''Kinect Sesame Street TV'' is an "interactive television"

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aimed at young children for

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, and is based on the

Sesame Street ''Sesame Street'' is an American educational television, educational children's television series that combines live-action, sketch comedy, animation, and puppetry. It is produced by Sesame Workshop (known as the Children's Television Worksh ...

franchise. The game requires the

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peripheral and is compatible with

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. It was developed by

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' Soho Productions and

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by Microsoft Studios, and released in North America on September 18, 2012. The interactive episodes within the Xbox 360 game were also rebranded and sold as "Sesame Street Touch & Learn TV" for

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devices in 2013.

Gameplay

The video game consists of eight 30-minute episodes, combining clips from the 42nd season of the television series with segments designed specifically for the game. Children can actively participate in tasks with the Sesame Street characters, like identifying letters or numbers through gestures and voice commands. Eight additional playable episodes were released on January 7, 2013 in the Xbox Marketplace.

References

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