If the Nseries devices are to bring the latest multimedia technologies and smartphone functionalities together, then the obvious gap of gaming needs to be filled. So where does this leave Nokia�s other N-xxx device, the N-Gage? There�s going to be a lot of eyes at E3 � the biggest gaming conference in the world � at the end of May - thanks to today's announcement.
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I think that's an excellent point Ewan. The main uses for Nokia products have been represented at the highest possible level across the N series:
- phones (the N series are all top of the range 3G)
- PDAs (the N series are all wi-fi symbian smartphones)
- cameras (the N70 is a high quality camera)
- video cameras (the N90 is a high quality video camera, VHS quality according to a Nokia moderator on N-gage.com)
- music players (the N91 is effectively a super-iPod with visual radio, video playback, and you can buy music straight from the internet onto the N91)
- ...and gaming. But no gaming phone in the N series... yet.
Wiener also pointedly refused to name any kind of date for an N-Gage 2, he just said "by 2007".
I think you might be right, Ewan...