Press Release
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES SHIPS POINT BLANK™ DS

The classic arcade shooter series debuts for the first time on the Nintendo DS boasting more than 40 stages in a variety of different fun and zany mini games

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (June 13, 2006) – Leading video games developer and publisher NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. announced today that its classic series Point Blank™DS, has shipped to stores nationwide on the Nintendo DS™.  With its quirky graphics and pick-up-and-play mini games, Point Blank DS is the ultimate portable game for players of all ages!  Using the DS stylus as the player’s weapon of choice to shoot down everything from skeletons to clay pigeons, Point Blank DS will be an entertaining test of hand-eye coordination in the most fun and addicting game-on-the-go to hit store shelves this summer.

With stages from all three games in the series being included in the new portable collection, Point Blank DS will have players tap-tap-tapping their way to victory as they take on four different difficulty levels in over 40 different stages including Namco’s popular coin-op arcade series, which has been digitized for the first time.

The portable return of the retro series boasts five different modes including:

For more screens and information on Point Blank DS, check out the official NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. website at http://www.namcobandaigames.com/.

About NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc.
NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. is an interactive entertainment software publisher and developer based in Santa Clara, CA.  The company is a subsidiary of the newly formed NAMCO BANDAI Holdings (USA) Inc. based in Cypress, CA.

On September 29, 2005, Bandai Co., Ltd. and NAMCO LIMITED implemented a management integration to form NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. This step was taken to compete more effectively on the global stage in the fast-changing entertainment industry and to deliver further growth.

The resulting BANDAI NAMCO Group is a global entertainment group involved in business fields ranging from toys, amusement facilities, video game software and visual software, to apparel, sundries and network content.

As previous separate entities (Namco Hometek Inc. and Bandai Games Inc.) the companies were each known for creating some of the industry’s top video game franchises including: Tamagotchi®, Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, Dead to Rights®, Pac-Man® World™, Digimon®, Ridge Racer®, Time Crisis® and ACECOMBAT®.  For more information about NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. and its products log onto www.namcobandaigames.com.

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