N-Gage News

First Glimpse of the Future of N-Gage

Tuesday April 04, 2006 - 11:19 AM

And 'glimpse' is the word, according to Pocket Gamer.

"The N-Gage demo was just a three-minute video in the middle of a rather vague slideshow. Nokia confirmed that there will be no more N-Gage phones made for games. Instead, N-Gage will become a games 'platform', a set of software for handsets, to be accessed like any other from the menu, running on Nokia's upcoming smartphones."

"The video also briefly introduced an N-Gage 'gamer profile' and revealed how you'll be able to have your own game-playing identity, such as taking a photo of yourself with your phone's camera, for instance, so other gamers can see who you are. It also introduced N-Gage Points, which you'll earn in different N-Gage games to build up your overall ranking. Both features seem clearly inspired by Microsoft's Xbox Live system for its home consoles."

The new N-Gage platform is expected to launch in 2007.

For more information see Pocket Gamer's complete article.