Will you get an N-Gage?

Simply put, being a developer, I think it's vital that I have one. The games market especially is going to be huge in this. i'd like to hope that I'll have a suite of OPL apps ready for the launch of the nGage so people can see exactly what the singel determined person can program, and how much fun it is compared to a 3-D Spin Around Multi View 'Platform' game.

If I can get you lot going ga-ga over 3650/7650 games, think what I can ek you did on an nGage!

More options please 😃
Like Maybe.
To me the n-gage is really nice looking piece of hardware...
But have to see the quality of games for it first.

Pesonally I'm not interested in it.

On a company level - sure we will look at it - but this will be bought by kids so I don't think we will push our adult content onto it.
In fact - we can auto detect the handset type on our WAP sites and may even reject this device from accessing our content..

Will

Sure. Co-op gameplay in Ghost Recon and Splinter Cell is too hard to resist. 😊

[quote="JyriK"]More options please 😃
Like Maybe.
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Keepin it simple for the time being! 😃

but this will be bought by kids

True, but Nokia are marketing it as a rival to GBA etc. and (like nintendo) not directly at kids. If i were in the pub and my mate had one i'd want a good look to see what it could do. The proof is in the pudding i guess and we'll wait and see what Ewan and his friends can come up with! 😃

Lee

At �200 there's no way I'm going to be able to resist. I think this will be a great converstaion starter. Anyway as all round Symbian person I *need* one. Honest!

The proof is in the pudding i guess and we'll wait and see what Ewan and his friends can come up with!

I've had some of my apps already running on an N-Gage... I know what I can come up with!

I think i will buy N-gage,Pics of games really inspired me. :P

As the classic anti-early-adopter (i hate myself for that!) it would require a certain market penetration to make me buy one (if all my friends start playing coop team fps-games via bluetooth i can't resist joining in) but i don't see this coming. So for the moment: no.

[edit]I'm also quite sure that the game cartridges won't be the big deal on n-gage, but rather small, cheap, easy-to-get j2me-games. Priced at � 4 (like several great gameloft games) it got a lot of impulse-buyer-appeal, you reach a bigger market (all series60 devices) and considering how short those games are there might be rapid sales (bored on your way home? get a game ota!). So i don't see any need to change from one series60-phone to another atm.[/edit]

Hmmm.....go on then, you've twisted my arm 😃

I was pretty impressed by it to be honest 😮 , not what I was expecting.

the only thing that will stop me is the price, as with yourmanlee, student liquid assets are not aplenty. 😊

this thing about "kids will buy it" is with all due respect, utter nonsense. the gameboy is a kids device but i dont see how that has stopped adults making it a very big market. so, games companies would be crazy not to take a bite out of this cake.

i must admit, its not the most beautiful of devices but its functions outweigh that handicap 10-1. its a series 60, for goodness sakes.

i look forward to its arrival.

I totally agree with you Orophin.And for the matter of having one,i definitely would,if i have the cash of course.My little brother(He is 18) is very pumped up on geting one,and i think he will(He has the cash 😃 ),so i'll probably get my dirty hands on it 😊

I dont use handheld game consoles anymore.....I use to when gamboy was still monochrome! But now I prefer a phone with Sereis 60 that basically is the same as a N-gage without the form factor! So why bother?

[quote="MaleBuffy"]I dont use handheld game consoles anymore.....I use to when gamboy was still monochrome! But now I prefer a phone with Sereis 60 that basically is the same as a N-gage without the form factor! So why bother?[/quote]

well If you dont like playing games, I guess there arent any reasons why bother. I like playing games with my 7650, but playing with a real directional pad like in N-Gage is sooo much more easier....and I think games will/can be a lot better when developers can use thw whole size of 8MB MMCs instead of few hundred kilobytes like the most of the downloadble games are. Of course, size doesnt matter if the gameplay is bad. 😊

I like games too, but I wouldn't buy a Symbian device just for it's gaming possibilities alone..

Well,ithe N-Gage doesn't have gaming possibilities alone,it has phone possibilities too 😃

I think that overall,its a nice device,and its price its not too high.

Hehe...DUH! :P

So, GhostDog, did you get yourself a P800 yet? 😊

Not yet,but i hope i will real soon,still having some cash problems 😞

so many threads and posts, one would be forgiven to think the N-Gage is already on the market. 😃 😃

By the way, what do guys think about 3300? Its supposed to launch in next month with the price around $350. Of course the price propably will drop little so it may be under $300 in october when N-Gage launches. But do you think there's a market for 3300? Its little smaller than N-Gage and you hold it traditionally when you speak, unlike N-Gage. Personally I think 3300 could be a great little phone for java gaming.

Won't buy. I want to have a phone with integrated camera.

Otherwise N-Gage would have been ultimate choice.

Ups...that previous post was mine.

im really eager to take hold on this phone.

[quote="PMidway"]By the way, what do guys think about 3300? Its supposed to launch in next month with the price around $350. Of course the price propably will drop little so it may be under $300 in october when N-Gage launches. But do you think there's a market for 3300? Its little smaller than N-Gage and you hold it traditionally when you speak, unlike N-Gage. Personally I think 3300 could be a great little phone for java gaming.

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3300? I dont think its Symbian.On Nokia's website it says new UI new design,i guess they are still using NOS but maybe they are not using the standard series 40.The device has loads of features,but should i say no to all third party software already available for series 60 for an FM radio,mp3 player and java.I dont think so 😊

But it doesn'r run OPL... :-?

I heard N-gage will also be a digital music player, and will the quality of the sound nice?

It is a series 60 device so it can be anything you want to be,even the 3650 can be a digital music player,it has MMC and there are couple of mp3 players available,although the sound is mono.I dont know whether the N-Gage will have mono or stereo output,but i'm hoping for stereo

I guess its stereo. From n-gage.com...

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

Size
- Weight: 137 g (with standard battery)
- Dimensions: 133,7 x 69.7 x 20,2 mm, 139cc

Design
- Exciting games oriented design:
- Ergonomic game controls for two-hand use (keys divided on both sides
of the screen)
- Five-way directional controller (works eight ways in games)
- High fidelity stereo headset for music player, FM stereo radio, and voice
calls (mono)
- Internal antenna
- Built-in vibrator
- IHF speaker for calls, game sounds, music
- Stereo line in for audio recording (analog)
- Slave USB 1.1. for digital music download from PC

Interactive Games
- Catalogue of branded AAA quality games available at sales start
- Single player games, local multiplayer Bluetooth games
- Games available on game cards (MMC)
- 3.4 MB user memory on device flash

Display and User Interface
- Illuminated high-contrast, full-graphics color display (size 176 x 208 pixels)
- Series 60 graphical user interface enabling application multitasking with
five-way navigation
- Separate application key, music and radio short cut keys, highlighted game
keys

Digital Music Player
- Digital music player for AAC and MP3 files
- Stereo line in for audio recording (analog)
- Slave USB 1.1. for digital music download from PC
- High fidelity stereo headset for music player, FM stereo radio, and voice calls
(mono)
- Integrated recorder (AAC) from analog stereo line connector and FM radio
- Music file download from compatible PC over USB cable
- 64 MB memory card for music
- Handsfree speaker for music listening
- Short cut button to start the Music Player

Enhanced Messaging
- Email protocols (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, MIME2)
- Multimedia messaging (send, reply, forward, play audio, stop audio, insert
multimedia content) enabling easy and more colorful messaging with
compatible devices
- Enhanced SMS support including: Multiple SMS sending, SMS concatenation,
templates, smileys, and picture messages

* Messaging features are dependent on the network as well as on the compatibility of devices used and content formats supported.

Stereo FM Radio
- News and music available from favorite radio channels
- Automatic next/previous channel seek
- 20 radio channel memory-Integrated recorder (AAC)
- Handsfree speaker for radio
- Short cut button to start the radio

Wireless Connectivity
- Data support HSCSD, GPRS Multislot Class 6 (2+2, 3+1, class B)
- Bluetooth
- Wireless phone-to-phone or phone-to-PC connectivity
- Send/receive pictures, graphics, and business cards
- Play games
- SyncML

Nokia Audio Manager PC Software
- Requires Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000 professional,
Windows XP, USB port (for detailed requirements see User's Guide
provided in the sales package).
-Create AAC music files from CD
-Playlists to organize music files in PC

High Speed Data
- HSCSD up to 43.2 kilobits
- GPRS up to 40.2 kilobits (Class B, 3+1, 2+2)

Java Technology
- Supports the standard Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME�)

Memory
- 3.4 MB internal + external memory cards (32, 64 and 128 Mb available
separately).
- 64 MB memory -card (MMC)
- Shared memory for images, contact data, calendar, messages, and
add-on applications

Operating System
- Symbian OS with Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME�) support

Personal Information Management
- Calendar
- To-Do list
- Contacts/Address book
- Pinboard

Polyphonic Ringing Tones
- Mono ringing tone composer
- MP3, AAC, Midi, WAV ringing tones

Triple Band Operation
- GSM 900/1800/1900; automatic switching between bands

Voice Features
- Voice dialing; memory for 20 names and numbers
- Voice recorder
- Integrated handsfree speaker

WAP
- XHTML over GSM data, HSCSD, and GPRS.
- Access current WAP services with the XHTML browser

Some features are network dependent. Please check the availability of WAP services with your network operator and/or WAP service provider.

Content with XHTML Browser
- XHTML with iMode extension
- Over-the-air download of new Java�-based games/game levels

Standard Sales Package
Transceiver
ACP-12 Charger
HDD-2 Stereo Headset
DKE-2 USB Cable
ADE-2 Recording Cable
ADA-2 Adapter Cable
BL-5C Li-Ion Battery
Booklet (including User's Guide and Warranty card)
CD-ROM
Games brochure

I don't know. it still seems to me high priced and maybe... doomed compared to GBA.

But for me it doesn't compete with GBA (sth different) and if the price will drop to 200 euros I'll go for it but not to replace my 7650...

By the way has anyone heard any news about SE's Red Jade?