N-Gage
E3: N-Gage Then and Now
When I think “N-Gage”, I think “Nice concept, poor execution”. Nokia showed signs of their strengths (a good thing) last year and this year is starting to capitalize on them. Now, instead of trying to beat out the PSP and DS in the “handheld” market, they are going for global domination in the “mobile” gaming [...]
E3: New N-Gage Accessories
While I’m on my N-Gage kick, I figured I should toss out these. Nokia announced some new accessories for their existing N-Gage QD unit. Aside from typical cases, headphones, and S&M leashes (or lanyards, whatever) that most portable units already have–there were a couple of unique items. Of note were the Aluminum MMC Game Card [...]
E3 2005: N-Gage Update
Nokia announced their future N-Gage plans this week. No new phone, as we had hoped but knew we wouldn’t get. Instead there will be many new phones. Start thinking of N-Gage as a platform, not a unit. This move will allow Nokia to make different phones for different personalities and have them all be N-Gage [...]
Pre-E3: Nokia drops the N in Gage?
Someone at into-e3.nl got a very exclusive sneak peek at the E3 floor. Many things caught our eye in the video, not the least of which was this mysterious N-Gage banner, minus the N. Now, as we were previously discussing the N-Gage, this COULD be the next big development from Nokia. To bad the lighting [...]
Is Nokia bluffing E3 with the N-Gage?
Joel of Kotaku, err Gizmodo, fame is raising a very interesting question about this year’s E3: What’s up with Nokia? Will we see the mysterious N-Gage 2.0? Or will we just see N-Gage colors? Some (Joel) say that Nokia will brew out a whole series of N-Gage capable phones, and that’s fine alright by me. [...]
Glimmerati, Another N-Gage Game That Doesn’t Suck
Bad mouth the N-Gage all you want, it still has some very unique games in its library. Games you’d want to play, but can only find on the N-Gage. They’re Exclusive. One such unique game is the upcoming Glimmerati, a story based, fast-paced driving game with an overhead, behind-the-car view.
In Glimmerati, you find yourself [...]
N-Gage 2.0 Becoming More Real
Nokia had rumors flying of a nextgen N-Gage system almost a year ago. Now, especially now with the PSP launch buzz, Nokia is telling everyone they have an announcement they’ll be making at E3 in May. Nokia still has a shot at this handheld thing. Even with the crappy outdated hardware, they have some [...]
Free Nokia N-Gages T’boot
A few months ago, Nokia teamed up with T-Mobile and EB Games to bring the price of the N-Gage down $99 after rebates. Wow, big news (or not so much) we thought. No big deal if you fast forward to the present and realize that Nokia’s system didn’t exactly sell like hotcakes. Either through more [...]
Nokia Teams Up With T-Mobile, EBGames for $99 N-Gage QD Launch
In a three way partnership through Nokia, T-Mobile, and Electronics Boutique, the new N-Gage QD will be offered for $100 off the original $199 street price. EB customers who sign-up for a 1 year cell phone contract through carrier T-Mobile will receive a $100 rebate, making their system only $99 in the end.
The rebate is [...]
Nokia Admits Sales Not What Expected
Finally. Nokia’s been counters admitted today that the N-Gage didn’t sale as well as they expected. Nokia reported a 6% decrease in unit sales during the second quarter and a 5.7% decrease in company-wide earnings.
But (there’s always a “but”) profits did increase 14% over the quarter for the company and a 31% market-share in the [...]
