Nokia Poised to Relaunch N-Gage As Device-Independent Gaming Platform
Nokia, bless your heart. We like that you make fairly stylish and sophisticated cellphones that are easy to use and have some power to them. We also like what you’re doing with Symbian, especialy S60....
View ArticleThe 12 Ugliest Gadgets Of All Time
Some gadgets are good-looking — chances are the look of your cell phone was a major concern when you went shopping. Then again, some gadgets are ugly. Very, very ugly. We’ve found the ugliest gadgets...
View ArticleN-Gage Still Exists, I-play Offering New Games
When was the last time you saw anyone with a Nokia N-Gage? I’m pretty sure the last time I saw one was in 2003 at the Cingular AT&T store. I actually forgot they even existed until about 15...
View ArticleWill It Still Suck? Nokia N-Gage Returns This Week: Reborn As a Software-Only...
Boy oh boy did the N-Gage suck. (Sidetalking, anyone?) But Nokia is bringing it back this week, much to the excitement of… um, anyone? Yeah, is anyone excited that N-Gage is coming back? It’s...
View ArticleStreet Fighter Coming To N-Gage
Nicholas already filled you in on the haps with the N-Gage, but he forgot to mention that Capcom is developing games for the Finnish handheld. So you better dig up that N-Gage from the bottom of your...
View ArticleNokia announces availability of 8GB N81 gaming phone
She had man hands… Nokia’s N81 and 8GB N81 "multimedia computers" are now available globally, according to a recent press release by the Finnish mobile device manufacturer. The series is geared towards...
View ArticleMeanwhile, uptown, the N-Gage appears
Way to destroy our hopes for a usable gaming system for Nokia phones that will never be as good as standalone consoles like the DS or PSP and will be considered an afterthought by all but the most...
View ArticleN-Gage First Access delayed till next year
One week after promising us that N-Gage First Access would be available [this week], Nokia went ahead and delayed it. The improved N-Gage, which is now a service for the N81 rather than a stand-along...
View ArticleNokia is diving further into the content biz
It’s no secret that the first N-Gage was pretty weak. The follow-up, I’ve heard, is actually pretty nice and has a few decent games, but probably lacks the following necessary to make it a viable...
View ArticleWorms World Party coming out on N-Gage (again)
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve never played any of the titles from the “Worms” series but I’ve heard good things and my cousin John used to get all riled up about the games when we were younger....
View ArticleNokia officially launches N-Gage mobile service
Straight from Espoo, Finland (loosely translated from Spanish to English as It’s Poo, Finland!) comes “the global launch of the Nokia N-Gage mobile games service with more games, additional compatible...
View ArticleN-Gage games can't be transferred to new devices
N-Gage fan web site All About N-Gage is reporting that games purchased through Nokia’s gaming service are locked to one particular phone and can’t be transferred to a new device should you lose or...
View ArticleNokia promises to allow you to transfer N-Gage games
Yesterday we reported that games purchased via Nokia’s N-Gage platform weren’t transferable to new devices. The Internet was outraged! Today, however, Nokia has responded with refreshing speed and...
View ArticleEA announces a slew of impending N-Gage games
If you’re part of the overlapping pool of people who like both Nokia’s N-Gage platform AND the mobile offerings from Electronic Arts, then here’s what to expect over the next year or so. EA has...
View ArticleNo tears for Nokia's N-Gage
[Finland] Last week marked the end for Nokia’s unsuccessful games service N-Gage. Nokia announced that they will be closing down the service at the end of September 2010. About four hardcore fans...
View ArticleTenYears: The Biggest Product Flops of the Decade
It’s almost January 1st, 2010 and we’ve been mulling over our favorites of 2009 – and the previous decade. Here we present another installment of our “TenYears” list. We already did the biggest losers...
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No tears for Nokia's N-Gage
[Finland] Last week marked the end for Nokia’s unsuccessful games service N-Gage. Nokia announced that they will be closing down the service at the end of September 2010. About four hardcore fans...
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