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N-Gage (device)

January 01, 1970

This article is about the smartphone. For the mobile gaming service, see N-Gage (service).

The N-Gage is a smartphone combining features of a mobile phone and a handheld game system developed by Nokia, announced on 4 November 2002 and released on 7 October 2003.[2] It runs the original Series 60 platform on Symbian OS v6.1.

N-Gage
CodenameStarship
ManufacturerNokia
TypeHandheld game console and mobile phone[1]
GenerationSixth
Release date7 October 2003[2]
Lifespan2003–2006
Discontinued24 February 2006[3]
Units sold3 million (as of 30 July 2007)[4]
MediaMultiMediaCard
Operating systemSymbian OS 6.1 (Series 60)
CPUARM920T @ 104 MHz
StorageMultiMediaCard, 3.4 MB internal memory (1st gen N-Gage)[5][6]
ConnectivityHSCSD, GPRS, Bluetooth[5][6]
Online servicesN-Gage Arena
RelatedNokia 7650, Nokia 3650, Nokia 6600

N-Gage attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including telephone functionality. This was unsuccessful, partly because the buttons, designed for a telephone, were not well-suited for gaming. The original N-Gage was described as resembling a taco, which led to its mocking nickname "taco phone".[4][7][8]

Nokia introduced the N-Gage QD in 2004 as a redesign of the original "Classic" N-Gage, fixing widely criticized issues and design problems. However, the new model was unable to make an impact, and with only 2 million units sold in its two years, the N-Gage and its QD model were a commercial failure, unable to challenge their Nintendo rival.[9]

The N-Gage was discontinued in February 2006, with Nokia moving its gaming capabilities onto selected Series 60 smartphones. This was announced as the N-Gage platform or "N-Gage 2.0" in 2007, carrying on the N-Gage name.[10][11]

Design edit

 
A disassembled N-Gage, showing each layer of hardware

The N-Gage is used in a wide physical form with a 2.1 inch TFT display in the centre with a D-pad to the left and numerical keys to the right, among other buttons. This kind of design was roughly used before by the Nokia 5510 mobile phone.

Instead of using cables, multiplayer gaming was accomplished with Bluetooth or the Internet (via the N-Gage Arena service). The N-Gage also included MP3 and Real Audio/Video playback and PDA-like features into the system.

Besides its gaming capabilities, the N-Gage was a Series 60 smartphone, running Symbian OS 6.1, with features similar to those of the Nokia 3650 (it does not have an integrated camera, however). It was able to run all Series 60 software (other than those that require a camera), and Java MIDP applications as well. Its main CPU was an ARM Integrated (ARMI) compatible chip (ARM4T architecture) running at 104 MHz, the same as the Nokia 7650 and 3650 phones.

Development edit

Around 2000, gamers increasingly carried both mobile phones and handheld game consoles. Nokia spotted an opportunity to combine these devices into one unit. Nokia announced in November 2002 that they would develop the N-Gage, a device that integrated these two devices. Its original development codename was Starship.[12]

Many of the preloaded ringtones and sounds were composed by former demoscene musician Markus Castrén, who worked at Nokia during mid-2002. For both the N-Gage and Nokia 7600, he wrote ringtones in a variety of popular dance genres, as well as creating a small set of sounds inspired by 1980s arcade games; he chose to compose those in a chiptune style as music in video games of the time did not stand out as sounding distinctively game-related.[13]

The N-Gage had a reported development budget of more than $100 million.[14] Games for N-Gage used to cost $600,000 to $1.5 million to develop.[15]

Release edit

With a launch price of US$299[4] (equivalent to $495 in 2023), the N-Gage was not commercially popular.[16] In its first weeks of availability in the United States, it was outsold by the Game Boy Advance 100 to 1.[17][18] Within 17 days of the deck's release, popular retailers GameStop and Electronics Boutique began offering $100 rebates on the deck's price.[19]

In February 2004, with the N-Gage failing to make a major impact four months on, CEO Jorma Ollila claimed that the device would be given until 2005 to be judged whether it was a success or failure.[20]

In January 2005, UK sales-tracking firm ChartTrack dropped the N-Gage from its regular ELSPA chart, commenting that "The N-Gage chart, though still produced, is of little interest to anyone. Sales of the machine and its software have failed to make any impact on the market at all."[21] Although only directly reflective of the UK market, this was interpreted by some as a serious blow to the N-Gage as a viable gaming platform. Despite this, Nokia reaffirmed their commitment to the N-Gage as a platform, to the point where a new version of the hardware was rumored after GDC 2005.[22]

 
N-Gage promotion at E3 2006

In November 2005, Nokia admitted that the N-Gage failed, selling only one-third of the company's expectations. The product was discontinued from Western markets in February 2006, but would continue to be marketed in India and parts of Asia.[23] Nokia did continue N-Gage promotions at E3 2006.[24] The last game to be released in the U.S. for the system was Civilization in March 2006 according to Metacritic.[25] In October 2006, Nokia released the last game for the N-Gage QD, combat racer Payload.[26]

As of August 2007, it was estimated that Nokia had shipped more than two million N-Gage game decks.[27] The "N-Gage" brand name still had a poor reputation within the gaming media and among the few consumers who recognized the N-Gage brand, due to the weakness of the system's first games and the original model's limitations.[28] Nokia had more than 50 games available for the system.[29]

Sales edit

There is some disagreement in sources about the actual number of N-Gage decks sold. Nokia initially claimed 400,000 sales in the first two weeks the deck was available. However, independent market research firms Chart-Track and Arcadia Research claimed that the N-Gage had sold only 5,000 decks in the United States in that time, and 800 decks in the UK. German Magazine GamePro talked about 15.000 sold units by mid 2004 in Germany.[30] Critics suggested Nokia was counting the number of decks shipped to retailers, not the number actually purchased by consumers.[31] Nokia later admitted this was the truth.[17]

In 2004, Nokia claimed in a press release that it had shipped its millionth deck, represented as a company milestone despite falling short of the company's initial projection of six million decks by the end of 2004.[32] However, this number shipped does not give a reliable picture of the actual sales of the deck.[19] Nokia ultimately shipped 3 million N-Gage decks by 2007.[27]

Reception edit

Pocket Kingdom: Own the World received a handful of glowing reviews when it was released, and Pathway to Glory was Nokia's first self-published success. These games came perhaps too late to have much effect in improving the perception of the N-Gage hardware itself in the eyes of consumers or press.[33] Nokia had projections of at least 6 million sold decks in three years instead of only 3 million.[34]

Devices edit

 
N-Gage QD

N-Gage Classic edit

The original phone's design was considered awkward: to insert a game, users had to remove the phone's plastic cover and remove the battery as the game slot was next to it. Another feature was that the speaker and microphone were located on the side edge of the phone; this often resulted in many describing it as talking into a "taco phone"[35] or "Sidetalking", or simply that they had one very large ear, because the user held the edge of the phone against the cheek in order to talk into it. Usual for a phone, but unusually for a game system, it had a screen taller than it was wide, with a size of 2.1" and resolution of 176 X 208, giving an aspect ratio of 11:13; at the time most televisions were 4:3.

N-Gage QD edit

Main article: N-Gage QD

N-Gage service edit

Main article: N-Gage (service)

The new N-Gage, also referred to as N-Gage Next Gen or N-Gage 2.0, saw a change in concept as Nokia explained to the world during E3 2005 that they were planning on putting N-Gage inside several of their smartphone devices, rather than releasing a specific device. In August 2007, the new N-Gage platform was finalised and was released in April 2008. It was compatible on many Symbian S60 smartphones. The service was discontinued in October 2009.

Software edit

Main article: List of N-Gage games

Before the launch of Nokia's first in-house N-Gage title, Pathway to Glory, a one level demo of the game was released to journalists to allow them to sample the game, and understand the concepts behind the turn based wargame. This demo was subsequently placed on the N-Gage.com website as a free download. Undaunted by the 16 MB download size, fans jumped on the Pathway to Glory demo. The success of the download paved the route for future titles. On June 6, 2006 Nokia announced that people also could buy the games digitally.[36]

There are 58 full titles available for N-Gage, but only 56 of these saw North American releases. The titles that were not released in North America are: Flo-Boarding (Germany and UK only) and Sega Rally (Australia and Brazil only). All but three of these titles (Payload, Snakes, Virtua Cop) were available for retail purchase. These are:

Along with those listed above, one more game was bundled with the N-Gage (on the Support CD): an exclusive version of Space Impact Evolution X, that was later made available to Symbian S60v2 phones.

Cancelled hardware revision edit

In 2021 photos and information about a prototype for a cancelled hardware revision called the "N-Gage IC" was posted at the AtariAge forums by German collector Timo Weirich.[37] The prototype is cosmetically similar to the base N-Gage QD but came with an integrated camera, a 123 MHz processor, Symbian OS 7.0 with Series 60 2nd Edition and USB mass storage as well as hardware MP3 decoding from the original model.[38][39][40]

See also edit

References edit

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This article is about the smartphone For the mobile gaming service see N Gage service The N Gage is a smartphone combining features of a mobile phone and a handheld game system developed by Nokia announced on 4 November 2002 and released on 7 October 2003 2 It runs the original Series 60 platform on Symbian OS v6 1 N GageCodenameStarshipManufacturerNokiaTypeHandheld game console and mobile phone 1 GenerationSixthRelease date7 October 2003 2 Lifespan2003 2006Discontinued24 February 2006 3 Units sold3 million as of 30 July 2007 4 MediaMultiMediaCardOperating systemSymbian OS 6 1 Series 60 CPUARM920T 104 MHzStorageMultiMediaCard 3 4 MB internal memory 1st gen N Gage 5 6 ConnectivityHSCSD GPRS Bluetooth 5 6 Online servicesN Gage ArenaRelatedNokia 7650 Nokia 3650 Nokia 6600 N Gage attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including telephone functionality This was unsuccessful partly because the buttons designed for a telephone were not well suited for gaming The original N Gage was described as resembling a taco which led to its mocking nickname taco phone 4 7 8 Nokia introduced the N Gage QD in 2004 as a redesign of the original Classic N Gage fixing widely criticized issues and design problems However the new model was unable to make an impact and with only 2 million units sold in its two years the N Gage and its QD model were a commercial failure unable to challenge their Nintendo rival 9 The N Gage was discontinued in February 2006 with Nokia moving its gaming capabilities onto selected Series 60 smartphones This was announced as the N Gage platform or N Gage 2 0 in 2007 carrying on the N Gage name 10 11 Contents 1 Design 2 Development 3 Release 3 1 Sales 4 Reception 5 Devices 5 1 N Gage Classic 5 2 N Gage QD 6 N Gage service 7 Software 8 Cancelled hardware revision 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksDesign edit nbsp A disassembled N Gage showing each layer of hardware The N Gage is used in a wide physical form with a 2 1 inch TFT display in the centre with a D pad to the left and numerical keys to the right among other buttons This kind of design was roughly used before by the Nokia 5510 mobile phone Instead of using cables multiplayer gaming was accomplished with Bluetooth or the Internet via the N Gage Arena service The N Gage also included MP3 and Real Audio Video playback and PDA like features into the system Besides its gaming capabilities the N Gage was a Series 60 smartphone running Symbian OS 6 1 with features similar to those of the Nokia 3650 it does not have an integrated camera however It was able to run all Series 60 software other than those that require a camera and Java MIDP applications as well Its main CPU was an ARM Integrated ARMI compatible chip ARM4T architecture running at 104 MHz the same as the Nokia 7650 and 3650 phones Development editAround 2000 gamers increasingly carried both mobile phones and handheld game consoles Nokia spotted an opportunity to combine these devices into one unit Nokia announced in November 2002 that they would develop the N Gage a device that integrated these two devices Its original development codename was Starship 12 Many of the preloaded ringtones and sounds were composed by former demoscene musician Markus Castren who worked at Nokia during mid 2002 For both the N Gage and Nokia 7600 he wrote ringtones in a variety of popular dance genres as well as creating a small set of sounds inspired by 1980s arcade games he chose to compose those in a chiptune style as music in video games of the time did not stand out as sounding distinctively game related 13 The N Gage had a reported development budget of more than 100 million 14 Games for N Gage used to cost 600 000 to 1 5 million to develop 15 Release editWith a launch price of US 299 4 equivalent to 495 in 2023 the N Gage was not commercially popular 16 In its first weeks of availability in the United States it was outsold by the Game Boy Advance 100 to 1 17 18 Within 17 days of the deck s release popular retailers GameStop and Electronics Boutique began offering 100 rebates on the deck s price 19 In February 2004 with the N Gage failing to make a major impact four months on CEO Jorma Ollila claimed that the device would be given until 2005 to be judged whether it was a success or failure 20 In January 2005 UK sales tracking firm ChartTrack dropped the N Gage from its regular ELSPA chart commenting that The N Gage chart though still produced is of little interest to anyone Sales of the machine and its software have failed to make any impact on the market at all 21 Although only directly reflective of the UK market this was interpreted by some as a serious blow to the N Gage as a viable gaming platform Despite this Nokia reaffirmed their commitment to the N Gage as a platform to the point where a new version of the hardware was rumored after GDC 2005 22 nbsp N Gage promotion at E3 2006 In November 2005 Nokia admitted that the N Gage failed selling only one third of the company s expectations The product was discontinued from Western markets in February 2006 but would continue to be marketed in India and parts of Asia 23 Nokia did continue N Gage promotions at E3 2006 24 The last game to be released in the U S for the system was Civilization in March 2006 according to Metacritic 25 In October 2006 Nokia released the last game for the N Gage QD combat racer Payload 26 As of August 2007 it was estimated that Nokia had shipped more than two million N Gage game decks 27 The N Gage brand name still had a poor reputation within the gaming media and among the few consumers who recognized the N Gage brand due to the weakness of the system s first games and the original model s limitations 28 Nokia had more than 50 games available for the system 29 Sales edit There is some disagreement in sources about the actual number of N Gage decks sold Nokia initially claimed 400 000 sales in the first two weeks the deck was available However independent market research firms Chart Track and Arcadia Research claimed that the N Gage had sold only 5 000 decks in the United States in that time and 800 decks in the UK German Magazine GamePro talked about 15 000 sold units by mid 2004 in Germany 30 Critics suggested Nokia was counting the number of decks shipped to retailers not the number actually purchased by consumers 31 Nokia later admitted this was the truth 17 In 2004 Nokia claimed in a press release that it had shipped its millionth deck represented as a company milestone despite falling short of the company s initial projection of six million decks by the end of 2004 32 However this number shipped does not give a reliable picture of the actual sales of the deck 19 Nokia ultimately shipped 3 million N Gage decks by 2007 27 Reception editPocket Kingdom Own the World received a handful of glowing reviews when it was released and Pathway to Glory was Nokia s first self published success These games came perhaps too late to have much effect in improving the perception of the N Gage hardware itself in the eyes of consumers or press 33 Nokia had projections of at least 6 million sold decks in three years instead of only 3 million 34 Devices edit nbsp N Gage QD N Gage Classic edit The original phone s design was considered awkward to insert a game users had to remove the phone s plastic cover and remove the battery as the game slot was next to it Another feature was that the speaker and microphone were located on the side edge of the phone this often resulted in many describing it as talking into a taco phone 35 or Sidetalking or simply that they had one very large ear because the user held the edge of the phone against the cheek in order to talk into it Usual for a phone but unusually for a game system it had a screen taller than it was wide with a size of 2 1 and resolution of 176 X 208 giving an aspect ratio of 11 13 at the time most televisions were 4 3 N Gage QD edit Main article N Gage QDN Gage service editMain article N Gage service The new N Gage also referred to as N Gage Next Gen or N Gage 2 0 saw a change in concept as Nokia explained to the world during E3 2005 that they were planning on putting N Gage inside several of their smartphone devices rather than releasing a specific device In August 2007 the new N Gage platform was finalised and was released in April 2008 It was compatible on many Symbian S60 smartphones The service was discontinued in October 2009 Software editMain article List of N Gage games Before the launch of Nokia s first in house N Gage title Pathway to Glory a one level demo of the game was released to journalists to allow them to sample the game and understand the concepts behind the turn based wargame This demo was subsequently placed on the N Gage com website as a free download Undaunted by the 16 MB download size fans jumped on the Pathway to Glory demo The success of the download paved the route for future titles On June 6 2006 Nokia announced that people also could buy the games digitally 36 There are 58 full titles available for N Gage but only 56 of these saw North American releases The titles that were not released in North America are Flo Boarding Germany and UK only and Sega Rally Australia and Brazil only All but three of these titles Payload Snakes Virtua Cop were available for retail purchase These are Alien Front Port for N Gage planned but never released Ashen Asphalt Urban GT Asphalt Urban GT 2 Atari Masterpieces Vol I Atari Masterpieces Vol II Bomberman Call of Duty Catan Civilization II Colin McRae Rally 2005 Crash Nitro Kart FIFA Football 2004 FIFA Football 2005 Flo Boarding pack in Europe only Glimmerati High Seize King of Fighters EXTREME Marcel Desailly Pro Soccer Mile High Pinball MLB Slam MotoGP Ultimate Racing Technology NCAA Football 2004 ONE Operation Shadow Pandemonium Pathway to Glory Pathway to Glory Ikusa Islands Payload Pocket Kingdom Puyo Pop Puzzle Bobble VS Rayman 3 Red Faction Requiem of Hell Rifts Promise of Power Snakes Sega Rally Australia and Brazil only SonicN Spider Man 2 SSX Out of Bounds Super Monkey Ball System Rush Taito Memories Unreleased The Elder Scrolls Travels Shadowkey The Roots Gates of Chaos The Sims Bustin Out Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 Tom Clancy s Ghost Recon Jungle Storm Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Chaos Theory Tom Clancy s Splinter Cell Team Stealth Action Tomb Raider Tony Hawk s Pro Skater Virtua Cop Port for N Gage planned but never released Virtua Tennis Warhammer 40 000 Glory in Death Worms World Party WWE Aftershock Xanadu Next X Men Legends X Men Legends II Rise of Apocalypse Along with those listed above one more game was bundled with the N Gage on the Support CD an exclusive version of Space Impact Evolution X that was later made available to Symbian S60v2 phones Cancelled hardware revision editIn 2021 photos and information about a prototype for a cancelled hardware revision called the N Gage IC was posted at the AtariAge forums by German collector Timo Weirich 37 The prototype is cosmetically similar to the base N Gage QD but came with an integrated camera a 123 MHz processor Symbian OS 7 0 with Series 60 2nd Edition and USB mass storage as well as hardware MP3 decoding from the original model 38 39 40 See also editDanger Hiptop Mylo Sony Nokia 3300 Ogo handheld device Scalable Network Application Package Xperia PlayReferences edit Get out and play with N Gage games in your Nokia device Nokia Archived from the original on 9 October 2007 Retrieved 2 February 2008 a b Let the sales begin Nokia N GageTM game deck sales to start Nokia Archived from the original on 10 December 2008 Retrieved 7 October 2008 Evans Mike 26 November 2005 Nokia kill the N Gage MobileMentalism Archived from the original on 5 October 2016 a b c Blake Snow 30 July 2007 The 10 Worst Selling Handhelds of All Time GamePro Archived from the original on 12 October 2007 Retrieved 17 January 2008 a b N Gage Game Deck Tech Specs Nokia Archived from the original on 5 February 2008 Retrieved 2 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