Disney All-Star Sport Announced

Frankfurt, May 9th, 2002, KONAMI CORPORATION and Disney Interactive today announced an agreement to develop and market Disney All-Star Sports, a new video game series featuring Mickey and his pals. The series will feature both team sports and extreme sports games, starring popular Disney characters as athletic all-stars. The six sport agreement includes, football, basketball, soccer, snowboarding, skateboarding and motocross, which will be available only on Nintendo GameCubeTM and Nintendo Game Boy® AdvanceTM this Fall. Combining the high-energy fun of each sport with the storytelling, humour and imagination of Disney, Disney All-Star Sports puts an extreme twist on sports console games, helping players get into the action with their favourite animated athletes. Disney All-Star Sports will deliver arcade-style action, multiplayer gaming, stunning graphics and a hip new attitude for some of the best-loved Disney personalities, including Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy, Goofy, Max, Big Bad Pete. "Konami is excited to bring a whole new experience to console sports fans," said Kunio Neo, president of Konami of Europe. "Disney's all-star cast of beloved characters combined with arcade-style sports games will yield incredible success for this new series." "Gamers, sports fans, and Disney fans alike will enjoy playing the Disney All-Star Sports games with their favorite Disney characters," said Jan Smith, president, Disney Interactive. "Disney Interactive is pleased to be working with Konami on this important company initiative."