Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Collectible Tins on Store Shelves Now

DRAGONS RULE WITH THE Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME COLLECTIBLE TINS THIS FALL
First two of four for 2013

El Segundo, CA (September 4, 2013) – Each year, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami), the maker of the global sensation, the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG), delivers a highly anticipated product. And this year is no different as they released the first wave of the 2013 Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME Collectible Tins to the cheers of Duelists nationwide. The first two tins, the Blaster, Dragon Ruler of Infernos Collectible Tin and Tidal, Dragon Ruler of the Waterfalls Collectible Tin are now available at retailers nationwide. Offering five booster packs, plus five foil variant cards, these tins are a terrific value and are perfect for new players or for the seasoned veteran looking to fill out their collection.

With Blaster, Dragon Ruler of the Infernos, players will be psyched to get their hands on the tin's namesake, a Secret Rare Blaster, Dragon of the Infernos card and the Super Rare Karakuri Shogun mdl 00 “Burei”. In addition, previously only available as a promo card, the inclusion of Number 40: Gimmick Puppet of Strings will be coveted by every Duelist.

Tidal, Dragon Ruler of Waterfalls is the second of this year's Collectible Tins. Anchored by Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning and Ally of Justice Catastor cards and combined with Superdreadnought Rail Cannon Gustav Max, formally only a promo card, this tin packs a knockout punch!

Usable in any Deck type, players will be pleased to get a Super Rare Brotherhood of the Fire Fist - Bear in either tin version. Each tin contains two Abyss Rising booster packs, two Lord of the Tachyon Galaxy booster packs, one booster pack from the Hidden Arsenal series, plus four Super Rare Cards and one Secret Rare Card, all for an MSRP of only $19.99 each.

Duelists can tune in every Saturday morning for the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal animated series and classic Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes on Vortexx on The CW in the United States. In addition, classic Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes air weekdays on Nicktoons, along with Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal airing on the network Saturday and Sunday mornings. In Canada, Duelists can watch episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal every Friday and Saturday on YTV!

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 25 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 25 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 B.V. in Windsor, the United Kingdom. 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.