Namco Ships Over 1.6 Million Copies of Soul Calibur 2 on Day One AloneLeading
video games publisher, Namco Hometek Inc. announced today that SOULCALIBUR®II,
the sequel to one of the most revered weapons-based fighter video games of all-time,
shipped over 1.6 million units on its first day, the largest day one release in
the history of Namco’s U.S. division. “The release of SOULCALIBUR®II
marks a monumental moment in Namco’s already rich video game history,”
said Namco’s Chief Financial Officer, Robert Ennis. “Never before
has a Namco title sold as well in its U.S. debut and we hope that this is just
a glimpse at what is to come for the ‘Soul’ franchise.”

“SOULCALIBUR®II is one of Namco’s most valuable video game
franchises,” said Garry Cole, Senior Vice President of Sales, Namco
Hometek Inc. “I think that the value of the property is exemplified
in that we were able to sell through nearly 10 percent of our initial launch
quantity on day-one alone.” . . .

SOULCALIBUR®II is now available on the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system, the Nintendo GameCube and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft.
The game features improved game play, upgraded graphics and a variety of game
modes. SOULCALIBUR®II also received the “Best Fighting Game”
award at the 2003 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles. Along with additional
game content unique to the U.S. version, SOULCALIBUR®II features 10 game
modes, console-exclusive characters, a host of unlockable characters and arenas,
and over 200 collectible weapons and items.

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About Namco Hometek Inc.
Namco Hometek Inc. is the U.S. consumer division of Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based
world leader in the high-tech entertainment industry. Based in San Jose, CA,
Namco Hometek Inc. is an award-winning video games publisher for the next generation
game consoles. Namco has created some of the industry’s greatest video game
franchises: Tekken®, SOULCALIBUR®, Dead to Rights®, Pac Man World,
Ridge Racer®, Time Crisis® and Ace Combat®. For more information
about Namco and its products log onto www.namco.com.

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