DANCEDANCEREVOLUTION
HOTTEST
PARTY STEPS
INTO STORES
First
DanceDanceRevolution®
for the Wii™
Packs a
Punch With
the Wii
Remote™, New
Game Modes,
and a
Rocking
Soundtrack
EL SEGUNDO,
Calif. -
September
25, 2007 -
Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. today
announced it
has shipped
DanceDanceRevolution
Hottest
Party,
developed
exclusively
for the Wii™
home video
game system
from
Nintendo.
Featuring an
all-new
soundtrack
of hits from
the last
four decades
and up to
four-player
multiplayer
action that
takes full
advantage of
the
interactive
Wii Remote™,
DanceDanceRevolution®
Hottest
Party is
foot-moving,
arm-swinging
fun and now
available in
retail
outlets
nationwide.
"Bringing
the
critically
acclaimed
DanceDanceRevolution
to the Wii™
was a
natural move
forward for
the
franchise,"
said,
Anthony
Crouts, Vice
President of
Marketing
for Konami
Digital
Entertainment,
Inc. "The
interactive
capabilities
of the Wii™
platform
make it a
perfect fit
for
DanceDanceRevloution,
and
DanceDanceRevolution
Hottest
Party
promises to
be the most
intense and
active dance
party yet."
Utilizing
the unique
capabilities
of the Wii™
system,
DanceDanceRevolution
Hottest
Party
incorporates
the
motion-sensing
Wii Remote™
and Nunchuk™
into the
traditional
mat-based
gameplay to
prompt
players to
move their
arms while
they dance,
not just
their feet.
Fan
favorites
such as Free
Play and
Workout Mode
return with
intense
vigor, while
all-new
modes
provide a
challenge to
even the
most
seasoned
veterans.
The all-new
Friendly
Synch
multiplayer
mode
requires
each player
to step on
the correct
arrow or
respond to
the correct
Wii Remote™
movement in
unison,
encouraging
cooperative
gameplay,
while an
updated
Battle Mode
heats up the
competition
to keep
players on
their toes
in the
ultimate
DanceDanceRevolution
dance-off!
Boasting a
stellar
soundtrack
that
includes
smash-hits
from the
1970s to the
present,
DanceDanceRevolution
Hottest
Party offers
a wide
variety of
musical
styles that
appeal to
everyone,
including
popular
titles such
as:
Summertime,
Disco
Inferno, You
Spin Me
Round (Like
a Record)
and 99 Red
Balloons.
Dance Dance
Revolution
Hottest
Party is
available
for an SRP
of $49.99.
For more
information,
please visit
www.konami.com.
About Konami
Konami is a
leading
developer,
publisher
and
manufacturer
of
electronic
entertainment
properties.
Konami's
titles
include the
popular
franchises
Metal Gear
Solid®,
Silent
Hill®,
DanceDanceRevolution®
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
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
www.konami.com.
"DanceDanceRevolution"
and "DanceDanceRevolution
Hottest
Party" are
registered
trademarks
or
trademarks
of Konami
Digital
Entertainment
Co., Ltd.
KONAMI is a
registered
trademark of
KONAMI
CORPORATION.
Wii, Wii
Remote,
Nunchuk the
Wii logo are
trademarks
of Nintendo.