Nokia takes N-Gage live in India

08 April 2009

Mumbai: Nokia India today announced the availability of its gaming service, 'N-Gage' in India with additional games and an expanded online offering.

Nokia N-Gage is today compatible with Nokia Nseries and other Nokia S60 3rd edition devices including N81, N81 8GB, N82, N79, N85, N95, N95 8GB, Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and 6210 Navigator.

Nokia N-Gage is a part of Nokia's internet services brand Ovi and brings alive a made-for-mobile gaming service to provide consumers the power to tailor and personalise the internet experience. N-Gage will initially ofer a catalogue of 30 gaming titles developed by leading global as well as Indian publishers such as EA Mobile, Gameloft, Glu Mobile and India Games, in addition to Nokia Games Publishing.

Nokia device owners in India will be able to use high-quality made-for-mobile games using the N-Gage mobile application either on their N-Gage compatible devices or on the online N-Gage showrooms, accessed directly from their mobile devices. With the N-Gage application on their devices, people can connect with other e-players through the N-Gage Arena community, discuss topics via live chats and message boards, and participate in tournaments and hosted events.

Users can create a Friends List, send and receive private messages, and take part in instant messaging style chat. N-Gage Points can be earned for playing games and participating in community activities. Moreover, the experience can also take place via the N-Gage web portal on the PC, where players can interact seamlessly with the N-Gage community or purchase new games and download them to their N-Gage compatible devices.

"We are aiming to provide a holistic consumer experience, be it in terms of discovery and access, top quality content, billing flexibility and innovative devices and accessories,'' said Vineet Taneja, director, marketing, Nokia India.