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KONAMI ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT OF PREMIER SOCCER GAME WINNING ELEVEN

 

The World’s Best-Selling PlayStation® 2 Soccer Game Coming To North America

 

REDWOOD CITY, CA – November 5, 2002 -- Videogame publisher Konami of America Inc. announced today that its popular Winning Eleven series (known in Europe as Pro Evolution Soccer) will be published for the first time in North America. European and Japanese versions of Winning Eleven have sold nearly 4 million units worldwide, making it the world’s best-selling soccer game for the PlayStation® 2. In response to considerable demand from North American consumers, Konami intends to continue the series’ success with the launch of it latest installment, Winning Eleven 6, on the Sony PlayStation® 2 in March 2003.

 

“Soccer fans around the world have declared Winning Eleven as their favorite soccer game. Now, North American soccer fans have a chance to see what they’ve been missing,” said Robert Goff, Product Manager at Konami of America. “Winning Eleven elevates the genre to new levels with superior visuals and exciting gameplay, setting the standard by which all others will be judged.”

 

Developed by the Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo, Inc., the critically acclaimed Winning Eleven series is widely considered to be the greatest soccer simulation to date. The Winning Eleven series is renowned for its realistic soccer gameplay, including an expanded Master League franchise mode, groundbreaking AI, striking graphics and staggeringly realistic animations.

 

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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/usa. KONAMI CORPORATION is a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, Japan with subsidiary offices, Konami of America, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany.



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