Nokia To Expand N-Gage Platform
May 17, 2005, 8:38 PM by (staff)
Nokia today announced a new version of its N-Gage mobile gaming platform, as well as plans to offer it on a wide range of Series 60 smartphones in 2006. While the company will continue to offer new gaming-oriented devices like the N-Gage QD, the company will also offer the new N-Gage gaming APIs natively on many of its other smartphones starting early next year. The new N-Gage end-to-end solution will make it easier for users to find and purchase games, as well as manage and store them on their PC. Seperately, the company announced new accessories for the N-Gage QD, including an adapter for connecting two MMC cards at once.
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Is there a SINGLE good game for the N-Gage?
No, really I dont see why to buy it if it's not supported by good titles.
If the N-gage comes out with the equivalent of Halo or Starcaft (quality wise) then im in.. otherwise ill stick to my PSP.
If the N-gage comes out with the equivalent of Halo or Starcaft (quality wise) then im in.. otherwise ill stick to my PSP.
Dyingunman said:Ri...
No, really I dont see why to buy it if it's not supported by good titles.
If the N-gage comes out with the equivalent of Halo or Starcaft (quality wise) then im in.. otherwise ill stick to my PSP.
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Big Deal!!
I'm sure it will just be some more cingular junk. They need to stop focusing on phones with SO system, and silly games and FOCUS on their darn coverage. Verizon might have lame phones but atleast you can count on them. Now don't go crazy orange guys, I tried your silly service you just can't count on it. GSM carriers need to greatly improve, before I make the switch again.
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I'm sure it will just be some more cingular junk. They need to stop focusing on phones with SO system, and silly games and FOCUS on their darn coverage. Verizon might have lame phones but atleast you can count on them
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Nokia is a manufacturer, not a GSM service. They've already stated previously that they are going to concentrate a lot on CDMA products this year (and I'm sure next year). Maybe there'll be a series 60 CDMA phone that handles N-Gage games next year?...
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Good idea
Throwing the games out to their smartphones is a good idea by Nokia. The original N-Gage was a disaster (you have to remove the battery to change games? you have to sidetalk into a taco? Uh, no thanks...), and while the QD may be an improvement, gamers are much more likely to choose a Sony PSP or a Nintendo DS/GBA as their 'mobile gaming solution'.
But smartphones are always going to be with us, and the potential userbase is huge. Kudos to Nokia for rethinking their gaming initiative.
But smartphones are always going to be with us, and the potential userbase is huge. Kudos to Nokia for rethinking their gaming initiative.
Why?
with Nintendo DS and the PSP i dont see why they would expand an inferier platform. ive played with a QD and it didnt impress me. i've heard (meaning it could be BS) that those game cards can only hold a max of 32 megs on them
Actually, the QD can handle a 1GB MMC card (some say 2GB)- what this article really has to say is that they are going after the mobile gaming arena, as in JAVA and Symbian, which other mobile phones are capable of doing (but not the PSP and DS), plus ...
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Greater exposure
I don't know about anyone else, but I think it's neat you'll be able to experience this type of gaming on a wider range of phones offered by Nokia.
muchdrama said:
I don't know about anyone else, but I think it's neat you'll be able to experience this type of gaming on a wider range of phones offered by Nokia.
poop, when GSM starts working indoors and stops sea...
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