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Nokia N-gage delayed for a third time

Nokia has once again delayed the launch of its mobile gaming service N-Gage due to delays in software testing.

The latest delay puts a damper on the progress Nokia had been making in its Internet services ambitions. The mobile phone company had hoped to join the gaming service with a music shop and a mapping service and release it under its new "Ovi" brand.



Nokia unveiled the service in August with plans for it to be available globally in November. In Novemebr it was delayed into December and recently it was delayed into January. Nokia spokesman Kari Tuutti has now said the service would be opened "in early 2008."

"We found one more issue which had to be solved before we could open the service," Tuutti said.

Source:
Yahoo

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 27 Dec 2007 18:56

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• 4 comments

• vinny13

  Damn man... WTF.

  29.12.2007 10:37 #1

• stuntman_

  im confused, wasn't N gage the failed cell phone/handheld console? and Nokia is trying to make a new one? can someone please help me make sense of this

  29.12.2007 16:22 #2

• manrod

  Seriously, does anyone actually care about the N-Gage? I had one ages ago, it was absolutely shit and a failure. Nokia have got way too much money.

  29.12.2007 17:46 #3

• borhan9

  Quote:Nokia has once again delayed the launch of its mobile gaming service N-Gage due to delays in software testing.At least they are testing their product before releasing it with bugs and problems i would say it would be better to wait than anything else.

  29.12.2007 18:43 #4