The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Collectible Tin Helps Rin in the New Year

El Segundo, CA (January 11, 2013) – Feeling the post-holiday blues? Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. (Konami), brings you the cure with its latest release from the The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game (TCG). The Prophecy Destroyer Collectible Tin hits stores January 18th to ward off winter gloom.

The Prophecy Destroyer Collectible Tin arrives in the blackened metal image of the dark prince of destruction, a monster unlike anything seen before! Each tin contains three Photon Shockwave Packs, two Galactic Overlord Packs, one mighty Secret Rare Prophecy Destroyer, one Super Rare Endless Decay, great to Special Summon when down; the nasty little pest Steelswarm Roach; Photon Strike Bounzer, perfect for negating monster effects; and Infernity Barrier first seen wielding its power in Ancient Prophecy!

These tins are perfect for new players or for the veterans looking to fill out their collection and are a fantastic value for any fan at $19.99 MSRP.

Every Saturday morning, Duelists can watch the all-new Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal animated series as well as classic Yu-Gi-Oh! episodes on Vortexx on The CW programming block, the leading Saturday morning kids broadcast network in the United States. 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! Championship Series, 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 GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. 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.