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'N-Gage' Relaunched as Service
An anonymous reader writes "In an interesting move, Nokia has decided to kill off the N-Gage hardware but carry on with the N-Gage name; a name branded as a failure by most of the gaming media. Still, Nokia has announced they'll be re-introducing the N-Gage as a gaming service for the Nokia network. You'll be able to download games that are very reminiscent of the N-Gage from their online service. This actually fits well into Nokia's statements when they announced the death of the N-Gage hardware. They said they would be focusing on their cell phones as a gaming platform in general, instead of just one or two."
Usually, I would chastise Zonk for duping, misleading headlines/summaries, biased reporting, or something else. But for 8 hours, he's been the only one to post anything. For that, I applaud him.
Thank you, Zonk, for giving me something to read on a Sunday afternoon.
It's like sex, except I'm having it!
Did anybody see this? Its a movie of a 3D fighter on the N91. Its pretty crazy. http://www.duggmirror.com/gaming/A_Cell_Phone_game _can_look_like_this_/#c1743808
I bought my original N-Gage on launch day a couple of years ago, and I have been using it every day ever since (it is even sat here right in front of me now).
Am I the only one......
Orwell was an optimist.
Plenty of people have pointed out that the name itself has bad connotations, so why keep the name?
Better yet, why completely ditch the hardware?
The problem with the NGage initially was a very poor design. The QD was considerably better. If Nokia truly wants to succeed the game market, perhaps they need to come out with something that is designed well?
Hell, look how much design payed off for the iPod and DS?
The problem with their current strategy is not only are they keeping the wretched name, but by going to normal cell phones, they are doing to an even worse interface system that what they had currently.
Playing games on a cell phone is less than ideal. I liked the concept of a phone/mp3/gaming console. I'd like to see a good one.
http://blindscribblings.com - Tasty pop-culture in conceptual fashion.
I agree with grandparent. Fire the marketing team, or at least give them a smack. Just because Nokia makes good hardware that happens to be popular (I bought a Samsung! :P), does not excuse them from the fact that the "N-Gage" name makes gamers of all stripes recoil in horror.
:P), but associating it with one of the most infamous and least popular names in automotive history would be suicide.
This is like Ford trying to sell a "Mustang Pinto Edition". It MAY be a good car (note: I'm far from a ford fan