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Microsoft's Kinect to hit EMEA stores Nov 10

Microsoft's Kinect to hit EMEA stores Nov 10 Microsoft's(MSFT.O) motion-sensing game system Kinect will hit European retail stores before Christmas, the company said, as it battles for customers with rivals Sony(6758.T) and Nintendo (7974.T). Kinect, which enables the player to control games with the body, voice and hand gestures, will go on sale in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from Nov. 10, four days after its U.S. launch, the company said on Tuesday, a day ahead of Gamescom, Europe's largest video game trade show. A spokeswoman said Microsoft would sell the European version of Kinect for 149.99 euros ($192.1), compared with a retail price of $149.99 in the United States. Microsoft hopes to steal customers from the rival Nintendo (7974.T) Wii and Sony (6758.T) Playstation 3 as all three big console makers struggle to breathe new life into the ailing console market. Motion-controlled gaming is one of the industry's big hopes. According to r