Official Nokia N-Gage Thread

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Originally posted by Frogacuda
How many people have you met play Snakebyte on their phone all the damned time, but would never touch a gameboy.

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Looks like another Game.com I bet it does just as well as that did too....... SHITTY!

I've been watching this thing for a number of weeks now. It's been rumored to have somewhere near a $300 price tag. Now go back and read those emphasized words again before continuining... thank you.

Probably a bit too high for some people, but I think it's a decent enough price for something so fully-featured. Hell, I've seen $500+ price tags for cellular phones with some pda-type features.

It's like a portable entertainment station that can - hopefully - fit in my pocket. I can't wait to see the screenshots...

$300 for a half-portable system/half phone with 3-6 hours battery life for gaming? Yeah, that'll go over REAL well.

Scoff if you will, but the way things are going, it seems to me that portable gaming is heading to the cellular domain.

Doesn't mean the N-Gage is going to rule the world or anything, it's just that eventually even Nintendo will have some sort of cell features integrated into the GameBoy.. like those Pokemon GBC games a couple years back.

Then again, I could be totally wrong. :)

Hmm... at the Radio Shack at which I am currently employed, there is a Sanyo phone with a built in camera and color screen that goes for $500. If that's the cost for something that simple (compared to this thing) the price on the N-Gage looks to be rediculous...

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Originally posted by sggg
Some interesting info:

» Has build in vibration for gaming.
» Claims to have 3D graphics.
» Bluetooth technology for wireless multiplayer gaming.
» The games will be sold on actual game cards sold in mobile stores and game stores.
» 5 way directional controller / 8 way with games
» Will play mp3s and has 64mb memory

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I like it. Sounds badass, and unlike pv, I would definitly want a cellphone with some badass games (Sega has games for it) and I don't want to pay 250 dollars for it. I think I'll be getting an N-Gage, especially if I can still use it with Sprint. If not, then I'll wait till my term is done with Sprint and go with whomever supports it.

Ex Ramza, I agree with you about portable gaming heading in a cellular direction. Nintendo will be forced to adapt, or the N-Gage will be able to garner a nice share of their market. That's only if cell phone gaming really takes off in the U.S.

Tracer, the only carrier so far that's announced they'll definitely have it is T-Mobile.

But I'm sure many more will come on, since it won't be out till 4Q 2003. Both Sprint and Verizon might be questionable, since they're pushing their own cell games.


Jeremy--my feeling is that it'll catch on pretty well. That's just a guess, juding from how many people play games nowadays, and also the growing popularity of online gaming. It's hip to be connected, I guess. But at any rate, we'll see what happens.

My main concern with the N-Gage is if it'll have games with the depth and complexity of Golden Sun and Castlevania. If it does, everybody wins.. but if it doesn't, most of us will look the other way--even if it happens to catch on with the casual types.

Bleh... I like Sprint more or less, but T-Mobile anit so bad. I like the sounds of it so far. Puyo, Sonic, Puzzle Bobble and TR sound like winners to me so that on top of a music player and cell-phone is damned nice. I don't want to carry a cell-phone, GBA and MP3 player on me all at once. The I've got my wallet, check book, pen and maybe soon a PDA... bleh... I need something that consolidates these items. Cell, Games and Music in one is ideal... unless they somehow add a PDA to it :) It sounds like it'll play games well enough, and it certianly should be a fine phone (Nokia makes some sturdy phones) and the music player should be adequate. With an UNINTRUSIVE headset device I will be receptive to the N-Gage. Games alone aren't selling me on it.