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N-Gage (service)

"N-Gage 2", "second generation N-Gage", and "N-Gage 2.0" redirect here. For the redesign of the N-Gage console, see N-Gage QD.
N-Gage
DeveloperNokia
TypeMobile gaming service
Launch date4 February 2008 (pre-release)
3 April 2008 (full release)
Platform(s)Nokia Symbian S60
StatusDiscontinued as of October 2009
MembersJaakko Kaidesoja (head of development)
Websitewww.n-gage.com (archived)
An official promotional image during the 29 August 2007 announcement: The N-Gage application home screen (right) and a game being played (left) on a Nokia N81.

The N-Gage service (also referred to as N-Gage 2.0) was a mobile gaming platform from Nokia that was available for several Nokia smartphones running on S60 (Symbian). N-Gage combined numerous games with 3D graphics into an application featuring online (via N-Gage Arena) and social features. The service was a successor to the original 2003 N-Gage gaming device.

The N-Gage platform was compatible with: Nokia N78, N79,[1] N81, N81 8GB, N82, N85,[1] N86,[2] N86 8MP, N95, N95 8GB, N96, N97,[3] Nokia 5320 XpressMusic,[4] 5630 XpressMusic,[5] 5730 XpressMusic[6] Nokia 6210 Navigator,[7] 6710 Navigator,[8] 6720 Classic, E52,[9] E55 and E75.[10] Due to memory issues, hinted at during an interview in February 2008,[11] support for the Nokia N73, N93 and N93i was cancelled.[12]

On October 30, 2009, Nokia announced that no new N-Gage games would be produced. Some reasons cited for its failure are its bad development model,[13] marketing,[14] and success of Apple's App Store.[15] [16] A total of 49 games were released for it. Nokia moved its games onto their Ovi Store thereafter. Games can still be played on compatible devices, but support for the service and its online features ceased in September 2010.[16]

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  3. ^ "Nokia N97 Data Sheet" (PDF). Nokia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
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  6. ^ "The N-Gage family grows with Nokia 5730". 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  7. ^ N-Gage software download and compatibiliry matrix Archived June 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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  9. ^ "N-Gage | Nokia E52". Nokia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
  10. ^ "New Eseries phones boast N-Gage support". Pocketgamer.co.uk. 16 February 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  11. ^ "N-Gage boss Jaakko on memory issues with the N73". Pocketgamer.co.uk. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  12. ^ "No N-Gage support for N73, N93 or N93i". 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  13. ^ "N-Gage dies (again) – On Technology and the Future: Education, IoT, AI, Mobility, Games". vhirsch.com. 31 October 2009.
  14. ^ "N-Gage 2003-2009: An Obituary".
  15. ^ "N-Gage to die, partly thanks to iPhone". www.loopinsight.com.
  16. ^ a b "Pocketgamer | News » N-gage dies again". Pocketgamer. Retrieved 5 September 2012.

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