SAN FRANCISCO & LONDON (April 26, 2006) - SEGAŽ of America, Inc. and SEGA Europe Ltd. today announced
Super Monkey Ball™: Banana Blitz developed by SEGA Studios for the Nintendo Revolution system. AiAi and all his friends
have rolled their way onto Nintendo's new console with new mind-blowing puzzle levels and a wealth of new and exciting Party
Games specifically designed to fully exploit the innovative Nintendo Revolution controller. Other titles will have a difficult
time matching the multitude of possible variations in game control as presented in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz.
"The Nintendo Revolution presents a totally unique avenue for our developers to explore the art of game design," said
Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz will present a mind-boggling
array of gameplay innovations that will excite and challenge gamers while pushing the boundaries of imagination forward."
The single-player puzzle levels in Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz have been innovatively designed to challenge gamers'
skills like never before. For the first time in the Super Monkey Ball franchise, AiAi and his friends will have the ability
to jump when players flick the Nintendo Revolution controller in an upward motion. The ability to jump has given game designers
another dimension in which to expand the Super Monkey Ball gameplay experience and allows gamers a whole new way to interact
with the franchise; this time in true three-dimensional fashion.
The Party Games, for which the Super Monkey Ball franchise is famous, return with more variety than ever. An abundance
of new Party Games have been creatively designed to take advantage of the Revolution controller in a multitude of ways. Gamers
will find themselves competing in a traditional game of ring toss, or even smacking pesky moles in a game of "Whack-a-Mole."
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz's large library of Party Games is sure to inspire friendly competition anytime.
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz is currently being developed by SEGA Studios. For more information on SEGA's Road to
E3 2006, please visit the official E3 page at www.sega.com/e3. For screenshots and artwork, please visit the SEGA FTP site at: http://segapr.segaamerica.com.
SEGA's E3 booth will be located in the South Hall, #946, at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
About SEGAŽ
of America, Inc.
SEGAŽ of America, Inc. is the American Publishing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGAŽ Corporation, a worldwide
leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive
entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured
by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. The SEGAŽ of America, Inc. Web site is located at www.SEGA.com.
About SEGAŽ Europe, Ltd.
SEGAŽ Europe, Ltd. is the European Publishing arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGAŽ
Corporation, and a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes
and distributes interactive entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices,
and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. The SEGAŽ Europe, Ltd. Web site is located
at www.sega-europe.com.
About Nintendo Revolution
Nintendo's next system, code-named Nintendo Revolution, will feature a controller
designed to be used with either one hand or two -- a first in the video game industry. When picked up and pointed at the screen,
the controller gives a lightning-quick element of interaction, sensing motion, depth, positioning and targeting dictated by
movement of the controller itself.
