N-Gage goes live...again - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 4th Apr 2008, 12:55

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...s_live_again/1

Nokia has rebooted the N-Gage, relaunching it as a gaming service rather than a single platform.

kenco_uk · 4th Apr 2008, 13:29

This is about the fourth time now, I think. They must have paid a pretty penny for the N-Gage name.

sotu1 · 4th Apr 2008, 13:57

no no no...all they'll is rehash what are essentially PSone games onto a crappier device. which is essentially what the PSP did. except the PSP has PS2 games. they have to realise that the games market here won't be hardcore gamers, nor will they be casual gamers. they will be "i'm so casual at gaming i play snake while on the loo" gamers. looking at another failure here i think.

FooSai · 4th Apr 2008, 14:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by sotu1

"i'm so casual at gaming i play snake while on the loo" gamers.

That made me lol!

But it is also probably pretty accurate. Phone games need to be simple, play for 5 mins while you're waiting for a friend games. That's my opinion anyway.

Jordan Wise · 4th Apr 2008, 15:12

i also lolled. i love how its becoming a verb

quack · 4th Apr 2008, 15:14

I installed it yesterday, and cannot for the life of me get it to use the correct access point. It keeps trying to use EasyWLAN (will NOT work without a Wi-Fi connection!!) or the one for MMS.

It's a bloody nuisance, and not a good start to the release!

Instead of using an image of that old outdated N-Gage "console", maybe you'd like to include a screenshot of the actual software.

pendragon · 4th Apr 2008, 15:45

good luck, Nokia ..you'll need it! (again)

Krikkit · 4th Apr 2008, 16:51

Let it die Nokia, please. You can't win.

spazmochad · 4th Apr 2008, 17:09

Trying to play anything decent on those phone with the keypad is going to be haaaaaaaaard.

Breach · 4th Apr 2008, 21:00

This thing is like Nokia's "Zune"....have fun in a crowded market, that already has heard of the N-gage and knows it as a total failure. Other than those things Im sure it will do well

Amon · 5th Apr 2008, 04:07

I don't know anybody with a Nokia phone. At all.

Javerh · 5th Apr 2008, 07:42

This would explain all the N-Gage - jackets that suddenly sprung up on people overnight.

Angleus · 5th Apr 2008, 11:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amon

I don't know anybody with a Nokia phone. At all.

How many people do you know? lol

dr-strangelove · 6th Apr 2008, 22:17

Of course, why have a phone and a digital camera and a handheld gaming device when you can have one that does all three.. awfully

4th Apr 2008, 12:55	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,988	N-Gage goes live...again http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/04...s_live_again/1 Nokia has rebooted the N-Gage, relaunching it as a gaming service rather than a single platform. __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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sotu1 Mini Love Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England, South of. Posts: 1,169	no no no...all they'll is rehash what are essentially PSone games onto a crappier device. which is essentially what the PSP did. except the PSP has PS2 games. they have to realise that the games market here won't be hardcore gamers, nor will they be casual gamers. they will be "i'm so casual at gaming i play snake while on the loo" gamers. looking at another failure here i think. __________________ Death to consolification !!! [size=1]Give me my Windforce! I'm coming back!

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