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November 14, 2006

SEGA SHIPS 'SUPER MONKEY BALL BANANA BLITZ' TO NORTH AMERICAN RETAILERS

Banana Blitz Features the Most Varied Use of the Wii Remote for AiAi and Friends' Wii Debut

SEGA® of America, Inc. today announced that Super Monkey Ball™ Banana Blitz developed by SEGA Studios for the Wii™ video game system has shipped to retailers nationwide. AiAi and all his friends have rolled their way onto the Wii with new mind-blowing puzzle levels and 50 new and exciting Party Games specifically designed to fully exploit the revolutionary Wii Remote. Priced at $49.99 and rated ‘E' for "Everyone" by the Entertainment Software Review Board; Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz contains the most gaming content in the franchise's history.

"With a huge variety of ways to control the monkeys, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz is the quintessential game that allows players to explore the capabilities of the Wii Remote," said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President of Marketing, SEGA of America, Inc. "Spanning over 75 puzzle levels and 50 party games, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz is the perfect game to take home at launch and experience with friends and family."

The single-player puzzle levels in Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz have been innovatively designed to challenge gamers' skill like never before. For the first time in the Super Monkey Ball franchise, AiAi and his friends will have the ability to jump, giving 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. 50 Party Games have been creatively designed to take advantage of the Wii Remote in a multitude of ways. Gamers will find themselves competing in a traditional game of ring toss, piloting spaceships, 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 was developed by SEGA Studios.

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