N-Gage France reports that Nokia has shipped 600,000 N-Gage Game Decks to Europe throughout 2003. The N-Gage launch date was October 7th, so 600,000 units were shipped in just under a three month period. That means about 200,000 Game Decks a month.

Also revealed was this: An average of 1 N-Gage MMC game has been sold for every Game Deck. This statistic could be a cause of frustration for the N-Gage team, who are trying to market the system as a game machine, not just a phone. It turns out that the N-Gage is quite appealing to many consumers not for its gaming capability, but for its other extensive features. Analysts speculate that as more original and higher quality titles become available, such as those being developed in-house by Nokia, the ratio of games sold per Game Deck will increase.

No figures for North American or worldwide sales numbers were revealed.