N-Gage (service)
The N-Gage service was Nokia's mobile gaming platform that is available for several Nokia Symbian S60 smartphones. N-Gage provided lots of high-quality games into an application running on compatible S60 Nokia smartphones, with better graphics than normal mobile games and delivering a greater experience. It takes its name from the N-Gage gaming mobile.
On 30 October 2009, Nokia announced that no new N-Gage games will be produced, and the N-Gage service had ceased at the end of 2010. A total of 49 games were released for it. Nokia will continue its gaming efforts on Ovi, where Nokia users can access the Ovi Store to download games and other content.
The following phones are compatible with the N-Gage platform: Nokia N78, N79, N81, N81 8GB, N82-1, N85, N86, N86 8MP, N95-1, N95-2 8GB, N96, N97, Nokia 5320 XpressMusic, Nokia 5630 XpressMusic, Nokia 5730 XpressMusic Nokia 6210 Navigator, 6710 Navigator, 6720 Classic, E52, E55 and E75. Due to memory issues, hinted in an interview in February 2008, support for the Nokia N73, N93 and N93i was cancelled.
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