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Strong N-Gage Launch Claimed, Figures Disagree

Posted by simoniker on from the dis-n-gage dept.

Khyl'Dran writes "According to Gamesindustry.biz, "The first official statement from Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia on the launch of its N-Gage game deck has claimed that the device is sold out at many retailers following a 'very positive' consumer response." However, 1UP have posted US sales figures which reveal "...less than 5,000 units of Nokia N-Gage hardware were sold in the United States in the system's first week of release", after reported sales of 500 units in the UK following launch, and 1UP argue a "...rough comparison [point] would be to the Game Boy Advance, which sold 540,000 units in its first week of availability in the United States."

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  1. Amazingly Painful by Mr.+Darl+McBride · · Score: 2, Funny
    Just to put this in perspective, that's fewer than 100 per US state. Even Abacus Publishing's Atari ST and Commodore Amiga programming books used to sell more units than this during their first week of release!

    As the article mentions, the Atari Jaguar did almost exactly as well during its first week, and I think the comparison is apt. :-)

  2. Of course... by crazysim · · Score: 1, Funny

    Many retailers are out of ngages. They were smart enough not to buy it in the first place anyway!

  3. The real reason.. by Disti · · Score: 2, Funny

    The real reason is this.

  4. Re:Obligatory Penny Arcade Link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    The P.A. guys sure called this one...
    They sure did! They along with everyone else on the planet, including CNN, even. Oddly enough CNN managed to be funnier than the PA strip without even trying, but then anyone can be funnier than PA without trying.
  5. Well now we know... by Terminal+Saint · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...just what Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf is up to. Looks like the ex-iraqi information minister is working for the nokia PR departemnt.

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  6. Re:My only question is by Hedonist123 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Well, I bought a virtual boy, and have no intentions of buying an ngage. With how tiny the numbers are on the sales of either of these systems, the fact that I bought one and not the other may actually be considered significant. That's just sad...

    hed.

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