January 28^th, 2002 (12:00am) - Konami¹s international dancing craze phenomenon explodes with the much-anticipated release of Dance Dance Revolution Konamix. The company confirmed today that it will ship Dance Dance Revolution Konamix for the Sony PlayStation® videogame console on April 23, 2002.

The hottest dancing craze continues with a brand new sequel to Dance Dance Revolution (DDR). Dance Dance Revolution Konamix rocks America with over 50 songs, three new play modes and a special workout mode. DDR Konamix is the only game to get players up off the couch, dancing and laughing while burning calories.

"Dance Dance Revolution Konamix takes the hottest dancing game to an all-new level with an awesome song library and new gameplay modes!" said Jason Enos, Product Manager at Konami of America, Inc.

The original DDR game swept American pop culture into a dancing frenzy with the game having made appearances on Good Morning America, national news channels and also appearing in top print media outlets, such as USA Today, Los Angeles Times and the Wall Street Journal. The best-selling dancing game has won over gamers, spawned a dedicated fan community and generated regional competitions and tournaments.

The original arcade game made its debut in Japan in October 1998 and quickly became the number-one gaming craze in the country. The home version arrived in March 1999 and boosted the game’s popularity even further, selling over 3 million units cumulatively. DDR was introduced to U.S. arcades in 1999, becoming one of the top grossing games at arcade centers. The first U.S. home version of DDR was released in March 2001.