Are You All In? World Poker Tour(TM) TV Games(TM) Now on Retailer Shelves

Are You All In? World Poker Tour(TM) TV Games(TM) Now on Retailer Shelves MALIBU, Calif., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bring the World Poker Tour(TM) home for the holidays! JAKKS Pacific, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:JAKK) World Poker Tour(TM) TV Games(TM) are now available at retailers nationwide for the holiday season. Based on the World Poker Tour television show on the Travel Channel, World Poker Tour TV Games is a plug-it-in and play gaming system that contains multiple game modes in one single controller, and makes a great stocking stuffer for any poker fan. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041118/LATH032 ) All that is needed are batteries and a TV -- no videogame consoles or gaming cartridges are required. Simply plug World Poker Tour TV Games into the A/V jacks of any standard television set, turn it on and get ready to hold 'em or fold 'em! Professional poker experts were instrumental in the programming of World Poker Tour TV Games so the game play is as authentic to real life as possible. It's easy to play but hard to master! World Poker Tour TV Games is a great gift for all levels of players as each unit comes with a 45-minute World Poker Tour DVD Poker Primer tutorial hosted by Lou Diamond Phillips, who goes through step-by-step instructions on how to play a great game of poker. To further perfect each player's game, a pocket strategy guide comes with each unit, and the game itself includes an in-depth tutorial mode that offers Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert lessons -- perfect for every level of player out there! World Poker Tour TV Games offers a multi-player function that utilizes an LCD screen built right into the controller so up to six players can play together without seeing each other's cards. The players can be any combination of six human or virtual players, with four different play levels available to assign to each spot -- Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced and Expert. There are four different play modes that simulate a World Poker Tour season to choose from, including: Poker Night! is the quintessential poker night played around a kitchen table. The prize pool is much smaller but nothing is lost in this mode. The player only wins if he defeats the other five opponents at the table. Poker Room simulates a real table at a casino. The player's starting chip count is the same as the buy-in amount and the player can leave the table any time and his remaining chips will be redeemed. There is a maximum amount a player can win in one sitting. Satellite allows the player to compete against other players to make it into a tournament. The pool of opponents gets smaller and smaller as the player advances until the player reaches the final table. Tournament is the ultimate level in which the player competes to finish first in the tournament and earn World Poker Tour Player of the Year Points. After a player plays in a tournament, the player can advance to the next round of new events. Once the player has finished the season, the player can unlock all the months of the season and will be able to scroll through the months and play in any event. World Poker Tour TV Games retails for approximately $24.99, and is now available at mass merchants, electronics, toy and specialty retailers nationwide. JAKKS Pacific's TV Games line is included in multiple best toy lists this holiday season, including Toy Wishes' Hot Dozen List, Toys "R" Us' Joy List and KB Toys' Hot Holiday List. For more information on JAKKS' TV Games, go to www.jakkstvgames.com. About WPT Enterprises, Inc. WPT Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WPTE) is a media and entertainment company engaged in the creation of branded entertainment through the development, production, and marketing of televised programming based on poker and other gaming themes. To date, operations have principally revolved around the creation of the World Poker Tour brand through the production and licensing of a reality television series exhibited on the Travel Channel that is based on a circuit of previously-established high-stakes poker tournaments that has been affiliated under the "World Poker Tour" brand. WPT Enterprises, Inc. is a Delaware Corporation with Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:LACO) as its primary shareholder. About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.: JAKKS Pacific, Inc. is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and leisure products. The product categories include: Action Figures, Arts & Crafts Activity Kits, Stationery, Writing Instruments, Performance Kites, Water Toys, Sports Activity Toys, Vehicles, Infant/Pre- School, Plush and Dolls. The products are sold under various brand names including Flying Colors(R), Road Champs(R), Remco(R), Child Guidance(R), Pentech(R), Trendmasters(R), Toymax(R), Funnoodle(R), Go Fly a Kite(R) and JPI Color Workshop(R). The Company also participates in a joint venture with THQ Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Entertainment(R) video games. For further information, visit www.jakkspacific.com. This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about JAKKS' business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of JAKKS' future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those described above and the following: changes in demand for JAKKS' products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing and difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and JAKKS does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. For further information, please contact: Genna Goldberg of JAKKS Pacific, Inc., +1-310-455-6245, gennag@jakks.net; or Andrew Wong of GCI Group, +1-415-974-7235, awong@gcigroup.com, for JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041118/LATH032 AP PhotoExpress Network: PRN2 PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: JAKKS Pacific, Inc. CONTACT: Genna Goldberg of JAKKS Pacific, Inc., +1-310-455-6245, gennag@jakks.net; or Andrew Wong of GCI Group, +1-415-974-7235, awong@gcigroup.com, for JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Web site: http://www.jakkspacific.com/ ------- Profile: International Entertainment