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SONIC ADVENTURE 2 BATTLE AND SONIC ADVANCE SHIP ONE MILLION UNITS WORLDWIDE;

NEW SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TITLES ANNOUNCED

"Sonic Mega Collection" and a new "Sonic Adventure" game announced for

Nintendo GameCube; "Sonic Advance 2" announced for GameBoy Advance

Tokyo, Japan (July 1, 2002) - SEGA(R) Corporation (Headquarters: Tokyo,

Japan; CEO Hideki Sato) today announced that "Sonic Adventure(TM) 2 Battle"

for Nintendo GameCube(TM) and "Sonic Advance(TM)" for GameBoy(R) Advance

have each shipped one million units worldwide respectively since their

initial retail debuts beginning December 2001 in Japan, February, 2002 in

the U.S. and March 2002 in Europe. Building upon the global success of the

Sonic The Hedgehog(R) series, the company also announced three new Sonic The

Hedgehog titles including "Sonic Mega Collection(TM)" and a new "Sonic

Adventure(TM)" game for Nintendo GameCube and Sonic Advance(TM) 2" for

GameBoy Advance.

"Building upon the excellent worldwide sales and incredible success of

'Sonic Adventure 2 Battle' and 'Sonic Advance,' SEGA is determined to

develop and release new titles in the Sonic The Hedgehog series that will

appeal to the growing audience of gamers worldwide," said Tetsu Kayama,

Chief Operating Officer, SEGA Corporation.

The Sonic The Hedgehog series began in 1991 with the release of "Sonic The

Hedgehog(R)" on SEGA Genesis(TM). The game quickly became a global hit

selling more than 4 million units worldwide. Over the years, Sonic The

Hedgehog has been featured in more than 11 games on multiple SEGA gaming

platforms including SEGA Genesis, SEGA Game Gear(TM), Pico(TM), SEGA

Saturn(TM) and SEGA Dreamcast(TM). Most recently, the series continued with

"Sonic Adventure 2 Battle" for Nintendo GameCube and "Sonic Advance" for

GameBoy Advance, the first titles to utilize the Nintendo GameCube/GameBoy

Advance Link Cable. In just over 10 years, Sonic The Hedgehog has become

one of the most beloved and recognized video game characters of all time and

the series has sold over 27 million units worldwide.

Further details on "Sonic Mega Collection," the new "Sonic Adventure" game

and "Sonic Advance 2" will be announced at a later date.

"Sonic Adventure(TM) 2 Battle" was developed and published by SEGA(R)

Corporation. "Sonic Advance(TM)" was developed by SEGA(R) Corporation and

co-published in North America by SEGA(R) Corporation and THQ(R).

About SEGA

SEGA(R) of America is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA

Corporation, a $3.5 billion corporation by market capitalization, recognized

as a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside

the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive

entertainment software products for a variety of hardware platforms

including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo,

Microsoft and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA of America's Web site

is located at www.sega.com.

About Nintendo

As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive

entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets

hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems

include Game Boy(R), Nintendo(R) 64, Game Boy Advance and NINTENDO GAMECUBE.

Since the release of its first home video game system in 1983, Nintendo has

sold more than 1.4 billion video games worldwide, creating enduring industry

icons such as Mario(TM) and Donkey Kong(R) and launching such franchises as

Zelda(TM) and Pokémon(R). As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo of

America, Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for

Nintendo's operation in the Western Hemisphere.

About THQ

THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide

for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices,

and those manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo and

Microsoft. The THQ web site is located at www.thq.com.