TOMY and D3PA's Naruto: Clash of Ninja 2 Reaches Sales Milestone, Joins Nintendo's Player's Choice Club

Second Game in Clash of Ninja Series to be Reduced in Price

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TOMY Corporation and D3Publisher of America, Inc. (D3PA) today announced that NARUTO ™: Clash of Ninja 2 for Nintendo GameCube ™ has qualified as a Player ’s Choice title, which is reserved for the best-selling games available for the Nintendo GameCube. Based on VIZ Media ’s hit anime series SHONEN JUMP ™ NARUTO and first released in September 2006, NARUTO: Clash of Ninja 2 is now available at a new low price of $19.95 MSRP. According to the NPD Group, NARUTO: Clash of Ninja 2 has been in the top 5 best-selling Nintendo GameCube games by month five out of six months since its release.

“The NARUTO brand has been a hit in North America since the TV series first debuted in September of 2005 and with the momentum increasing, our expectation is that 2007 will be a banner year for NARUTO on Nintendo platforms, " said Laura Yoshioka, senior marketing manager, TOMY Corporation. “Not only will NARUTO: Ninja Council 3 be the first NARUTO game for the Nintendo DS ™, but in the fall of 2007 TOMY and D3PA will be releasing the first ever NARUTO game for Nintendo ’s Wii video game system – NARUTO: Clash of Ninja MVZ . "

“We have been very pleased with the continued success of NARUTO on the Nintendo GameCube, " said Kim Motika, vice president of worldwide sales and operations, D3PA. “With the new pricing at $19.95, NARUTO: Clash of Ninja 2 for Nintendo GameCube ™ will find an even larger audience. "