Konami Digital Entertainment Announces Plans for a 2011 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Mall Tour
El Segundo, CA– Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami), the makers of the best-selling trading card game of all time, announced today that the company will launch a ten-city mall tour on February 12th. Fans, young and old, are encouraged to stop by and learn to play the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), discover the exciting world of Yugi, Jaden and Yusei, use Spells and Traps, Summon monsters and much more!
Running from February 12th to March 13th, at each mall stop, attendees not familiar with the game will have an opportunity to participate in a hands-on demonstration of how to play the game and ask questions. Attendees will also get a chance to play a game with one of the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG experts. Using a specially designed demo pack and guide, the Yu-Gi-Oh! specialists will expertly teach the basics of the game to aspiring Duelists. Each attendee will walk away with a demo pack and guide to continue the fun at home with friends!
Also, advanced players who just want to stop by and be a part of the excitement can Duel at their leisure on a series of tables available for casual Dueling.
“This is a great way for us to reach out to a new audience and to satisfy our avid fans,” Yumi Hoashi, Vice President of the Konami Card Business said of the mall tour. “The face-to-face interaction is a perfect way to introduce the game to budding Duelists around the country. And, once they learn the basics of the game at the tour, they can continue to play and develop their skills at one of our Official Tournament stores in their area.”
Additionally, Yu-Gi-Oh! trivia buffs can show-off their prowess and win packs during Yu-Gi-Oh! Trivia contests held throughout the day.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Mall Tour will run every weekend at a Simon Mall (www.simon.com) from noon- 6:00 pm through March 12th in the following cities:
New York, NY
February 12th: Lake Grove, NY - Smith Haven Mall
February 13th: White Plains, NY - Galleria at White Plains
Philadelphia, PA
February 19th: Toms River, NJ - Ocean County Mall
February 20th: Philadelphia, PA - Franklin Mills
Chicago, IL
February 26th: Gurnee, IL - Gurnee Mills
February 27th: Orland Park, IL - Orland Square
Houston, TX
March 5th: Katy, TX - Katy Mills
March 6th: Houston, TX - Houston Galleria
Tampa/St. Pete, FL
March 12th: St. Petersburg, FL - Tyrone Square
March 13th: Port Richey, FL - Gulf View
Each Saturday morning in the United States, Duelists can catch one classic TV episode, along with two additional TV episodes from the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's animated series, on TheCW4Kids block. For more information on Konami or the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, please visit www.yugioh-card.com or call 310-220-8630.
About The Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG
The Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME is the #1 trading card game in the world with over 22 billion cards sold. It is a game of strategy, where players create individual Decks of cards collected from Structure Decks and Booster Packs. Two players engage in a Duel while using cards that represent powerful monsters, magical Spells and surprising Traps. Duelists with well-constructed Decks, dominating monsters, solid strategy and good fortune are the victors in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG. Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive licensee and rights holder to the Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG in North America and Latin America.
About KONAMI
KONAMI is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties and traditional trading card games. KONAMI's software titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, DanceDanceRevolution and Castlevania, among other top sellers. KONAMI is also the manufacturer of the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME, which has sold more than 22 billion cards worldwide. 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.
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