N-Gage (service)
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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.
Developer | Nokia |
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Type | Mobile gaming service |
Launch date | 4 February 2008 (pre-release) 3 April 2008 (full release) |
Platform(s) | Nokia Symbian S60 |
Status | Discontinued as of October 2009 |
Members | Jaakko Kaidesoja (head of development) |
Website | www |
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]