This article is about the mobile phone. For the mobile gaming service, see. N-Gage Manufacturer Type and Generation Release date 7 October 2003 Retail availability 2003–2005 Discontinued 26 November 2005 Units sold 3 million (as of 30 July 2007) Media 6.1 () @ 104 MHz Storage MultiMediaCard, 3.4 MB internal memory (1st gen N-Gage) Connectivity,, Online services N-Gage Arena The N-Gage (a pun on engage) is a combining features of a and a from, announced on 4 November 2002 and released on 7 October 2003.

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It runs the original platform on v6.1. Its original development codename was Starship.

[ ] N-Gage attempted to lure gamers away from the by including functionality. Love And Hip Hop S04e08 Torrent. This was unsuccessful, partly because the buttons, designed for a phone, were not well-suited for gaming and when used as a phone the original N-Gage was described as resembling a, which led to its mocking nickname 'Taco phone'.

Nokia introduced the 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, unable to challenge their rival.

The N-Gage was discontinued in November 2005, with Nokia moving its gaming capabilities onto selected Series 60 smartphones. This was announced as the in 2007, carrying on the N-Gage name. Contents • • • • • • • • • • History [ ] Around 2000, gamers increasingly carried both and. 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. Instead of using cables, gaming was accomplished with or the (via the N-Gage Arena service). The N-Gage also included MP3 and Real Audio/Video playback and -like features into the system.

With a launch price of US$299, the N-Gage was not commercially popular. [ ] In its first weeks of availability in the United States, it was outsold by the 100 to 1. Within 17 days of the deck's release, popular retailers and began offering $100 rebates on the deck's price. A disassembled N-Gage, showing each layer of hardware Besides its gaming capabilities, the N-Gage was a smartphone, running 6.1, with features similar to those of the (it does not have an integrated, however).

It was able to run all Series 60 software (other than those that require a camera), and applications as well. Its main CPU was an ARM Integrated (ARMI) compatible chip (ARM4T architecture) running at 104 MHz, the same as the and 3650 phones. As of August 2007, it was estimated that Nokia had shipped more than two million N-Gage game decks. 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. [ ] Many gamers were unaware of the later QD redesign.