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[DEO3]

From Slashdot:

"Nokia's VP of corporate strategy has admitted that the company's ill-fated N-Gage was not the success they'd hoped it would be, and they won't develop the platform further. The device sold 2 million units in 3 years, against projections of 6 million. They'll continue to build the gaming software into their Series 60 phones, but gaming won't be a priority for them until 2007." From the article: "The company launched the N-Gage in 2003 but sales have been disappointing and, according to the company's roadmap, mobile gaming will not be a focus until 2007. Nokia is concentrating on mobile music for the rest of this year, and next year's main push will be on driving mobile television."

 

[Musashi Wins!]

So when officially will these things be $25 or so, so I can try High Seize and the WW2 strategy games?

 

[gofreak]

Wow, kind of surprised they're drawing a line like that. I think, though, it makes more sense to simply integrate this stuff into every phone if possible, versus having a "dedicated" machine.

 

[trilobyte]

doo doo doo...another one bites the....ah screw it

 

[ghibli99]

From Slashdot:
"Nokia's VP of corporate strategy has admitted that the company's ill-fated N-Gage was not the success they'd hoped it would be..."

Hello, Captain Obvious. Nokia pretty much sealed their doom with the V1 N-Gage... not sure who designed the whole "take the damn phone apart to switch games" contraption, but it was one of those things where a usability group of one individual could've told them it was horribly designed.

By the time the updated version came out, no one cared. Plus, ergonomically, the device just feels bad, and is not the way a handheld gaming device should feel. While there is some crossover between a handheld gaming system and a mobile phone, gamers know what feels right, and the N-Gage wasn't it.

Maybe next time... if there is a next time.

 

[kenta]

Now all we need is for Infinium Labs to admit failure and the universe will be complete

 

[Snookie]

I could've told them it would be a failure before they even released it.

 

[FFunit]

Nokia declares N-Gage a failure.

 

[Alex Anderson]

They must doubt the system-selling power of RRRRRRRRRRRRIFFFTSSS!!!!

 

[Musashi Wins!]

They must doubt the system-selling power of RRRRRRRRRRRRIFFFTSSS!!!!

Did Rifts come out? I'd like to try that too. The game I mentioned above, High Seize, was apparently released...by mail order :lol

 

[impirius]

[insert Nintendo victim graveyard pic here]

 

[bobafett]

Nokia is late to the party.

 

[WindyMan]

What's an N-Gage?

 

[Funky Papa]

 

[iapetus]

Sweet. When do they hit the bargain bucket? I fancy me a new phone...

 

[mrklaw]

Sweet. When do they hit the bargain bucket? I fancy me a new phone...

they are already £79 with a free game. SIM free. Thats pretty good for an S60 phone.

 

[Dave Long]

We need that image of the Game Boy burying other handhelds, now!

 

[MetatronM]

I could've told them it would be a failure before they even released it.

I think almost anybody could have told them how this was going to end.



Except for the 2 million idiots who actually bought one, I guess.

 

[Deg]

This is afew months old. GAF getting slow?

Except for the 2 million idiots who actually bought one, I guess.

Why call them idiots? Its a s60 phone too. Does more than your PSP can.

 

[Any1]

I often wonder when huge corporations go out on ventures like this, who in the hell their talking to?

Who are these high paid individuals, that when brought the ngage prototypes said "Oh yes, that is it! This will sell millions and be sought after by everyone."

Who the hell market tested this thing?

All they would have to do is go ask a bunch of people who actually play games or hell even the gaming media and they would have told them the thing would be a disaster of viagran proportions. There's nothing wrong with trying to enter the games market, but to enter it with the product they did was just plain retarded.

 

[Daigoro]

Why call them idiots? Its a s60 phone too. Does more than your PSP can.

because they sidetalk?



did that Warhammer game ever come out, anyone know?

 

[LordMaji]

:lol took them 3yrs to figure out it was a failure?

Damn, what a waste of $$
:lol

 

[djtiesto]

Did Xanadu Next ever get released? If the system went on sale for $25 or something I wouldn't mind picking that up...

 

[fallout]

Well, that just about wraps it up for the N-Gage!

 

[Diffense]

Who's next?

 

[iapetus]

because they sidetalk?

The newer revision doesn't feature sidetalking.

 

[impirius]

The newer revision doesn't feature sidetalking.

Yeah... as soon as they got rid of sidetalking, I knew it was all over.

http://www.sidetalkin.com/

NEVER FORGET

 

[soundwave05]

Nokia should work with Nintendo rather than trying to compete against them.

 

[Sathsquatch]

It's a good thing that they declared it. I didn't know what it was until now.

 

[jj984jj]

About time, now I can navagiate through sites without having to go through N-Gage sections. I hope they aren't converted into Phantom sections...

 

[Jive Turkey]

It's a good thing that they declared it. I didn't know what it was until now.

Permanent vegitative state?

 

[CarlosX360]

Should've declared a failure at 6 months.

I'm suprised it surpassed 1 million. I'm even suprised it got past 1 year. One measly year.


:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

 

[Marlowe]

"They'll continue to build the gaming software into their Series 60 phones, but gaming won't be a priority for them until 2007."

Oh dear GOD! What are they going to do to us in 2007??!?!?!? RUN!!!

 

[Aurora]

Who bought an N-Gage here?

 

[fallout]

It's a good thing that they declared it. I didn't know what it was until now.

Actually, in their defense, at least they can admit that it was a mistake.

 

[Smiles and Cries]

[insert Portable Nintendo victim graveyard pic here]

fixed

 

[D-X]

Oh dear GOD! What are they going to do to us in 2007??!?!?!? RUN!!!

2007 - Ngage Resurrection

2009 - Dreamcast Resurrection

The future is looking good

 

[Error Macro]

Hmm, I guess my friend will be a little disappointed, he actually bought one a couple of months ago.

 

[XGoldenboyX]

I saw that coming, nice way to try and profit from us gamers, you'll always fail...

 

[Marlowe]

2007 - Ngage Resurrection

2009 - Dreamcast Resurrection

The future is looking good

If I must endure the resurrection of the Ngage to get the Dreamcast back, I'll deal with it.

 

[bumpkin]

And another one meets its demise at Nintendo's hand. I guess you can add N-Gage to the ill-fated portable graveyard with the likes of the Nomad, Game Gear, Game.com, NGPC, Wonderswan, and the TG16 portable (whatever it was called).

 

[Speevy]

There are supposedly a handful of good games on it.

 

[Tarazet]

There are supposedly a handful of good games on it.

Does it play Doom RPG?

 

[Ranger X]

http://www.sidetalkin.com/

NEVER FORGET

QFT

 

[trilobyte]

I forget what he's doing now, but did John Romero just get owned again?

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

So expect Nokia to port alot of its software to the GBA to try to finally make some money back on their investment?

 

[impirius]

fixed

I'LL FIX YOU

 

[Musashi Wins!]

So expect Nokia to port alot of its software to the GBA to try to finally make some money back on their investment?

I hope so. They got some strangely good games (a few at least) for such an unpopular system.

 

[Tyrone Slothrop]

one thing about the ngage is that it was marketed as a 'phone and gaming device all in 1' when regular phones can already handle games, though with compromised graphics ... so they tried to carve out a market that was already there in the first place, making it a moot point.

 

[DSN2K]

Nokia will be back, you can bet on it.