N-Gage (service) - Closure of N-Gage

Closure of N-Gage

On 30 October 2009, Nokia announces that no new N-Gage games will be produced, effectively shutting down the N-Gage platform. All N-Gage services, which includes purchasing of games and various online features, had reportedly ceased operation at the end of 2010.

On 31 March 2011 Nokia closed their DRM activation service leaving customers without the possibility to reactivate their purchases in the case of a device format or software update. No transition of their purchases was made to the Ovi store, and no compensation was given because according to their support staff; software purchases are only supported for 1 year.

Some gaming websites e.g. Pocket Gamer link N-Gage's failure to the overwhelming competition it faces from the Apple iPhone, while Ovi Gaming cited poor implementation and support from their parent company, Nokia.

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