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is an action adventure game, exclusive to the Nintendo Wii, developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo.4.425 -
Star Fox 64 3D (2011)
Developed by Nintendo EAD for 3DS
Star Fox 64 3D is a shooter game developed by Nintendo EAD and released on Nintendo 3DS.4.095 -
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (2010)
Developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo, Nintendo Software Technology for Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 is a platform game developed by Nintendo EAD Tokyo, Nintendo Software Technology and released on Wii.4.465 -
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (2009)
Developed by Nintendo EAD for DS
The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks is an action game developed by Nintendo EAD and released on Nintendo DS.4.175
