Kinect Banned In China

It has now been officially confirmed that Microsoft’s Kinect will not be going on sale in China.  This will come as no surprise for many as China’s Ministry of Culture edict, issued in 2000, prohibits the sale of video game equipment and accessories.

One of the few companies to have made inroads into the Chinese market is Nintendo and their joint venture with iQue, who released the iQue Player in 2003, which is a console based on Nintendo 64 hardware.

Microsoft China COO Michel Van Der Be has said that the company intends to cooperate with local laws.

Source: Gamasutra

33 Comments

  1. Mental. Absolutely mental.

  2. Wow…what do they do over there then? =)

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