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Konami Announces New Yu-Gi-Oh! GBA Game



KONAMI ANNOUNCES NEW GAME
BOY® ADVANCE TITLE IN THE MEGA-POPULAR
YU-GI-OH!(tm)
VIDEOGAME SERIES




Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm)
Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel Set to Ship on


April
15, 2003



REDWOOD
CITY, CALIF. – February 14, 2003




Konami of America, Inc.
today revealed a brand new
title in the mega-popular

Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm)
series
of videogames, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel
for Nintendo
Game Boy® Advance. Slated for release on


April 15,
2003, Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the
Destined Duel
will
ship with

three limited edition
Trading Game Cards inside the game box;
Harpie’s Feather Duster, Sinister Serpent
and
Valkrion The Magna Warrior
.  





Worldwide Edition

is the most faithful re-creation of the


Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm)

Trading Card
Game, featuring o
ver
1,000 game cards and updated Trading Card Game rules. The first handheld
Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm)
videogame to feature
a single-player adventure mode, Worldwide
Edition
brings players to


Battle

City
,
an exciting metropolis that plays host to the ultimate
Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm)
tournament. Players
will progress through the game by visiting various neighborhoods, interacting
with city folk, and challenging characters from the TV series to win the
championship.



With support for English,
French, Spanish, German, Japanese and Italian, players from around the globe
can now link up and compete against one another. Players can collect cards
from over 20 kinds of booster packs, import cards from the official Trading
Card Game or trade cards with friends
in an effort to build an unbeatable deck.





Yu-Gi-Oh!(tm) Worldwide Edition: Stairway to the Destined Duel

is rated E for Everyone and will be available at an SRP of $34.99.



About

Yu-Gi-Oh!


Konami has shipped a combined total of 3.1
million units of Yu-Gi-Oh! videogames in North America since the series’ debut
in March 2002. Konami has released four Yu-Gi-Oh! videogames that have each
consistently ranked in the Top 3 of their respective sales charts according to
industry analyst NPD TRST; Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories for Sony PlayStation®,
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories Premium Edition for Sony PlayStation®, Yu-Gi-Oh!
Dark Duel Stories for Nintendo Game Boy

Color(tm) and Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul for Nintendo Game Boy®
Advance(tm). The games are recognized for accurately capturing the deeply
strategic and challenging gameplay of the mega-popular Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card
Game.



The

Yu-Gi-Oh!


franchise

is based on the "Yu-Gi-Oh!"
comic series from artist Kazuki Takahashi that first appeared in Japan in
1996. The comic spawned a hit cartoon TV show, a top-selling collectible card
game, several videogames and other licensed merchandise.
Yu-Gi-Oh!
follows the adventures
of Yugi, a young boy who
possesses the "Millennium Puzzle" that allows him to transform into the "Game
King" whenever he is challenged.



4Kids Entertainment Inc. manages the
merchandising and television rights to Yu-Gi-Oh!
in the United States. The animated series,
Yu-Gi-Oh! King of Games
is
broadcast 11-times per week on Kids WB.



About 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.


Headquartered in New York City with
international offices in London, 4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: KDE) is a
global provider of children’s entertainment and merchandise licensing. 4Kids,
through its wholly owned subsidiaries, provides domestic and international
merchandise licensing and product development, television, film, music and
home video production and distribution, media buying and planning and website
development. For further information, please visit the company’s Web site at

www.4kidsEnt.com
.



About KONAMI CORPORATION


KONAMI CORPORATION is a leading developer,
publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties,
specializing in the home video game market. KONAMI CORPORATION’s action and
adventure titles include the popular franchises
Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Dance Dance
Revolution
, Castlevania, and
Yu-Gi-Oh!
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 of America, Inc. in the US and
Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany.

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