Nokia N-Gage and N-Gage QD Games — Finland’s Gaming Phone
The Nokia N-Gage, launched in October 2003 at €299, was Nokia’s ambitious attempt to combine a mobile phone with a dedicated game handheld — targeting the Game Boy Advance market with a device that could also make phone calls, play MP3s, and connect to the internet. Developed in Espoo, Finland, the N-Gage used a Symbian OS-powered ARM processor and MMC card-based game cartridges to deliver a gaming experience that Nokia hoped would appeal to the emerging smartphone generation who saw dedicated game handhelds as single-purpose devices.
The N-Gage’s commercial failure was comprehensive — its peculiar design (users had to remove the battery to swap game cartridges and hold the device sideways to make phone calls, earning it the nickname ”taco phone”) and its high price limited sales significantly. The improved N-Gage QD addressed some design issues but arrived too late to change the platform’s fortunes. Despite selling fewer than 3 million units combined, the N-Gage has a special significance for Finnish gaming history — Nokia’s most ambitious gaming product, developed in Finland by the company that was at its peak the world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer.
Tietokonemuseo Ata’s games:
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Ashen SW
Ashen CIB
Asphalt Urban GT SW
Asphalt Urban GT CIB (2)
Asphalt 2 Urban GT CIB
Atari Masterpieces Vol 1 CIB (2)
B
Bomberman CIB (2)
C
Call of Duty SW
Call of Duty CIB (2)
Catan SW
Catan CIB
Colin Mcrae Rally 2005 CIB
Crash Nitro Kart CIB (2)
E
Elder Scrolls Travels Shadowkey SW
F
Fifa Football 2004 CIB (2)
Fifa Football 2005 SW
Fifa Football 2005 CIB (2)
G
Ghost Recon Jungle Storm CIB (2)
Glimmerati CIB
H
High Seize CIB
K
King of Fighters Extreme SW
King of Fighters Extreme CIB
M
Marcel Desaully Pro Soccer SW
Marcel Desaully Pro Soccer CIB
Mile High Pinball SW
MLB Slam CIB (2)
Moto GP SW
Moto GP CIB
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Operation Shadow SW
Operation Shadow CIB
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Pandemonium SW
Pandemonium CIB
Pathway To Glory SW
Pathway To Glory CIB
Pocket Kingdom Own The World SW
Pocket Kingdom Own The World CIB
Puyo Pop SW
Puyo Pop CIB (2)
Puzzle Bobble Vs CIB (3)
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Rayman 3 SW
Rayman 3 CIB
Red Faction CIB
Requiem Of Hell SW
Requiem Of Hell CIB
Rifts Promise Of Power SW
Roots Gates Of Haos CIB
S
Sims Bustin Out CIB (2)
SonicN SW (2)
SonicN CIB
Spiderman 2 SW
Spiderman 2 CIB
Splinter Cell Haos Theory SW (2)
Splinter Cell Haos Theory CIB
Splinter Cell Team Stealth Action CIB (2)
SSX Out Of Bounds SW
Super Monkey Ball SW
Super Monkey Ball CIB (2)
System Rush CIB
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Tiger Woods Pro Tour 2004 CIB
Tomb Raider SW
Tomb Raider CIB (2)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater SW (2)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater CIB
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Virtual Tennis SW (2)
W
Worms World Party CIB (3)
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Xanadu Next CIB
X-Men Legends SW
X-Men Legends CIB
X-Men Legends II CIB