Microsoft to release cheaper Xbox 360 in Japan
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US software giant Microsoft says it will release a cheaper, basic version of its Xbox 360 in Japan on November 2 to boost sluggish sales of the video game console here.
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NEW YORK/CHIBA, Japan  - Nintendo Co. Ltd.   7974.OS said on Thursday it will start selling its new video   game console, the Wii, in the United States on November 19 for   about $250, as it girds for a three-way holiday showdown with   Microsoft and Sony.
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A major Japanese publisher boosts Microsoft's console with the promise of releasing a title for Xbox 360.
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HD DVD drive for Xbox 360 coming to U.S., Europe in November.
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In Japan, that is. The game player's surprising pricing there may indicate what the U.S. market can expect.
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A low price and innovative controller could push Nintendo's Wii to the top spot in Japan.
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Microsoft said Monday it would cut the prices of its Xbox 360 consoles in Japan as it ramps up competition with rivals Sony and Nintendo ahead of the key year-end shopping season.
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In a likely attempt at turning its fortunes around there, Microsoft will begin selling the Xbox 360 Elite in Japan starting October 11. The company hopes its feature set will attract discerning Japanese gamers.
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After months of speculation, Sony had good news for gamers yesterday when it revealed that its new handheld game console will go on sale for 19,800 yen (Â£100), cheaper than many analysts predicted.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Wednesday it will launch its Xbox 360 HD DVD player in Japan on  November 22.
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AFP/File - Microsoft on Tuesday began US sales of a scaled-down Xbox 360 model billed by some analysts as a doomed bid to unseat Nintendo's Wii console as ruler of the casual video game market.
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Microsoft Corp. will sell its Xbox 360 Elite games console and offer Xbox Live video downloads in Europe starting later this year, a company executive announced at the E3 Media &amp; Business Summit.
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Japan's Sony Corp. said on Tuesday it would launch a new version of its popular PlayStation 2 game console in the United States and Europe on Nov. 1 at a price of &#36;149 and 149 euros (&#36;181) respectively.
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Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Thursday  it will start selling its new game console, the Wii, on  December 2 in Japan for 25,000 yen ($212), making it the third  and last major game maker to bring a next-generation console to  market.
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Microsoft Corp  said on  Monday it is launching a reworked low-end version of its Xbox  360 in a bid to widen the game console's appeal to a broader  audience that has flocked to rival Nintendo Co Ltd's   Wii.
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Sony Corp. 6758.T said on Tuesday it   would cut the price of its PlayStation 2 game console by about   19 percent to 16,000 yen ($138) in Japan as it gears up for the   eagerly awaited launch in November of the PlayStation 3.
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New console to arrive on same day as satin PS3 A crucial showdown approaches for the console industry. Next month, Microsoft will ship a cut-price Xbox 360 in Japan, on the same day that Sonyâs satin PlayStation 3 launches in the land of the rising sun.â¦