Nokia N-Gage Tools Up From Beyond The Grave

[Name$ - Ca$H]

sorry theres no mobile forum
Nokia’s announcement that they were to cease production of their N-Gage range of mobile/games console hybrid came as little surprise. It floundered in a market dominated by big name brands and superior software. While the Finnish mobile giant has chosen to sit this round out of the portable games battle however, it is most certainly not giving up.

Nokia have just unveiled a new set of middleware tools for game development on mobile phones. While the tools were actually announced at this E3 back in May, they drew little interest from show attendees. You can just picture the scene: “Gee guys we’re at E3! What do you wanna see? Metal Gear Solid 4 or those new Nokia development tools?!”

Apparently, since getting a closer look at the tools at a Nokia work shop, developers seemed genuinely interested in working with them. With Nokia not confirming their plans for new hardware, we can assume that these tools are intended purely for use on mobile phones. Freed from the shackles of under developed hardware, the N-Gage brand might be put to good use after all.

[Tomson]

in my view n gage has been shit 4 games

[[dannehpoot]]

im not that against nokia ngage. im quite a fan actually, the wireless gaming on a simcard is marvelous, however im not a fan of it being a phone, if they just made a games console id be happy.

[Name$ - Ca$H]

nokia isnt trying 2 be console designers they jus want a little piece of da market but i dont like ngage you have 2 go through 2 much shit 2 do simple tasks like play a game dat takes long nokias good wid phones but should leave consoleing 2 da profesionals ;D

[Antz]

i dont like it. id rather have a psp or something like that. what happens when you get a call when your in a game?

[Name$ - Ca$H]

DA GAME PAUSES N COME OFF INIT AND IVE HAD A PSP DER NOT ALL DAT WATCHING UMDS WHILE UR ON DA BUS IS CRAP CUZ DA SCREEN IS 2 SMALL I DONT REALY LIKE HAND HELD CONSOLES ANYWAY IDE RETHER JUS GET A CONSOLE

[Antz]

better for your eyes with a proper screen too.

[Name$ - Ca$H]

I DIDNT NO DAT ILL NEVER PLAY ON A SMALL SCREEN AGAIN FOR DA SAKE OF MY EYES LOL

[Tha Prophecy]

n-gages look stupid wen your on the phone with them its like your talking into a taco