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Konami SHIPS over 1 million units of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(tm)

Multi-million Dollar Marketing Campaign Marks the Return of the Highly Popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(tm) Franchise

REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - October 21, 2003 - Leading videogame publisher Konami Digital Entertainment - America, a division of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., today announced that it has shipped over 1 million units of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(tm) (TMNT) on its launch day. Available at retail outlets nationwide for PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(tm) video game system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube® and Nintendo Game Boy® Advance, the game is backed by a multi-million dollar national TV campaign including FoxBox and Nickelodeon.

Retail promotions include a TMNT comic book, exclusive t-shirt, DVD or Playmate Toys gift with purchase at most major retailers. Additional promotional activities include a digital copy of the first TMNT comic book from Dreamwave in the game. A cross-promotion with Playmates Toys will also help publicize the TMNT videogames by including secret game codes and on-pack advertising with over 1.2 million TMNT action figures.

"Everything from the new animated TV series and action figures to the comic books and video games, shows the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are once again taking the world by storm," said Erica Mason, product manager, Konami Digital Entertainment - America. "This game is a must have for fans of the series, both young and old."

The TMNT games use the same cell-shaded graphics as well as the full cast of characters and voice talents from the popular FoxBox animated TV series. Each of the four Turtles have their own special moves that will help players kick, smack, slice and dice their way through the six stages and over 35 levels of beat'em up action. While battling fierce foes, including the Foot Ninjas and Mousers in the Story Mode, players can collect scrolls to unlock more special effects. TMNT also allows for two players to team up for multiplayer fun as they work toward defeating their vile adversary, the Shredder. A sleek Versus Mode also lets players go toe-to-toe and show off their fighting prowess.

TMNT is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB. The game has a SRP of $39.99 for Sony PlayStation® 2, Xbox(tm) and Nintendo GameCube®. The Nintendo Game Boy® Advance version has a SRP of $29.99. The PC CD-ROM version has a SRP of $19.99 and will ship in November 2003. To learn more about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(tm), please visit: http://www.konami.com/tmnt 

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 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, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is traded in the United States on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. can be found at www.konami.com/usa. 

About 4Kids Entertainment, Inc.

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

About Mirage Licensing, Inc.

CEO: Gary Richardson, Mirage Licensing, Inc. is the licensing arm of a group of companies (Mirage Studios, Inc., Mirage Management, Inc., Mirage Publishing, Inc.) located in Northampton, Massachusetts that for 18 years has administered, nurtured and protected the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles property, one of the most successful and respected worldwide children's entertainment and merchandise properties of all time.

© 2003 Mirage Studios, Inc. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(tm) is a trademark of Mirage Studios, Inc. All rights reserved. "KONAMI®" is a registered trademark of Konami Corporation. ©2003 KONAMI & Konami Computer Entertainment Studios. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Microsoft, Xbox and the Xbox Logos are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or in other countries and are used under license from Microsoft. GameCube(tm) and Game Boy® Advance(tm) are trademarks of Nintendo. © 2001 Nintendo.