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(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090213/AQF035LOGO) "We are thrilled to be able to share our new card games at our first Toy Fair," said Yumi Hoashi, Vice President, Card Business for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. "We are offering a powerful brand in the Blue Dragon RPCG, and now, with the addition of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG, we have a dynamic line- up and an increasingly vibrant card business." Featuring some characters from the popular Blue Dragon Xbox 360(R) video game by famed developer, Hironobu Sakaguchi, and featuring character designs by Akira Toriyama, the creator of the best-selling DRAGONBALL manga series, the first Blue Dragon RPCG release consists of the Dark Shadow Wielder and Light Shadow Wielder Starter Decks. Every Starter Deck, available for an approximate retail price of only $9.99, contains all of the components needed to start a game -- 40 cards, including a Shadow foil card, a fold-out game mat and a beginner's guide. In addition, the Heroes Arise booster set and the soon-to-be released Destinies Unite booster set (each consisting of 9 playable cards and 1 strategy card per pack for an approximate retail price of $3.49 each) will be on-hand. The Blue Dragon RPCG is recommended for ages six and up. A highly anticipated and an all-new array of Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG products will be introduced to the market, the first releases since KDE took control of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG business late last year. Expecting to capture and enthrall children ages eight and up, are the Duelist Pack -- Yusei --, designed with new players in mind, includes strategy cards to help youngsters work on their game play skills and plenty of powerful cards for a winning hand. Available in late February it will come in two versions: single foil Duelist Pack with an approximate retail price of $1.99; and a two-pack blister with an approximate retail price of $3.99. In March, a Duelist Pack Collection Tin, containing an assortment of booster packs designed to increase the complexity and power of Decks during play, will be released. Three Duelist Pack -- Yusei -packs, The Duelist Genesis booster, a three foil card preview pack of the upcoming booster, Raging Battle, and an exclusive card will be included in a collectible tin for an approximate retail price of $9.99. The third Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's booster set, Crimson Crisis, includes monsters and cards used by Yusei, Jack, and Aki from the popular new animated series! Crimson Crisis also includes the first appearance of the very powerful Assault Mode monsters. Crimson Crisis consists of a 100-card set, of which, 10 cards have never been released before, and will sell for an approximate retail price of $3.99 beginning in March. In addition, Crimson Crisis Special Edition, containing three booster packs and an additional 1 of 2 Super Rare cards, will be released in April for $9.99. Rounding out KDE's extensive release plans for the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG during the first half of 2009 are Spellcaster's Command Structure Deck releasing in March for $9.99 based on the popular Spellcaster-Type Monsters and the Raging Battle Booster Set available in May for $3.99 which will include cards used by Yusei, Jack, Rua and others. About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with more than 18 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a duel while using cards that represent powerful Monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America. About Konami Konami is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. Konami's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid(R), Silent Hill(R), Dance Dance Revolution(R) and Castlevania(R), among other top sellers. Konami Digital Entertainment Toy Fair 2009 page Konami is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 18 billion cards worldwide. The latest information about Konami can be found on the Web at http://www.konami.com. Konami Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiaries 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 http://www.konami.com. Media Contact: Carol Knight Williams Group Public Relations Carol@williamsgrouppr.com (760) 436-5424 (760) 450-7475 (mobile) Booth #4814, Level 1 Jacob K. Javits Convention Center New York City, NY SOURCE Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. http://www.konami.com For full details for KNM click here.
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