N-Gage relaunches with broad range of Nokia mobile games

Mike Bantick
Tuesday, 08 April 2008 05:05

Your IT - Entertainment

The distinctive hardware is gone, but the N-Gage brand lives on with Nokia launching N-Gage as a game software download service to mobile devices.

After a couple of stuttering hardware iterations, Nokia have at last launched their gaming service N-Gage as a software download facility for a range of Nokia devices.

Today’s N-Gage compatible devices include: Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and Nokia N95 8GB.
 
“With N-Gage we’re offering a seamless experience for people around the world to try and buy games that are engaging, accessible and have wide appeal,” said Jaakko Kaidesoja, vice president of games, Nokia. “We’re very excited to get this into the hands of our customers, because with them we will shape the future of mobile gaming.”

The new N-Gage service promises an online community including message boards and live chat along with the ability to try and buy a range of games from major developers.

According to Nokia; games of all genres are being developed for N-Gage by leading games publishers. The first set of games include: EA SPORTS™ FIFA 08 by EA Mobile; Brain Challenge and Asphalt 3: Street Rules by Gameloft; World Series of Poker ™ Pro Challenge by Glu Mobile; and Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep and System Rush: Evolution by Nokia Publishing. These games will be followed closely by Tetris® and The Sims™ 2 Pets by EA Mobile; Block Breaker Deluxe and Dogz by Gameloft; and Snakes Subsonic, Space Impact: Kappa Base and Mile High Pinball by Nokia Publishing. Starting today, players will have access to a range of high-quality games, many of which are exclusive to the N-Gage platform. N-Gage games incorporate exclusive, industry defining online community features, and in many cases, graphical experiences never before seen on a mobile device.