i just got a call from ebgames that my preorder was pushed back from june 28th to july 27th! nokia told them it was to allow the carriers to offer promos, packages, etc...
piss, this sux! i check everyday hoping someone in the states would say its here...
well while i was buying me ngage 4 80 sterling quid i went to cpw and they did have a demo qd ad are lookin to sell loads as he told me they expected these to fly off. after a playabout i see why. its shape is perfect and slots into your hands and feels solid and complete.
after all that i ended up givin him a game in fifa and gettiin beat 4.1
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Unfortunately the release of the N-Gage QD has been pushed back in most countries, including my place of residence, Australia. Although an exact release date has not been made available, it is now expected that the N-Gage QD will be available in Australia from around the 1st of July. It's questionable as to how well the N-Gage QD will do in Australia though because most stores (including my own, Allphones Southport) are refusing to stock the N-Gage QD due to the poor sales of the original N-Gage. Unfortunately, one of the few stores that HAS committed to stocking the N-Gage QD is Electronics Boutique (sometimes called "EB" or "EB Games"😉, although Electronics Boutique will only be stocking limited quantities... To rub it in, Electronics Boutique isn't exactly huge in Australia with only 4-5 stores per major city; Electronics Boutique is generally only found in the major Australian cities.
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If Nokia ever want the N-Gage platform to ever get off the ground, then they've got a lot of work to do. Primarily, they'll need to actually release the N-Gage QD (instead of just talking about it) and organise for more retail stores to stock the N-Gage and the N-Gage QD...