EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – May 19, 2009 – Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. today announced that
Yu-Gi-Oh!™ 5D’s Wheelie Breakers for Wii™ and Yu-Gi-Oh!™ 5D’s Stardust Accelerator: World Championship 2009 for Nintendo DS™ will be available for purchase on May 19th 2009. The latest iterations in the popular franchise are based on the immensely successful Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s animated series on 4Kids Network, which pits rivals Yusei Fudo and Jack Atlus against each other in Neo Domino City.

Marking the first Yu-Gi-Oh! game to incorporate a racing mechanic, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers takes players on a whirlwind course through city streets and race courses to compete as their favorite characters head to head. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s Wheelie Breakers is based on “Riding Duel” in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s animated series. Yusei and Jack duel in a new motorsport called “Wheelie Breakers” that combines card dueling with duel wheel racing. As they race around tracks on their Duel Runner motorcycles, players call upon powerful monsters from their decks which they manage before duels to battle their opponents and in an attempt to prevent them from finishing the race by attacking or setting traps. Using achievement points which players receive based on their race results, allow them to purchase new cards and add them to their decks providing upgrades to their Duel Runners or new monsters.

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LOS ANGELES – May 19, 2009

Nyko Technologies®, the premier videogame accessories manufacturer, today announced that the highly anticipated Wand® controller for Wii® is now available at retail. Designed for superior functionality, comfort, and value the newest addition to Nyko’s Wii product line maintains all the control functions Wii gamers expect with full motion-sensing capability, pointer functionality, vibration feedback, and a built-in speaker

The Wand contains Nyko’s all-new Trans-Port™ technology, which enables control and vibration feedback to be electrically replicated on compatible attachments, providing for faster and more accurate input response. Current attachments made for the Wii Remote can only access buttons through use of mechanical triggers and provide no vibration feedback. One of the many applications of Trans-Port technology is the pistol grip which connects to the Wand and electrically replicates key action buttons, providing controls not currently accessible with attachments for the Wii Remote. In addition, enlarged 1 and 2 buttons and ergonomic finger grooves make the Wand an exceptional choice for classic gaming when turned sideways. Nyko’s signature rubberized battery cover is also included to ensure maximum comfort and grip.

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Andy Holzer takes on the world’s sixth-highest mountain and reports at the official game website

Silver, the games label of Koch Media, a leading producer and distributor of digital entertainment products, announces a cooperation with the renowned blind mountaineer Andy Holzer. Holzer will report on climbing Mount Cho Oyu in a blog at the official website http://cursedmountain.deepsilver.com for the exclusive Wii™ title “Cursed Mountain”.

On April 19, 2009, the team surrounding blind mountaineer Andy Holzer set out for its greatest adventure so far – climbing Cho Oyu in the Himalayas, the world’s sixth-highest mountain at 8,021 meters. The team of seven is planning to reach Cho Oyu’s summit towards the end of May. For the first time in history, a blind mountaineer, Andy Holzer, will then stand on top of a mountain higher than eight thousand meters.

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