Expand the wave of “Stealth Buddies” Worldwide!
One of the Largest Missions Gets Started
“METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER” Exhibition was held
April 7, 2010
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
KONAMI celebrated the completion of the latest installment in the METAL GEAR series,*1 METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER (a.k.a. MGS PW), at the AKASAKA BLITZ in Tokyo’s Minato ward on Wednesday, April 7th.
More than 350 industry insiders and reporters attended the event, underscoring the enormous anticipation surrounding the upcoming release of MGS PW this April 29th. Speaking on behalf of the guests, Sony Computer Entertainment Japan president, Hiroshi Kawano, said he expects the release of the globally acclaimed series’ latest title to spur the game industry toward even greater growth.
Saying that he was delighted that KONAMI could deliver such high-quality content to consumers, KonamiI Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. president and representative director, Fumiaki Tanaka, thanked the fans who have supported the series over the years as well as everyone involved.
The series’ creator and director of MGS PW, Hideo Kojima talked about the game’s hard-hitting storyline and some of the exciting features that add new depth to the title. The KONAMI executive corporate officer and Kojima Productions Director then went on to introduce the game’s exciting cooperative play that lets players communicate with their “stealth buddies” as they team up to carry out a mission and also player can gather their comrades to build up their one and only troop and base.
Kojima also spoke about the various tie-ups involving the project, such as product placements among the game’s items and the sale of products featuring MGS PW characters.
KONAMI’s METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER is sure to provide people around the world with a videogame experience like they’ve never had before.
| ■Date & Time： | Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 13:30 - 15:00 |
| ■Place： | AKASAKA BLITZ （Minato-ward, Tokyo） |
| ■Speaker： | Sony Computer Entertainment Japan President Hiroshi KohnoKonami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. President, Representative Director Fumiaki Tanaka Executive Corporate Officer and Kojima Production Director Hideo Kojima |
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Greeting from President, Representative Director Fumiaki Tanaka |
Hideo Kojima talked about “MGS PW” | Photo Session |
| *1 | Making its debut in 1987, the METAL GEAR series (with its underlying antiwar, antinuclear weapons message) established the “stealth action” video game genre in which the hero avoids fighting while infiltrating enemy territory to carry out a mission. |
| 【Product Information】 |
| Title | METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER |
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| Category | Action |
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| Release Date | Thursday, April 29th, 2010 |
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| Platform | PSP® (PlayStation®Portable),PSP®go | |
| Product Contents | METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER | METAL GEAR SOLID PEACE WALKER |
【Price】 UMD 5,229 yen （tax included） Download 4,700 yen （tax included） |
【Price】 26,980 yen （tax included） 【Contents】 |
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| 【Main Collaboration Partners】 *Japanese Alphabet in order. |
Company Name |
Brand |
Collaboration Contents |
ASCII MEDIA WORKS Inc. |
Dengeki PlayStation |
・Appears as an item in the game |
ENTERBRAIN, INC. |
Syukan FAMITSU |
・Appears as an item in the game |
Capcom Co., Ltd. |
Monster Hunter |
・Appears as an item in the game |
KODANSHA Ltd. |
Syukan Shonen Magazine |
・Appears as an item in the game |
Suntory Beverage & Food Limited. |
Mountain Dew |
・Launch Mountain Dew Design Can*2 |
Japan Frito-Lay, Ltd. |
Doritos |
・Appears as an item in the game |
Sony Corporation |
WALKMAN |
・Appears as an item in the game |
HORI CO., LTD. |
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・Appears T-shirt item of corporate logo in the game |
YAMAHA CORPORATION |
VOCALOID |
・Adopts “VOCALOID” in the game |
Ubisoft Entertainment |
Assassin’s Creed 2 |
・Appears “Assassin’s Creed 2” item and action |
UNIQLO CO., LTD. |
UT |
・Launch Original Design T-shirt*3 |
Unilever Japan K.K. |
AXE |
・Appears as an item in the game |
LAWSON, INC. |
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・Appears Original design T-shirt item |
| *2 | Production and sales is handled by Suntory Beverage & Food Limited. |
| *3 | Production and sales is handled by UNIQLO CO., LTD. |
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