| KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. AND FunMail PARTNER TO CREATE KONAMI BRANDED "SNAPON" MOBILE STOREFRONT TO DISTRIBUTE WALLPAPER AND RINGTONES LOS ANGELES, CA - August 17, 2005 - Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has signed a deal with FunMail to implement FunMail's "SnapOn" mobile storefront to sell mobile content directly to consumers via Konami's website. FunMail will also develop and provide distribution of wallpaper and ring tones based on Konami's popular franchises, including Metal Gear Solid ®, Silent Hill ®, Castelvania ®, Frogger ®, and many more. Consumers will be able to purchase wallpaper and ringtones based on Konami's bestselling brands via the "SnapOn" mobile storefront, a mobile content site hosted and managed by FunMail. This seamless solution enables the company to present, promote, and sell wireless content directly to mobile users. The content will be divided into Wallpaper, Ringtones, and other forms of mobile content. Customers will be able to select their carriers and have the purchases billed directly through their carriers. Customers will also be able to personalize their wallpaper with customizable colors and fonts. The new storefront is expected to be unveiled today. Joe Morris, Executive Director, Mobile Content noted: "We see the combination of Konami's content strength, the innovative SnapOn mobile storefront, and the distribution power of FunMail, as a logical next step into a deeper penetration of the wireless space". Consumers will be able to purchase wallpaper and ringtones based on Konami's bestselling brands via the "SnapOn" mobile storefront, a mobile content site hosted and managed by FunMail. This seamless solution enables the company to present, promote, and sell wireless content directly to mobile users. The content will be divided into Wallpaper, Ringtones, and other forms of mobile content. Customers will be able to select their carriers and have the purchases billed directly through their carriers. Customers will also be able to personalize their wallpaper with customizable colors and fonts. The new storefront is expected to be unveiled today. About FunMobility FunMail creates engaging, unique and fun wireless entertainment. FunMail offers popular consumer visual services including comics, interactive wallpapers, mobile greetings, animated ring tones, and socially-driven peer-to-peer camera applications. Founded in 1999, FunMail has achieved an industry reputation for creativity, innovation and reliability, and is considered one of America's most fresh and interesting wireless entertainment companies. For more information, visit www.FunMail.com About Konami Corporation Konami Corporation is a leading developer, publisher and manufacturer of electronic entertainment properties, specializing in the home video and wireless games. Konami corporation's action and adventure titles include the popular franchises Metal Gear Solid ®, Silent Hill ® ,Castelvania ® and Frogger ® among other top sellers. 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, Inc. in the US and Konami of Europe in Frankfurt, Germany. Konami Corporation, the parent company of Konami Digital Entertainment is traded in the United Sates on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol KNM. Details of the products published by Konami Digital Entertainment - America can be found at www.konami.com/mo Press Contact Information -
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