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Dwango's Rolling Stone Trivia Game Rocks!; Trivia from the Most Authoritative Voice in Music, Delivered Right to Your Mobile Phone

Business Wire, March 21, 2005

SEATTLE -- Dwango(R) Wireless (OTCBB:DWGN), a leading developer and publisher of mobile entertainment content for top lifestyle brands, today announced the debut of Rolling Stone 20 Questions, a new trivia game now available on certain color, Java(TM)-enabled Nextel phones. Rolling Stone 20 Questions, built on a reusable mobile trivia gaming engine, draws from Rolling Stone's enormous content library and allows players to test their music knowledge with over 600 new questions updated monthly on their mobile phone.

"Dwango is the media company of the future," said Alexander Conrad, President and COO of Dwango Wireless. "We continue to raise the bar in the customization and distribution of top-notch content in the digital mobile entertainment space."

The Rolling Stone Trivia Game features eleven question types, a multiplayer option allowing a user to compete against up to three opponents on the same phone and an online leader board allowing players across the United States to compare overall ranking and statistics, including the number of questions attempted and the average score. Dwango plans to create cross-carriers sweepstakes utilizing the leader board results from Rolling Stone Trivia in the third quarter of 2005.

"Rolling Stone has been the music authority for over 30 years," said James Cole of RollingStone.com. "Now, we're bringing the best of Rolling Stone's archives to the mobile market via one of the most exciting gameplay experiences out there. Dwango's vision, distribution partnerships and marketing savvy are a perfect complement to the Rolling Stone brand."

Dwango debuted Rolling Stone Ringtones, Rolling Stone's first mobile product, in June 2004.

About Rolling Stone

Profound, moving and memorable, Rolling Stone is the voice of rock `n' roll. The magazine focuses on all forms of social behavior and American society. The brand is synonymous with the what, when, where and why of youth culture. Rolling Stone provides all the news that fits to 11.7 million readers every two weeks.

About Dwango Wireless

Dwango(R) Wireless (OTCBB:DWGN) offers a comprehensive approach for bringing lifestyle and affiliate brands to the wireless arena through customized entertainment content, ringtones, games and applications for mobile phones. A key player in the wireless industry, Dwango Wireless provides unique content for some of today's hottest lifestyle brands, including Beliefnet, Napster, Playboy and Rolling Stone. Dwango Wireless corporate information can be found at www.dwango.com. Dwango(R) is a trademark of Dwango Co. Ltd., and is used by Dwango Wireless pursuant to an exclusive license.

Certain of the statements made in this press release are forward-looking statements. Actual results or developments may differ materially from those projected or implied in these forward-looking statements. For example, the statements regarding the potential success of the Rolling Stone Trivia Game are forward-looking and actual results may differ materially from those statements due to various risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the acceptance of the Rolling Stone Trivia Game by both mobile carriers and their customers. More information about the risks and uncertainties faced by Dwango Wireless is contained in Dwango Wireless' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dwango Wireless disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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