DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION HOTTEST PARTY STEPS INTO STORES

First DanceDanceRevolution® for the Wii™ Packs a Punch With the Wii Remote™, New Game Modes, and a Rocking Soundtrack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – September XX, 2007 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced it has shipped DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party developed exclusively for the Wii™ home video game system from Nintendo. Featuring an all-new soundtrack of hits from the last 4 decades and up to 4-player multiplayer action that takes full advantage of the interactive Wii Remote™, DanceDanceRevolution® Hottest Party is foot-moving, arm-swinging fun and now available in retail outlets nationwide.

“Bringing the critically acclaimed DanceDanceRevolution to the Wii™ was a natural move forward for the franchise,” said, Anthony Crouts, Vice President of Marketing for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. “The interactive capabilities of the Wii™ platform make it a perfect fit for DanceDanceRevloution, and DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party promises to be the most intense and active dance party yet.”

Utilizing the unique capabilities of the Wii™ system, DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party incorporates the motion-sensing Wii Remote™ and Nunchuk™ into the traditional mat-based gameplay to prompt players to move their arms while they dance, not just their feet. Fan favorites such as Free Play and Workout Mode return with intense vigor, while all-new modes provide a challenge to even the most seasoned veterans. The all-new Friendly Synch multiplayer mode, requires each player to step on the correct arrow or respond to the correct Wii Remote™ movement in unison, encouraging cooperative gameplay, while an updated Battle Mode heats up the competition to keep players on their toes in the ultimate DanceDanceRevolution dance-off!  

Boasting a stellar soundtrack that includes smash-hits from the 1970s to the present, DanceDanceRevolution Hottest Party offers a wide variety of musical styles that appeal to everyone, including popular titles from such as: Summertime, Disco Inferno, You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) and 99 Red Balloons.  

Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party is available for an SRP of $49.99. For more information, please visit www.konami.com.  

About Konami

Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties. Konami’s titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid®, Silent Hill®, DanceDanceRevolution® and Castlevania®, among other top sellers. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Tokyo, Japan, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. in the United States and Konami Digital Entertainment GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami can be found at www.konami.com.

 
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