Effective March 30, the Microsoft Xbox video game system will be available for $149.99 in the United States and $199.99 in Canada, representing savings of $30 for consumers in both regions.

In addition, Microsoft will reduce the price of the Xbox console in Mexico to $1,999 pesos.

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"We have always been committed to providing gamers with the best entertainment experience available," said Mitch Koch, corporate vice president of Microsoft worldwide retail sales. "At this lower mass market price point, we're opening up this great system to an even broader audience of people who can experience Xbox for the first time."

Microsoft's Platinum Hits program has added branches to its family tree with the launch of Platinum Family Hits earlier this month. The inaugural titles, available for $19.99, include Finding Nemo, based on the Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios film, and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Electronic Arts Inc.). Several qualifying E-rated titles will be added to the Platinum Family Hits product line each calendar year.

In February, according to recently released data from NPD Funworld, Xbox console sales grew 2 percent year over year, while Playstation 2 declined 29 percent and GameCube declined 18 percent.

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