Nokia finally launched the much awaited N-Gage mobile games service on April 7th 2008.
If you are a Nokia user, now can find, try and buy high-quality made-for-mobile games directly from your Nokia handset. Isn’t that awesome!!!
If you are an avid player, you can connect with other players through the N-Gage Arena community, meet friends, find others to play multiplayer games, discuss topics on the message boards and via live chat, and participate in tournaments and hosted events. WOW!
“With N-Gage we’re offering a seamless experience for people around the world to try and buy games that are engaging, accessible and have wide appeal,” said Jaakko Kaidesoja, vice president of games, Nokia. “We’re very excited to get this into the hands of our customers, because with them we will shape the future of mobile gaming.”
N-Gage has exclusive titles that are among the most ambitious and graphically rich mobile games ever produced. Games of all genres, from strategy and sport to arcade and action, are being developed for N-Gage by leading games publishers.
What you can expect?
First set of games:
• EA SPORTS FIFA 08 by EA Mobile
• Brain Challenge by Gameloft
• Asphalt 3: Street Rules by Gameloft
• World Series of Poker Pro Challenge by Glu Mobile
• Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep
• System Rush: Evolution by Nokia Publishing
These games will be followed closely by Tetris and The Sims 2 Pets by EA Mobile; Block Breaker Deluxe and Dogz by Gameloft; and Snakes Subsonic, Space Impact: Kappa Base and Mile High Pinball by Nokia Publishing.
N-Gage compatible devices as of now include: Nokia N81, Nokia N81 8GB, Nokia N82, Nokia N95, and Nokia N95 8GB.
To download the N-Gage application, visit http://www.n-gage.com on your handset or PC.