Nokia to take on the PSP and Nintendo DS29 November 2006 by axxxr
Nokia says that games consumers will be forced to make a choice between its mobiles and with the likes of Sony PSP and Nintendo’s DS.Established publishers and developers have already signed up to produce content for Nokia's Nseries phones and S60 software, which are due for release early next year. Nokia’s head of games for UK and Ireland Martin O’Driscoll says that that "games consumers will be forced to make a choice between its mobiles, Sony’s PSP and Nintendo’s DS." He added:“The consumer will have to make a decision: does he wants a standalone gaming device with a limited browsing capability or a phone with an MP3 player,a camera and a bloody good games platform? I think consumers will be prepared to spend £300 on a phone that offers all those different things rather than £100 to £150 for a standalone games machine." source:mobileent
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dats a real big statement..will they even b able to back it up..or jus produce some more slo buggy expensive machines
s on Nov 29 2006
Remember the N-Gage.....
Delta9 on Nov 29 2006
I'm not really into gaming and yes the N gage was a disaster but what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Also technology has moved on since then. If it is well made a nice looking as it appears above it could well be a great combination. But of course here as it doesn't have an SE it has to rubbish of course. If this was an SE announcement you'd be raving about how truly stunning and brilliant it is. Bluetooth watch anyone?
Marc
Dogmann on Nov 29 2006
This keyboard is from a HTC phone!!!
Jos on Nov 29 2006
Ok....
Guess the whole N-Gage failure taught them nothing huh?
Besides, I highly doubt any game developers would back it. More profitable to develop for the DS or PSP.
J on Nov 29 2006
yes.
jargin on Nov 29 2006
I love the fact that my DS-Lite doesn't need much looking after and I already have a sizable back catalogue of games to play on it before even buying a DS only game.
I was one of the muppets who bought the first n-gage, loved the fact that I could over hear phone conversations using the radio (we didn't have a dect phone at the time, just a crappy cordless) and some of the games were cool.
But I can't help thinking that the pic above looks like a nice smartphone than a portable gaming system.
I'd certainly reconsider my p990 if it was and had gps built in.
zakc on Nov 29 2006
Nokia; it took you 9 months to begin delivering on the promise of S60 3RD edition phones to have new games from the N-Gage sources. Either put up or shut up! I'm sick of all these 5 months/4 months announcements of a product/service THEN wait another 2 months before shipping begins! This is the thinking behind a second rate business.
Prom1 on Nov 29 2006
All rubbish ....no phone can ever replace a psp, a digicam or a ipod ..
It can combine all devices in one ..but cannot replace the originals...
and Nokia then forget it ...these concept's wont ever be made ...
Mukul on Nov 29 2006
the psp is so simple entertaining and uninterrupted funn your own private universe.
the psp is such a sexy looking device unlike this square brick lol
korbindallis on Nov 29 2006
someone said that symbian 3rd edition took 4 ages to come out? p990 anyone? That took a year to come out and it's still buggy. Sony ericsson fans stop hating!
mjb on Nov 29 2006
lets wait and see
tindo196 on Nov 29 2006
Keep on dreaming.
Residentevil on Nov 29 2006
This keyboard is from a HTC phone!!!
By Jos on 29 Nov 16:17
And... a P910 stylus, n running WC3 ^_^ its a monster!
Oco on Nov 30 2006
GET A PSP IT IS A LOT bETTER THIS THING LOOKS GAY!
PSPOWNER on Nov 30 2006
phhhhhhhh.... you can't compare to nintendo and sony they are like the masters of the gaming industry. they wiped the floor with microsoft and thier faild xbox 360 and they are gonna wipe the floor with nokia just as hard (very hard)
lastraven on Nov 30 2006
Looks cool, better than the Nintendo DS! =D
JIng on Dec 01 2006
Hmmm I've owned more nokias than SE's and still can't understand what everyone raves about, they are slow buggy and break. Every Nokia owner I know has turned to SE once they get out of the Nokia interface world.
jao on Dec 04 2006
Uh nokia
I think the PSP does have ;
A camera , an Mp3 Player and a "bloody good games platform" The PSP can do almost every thing a phone could do besides SMS,calling etc. that is!
A33A on Dec 17 2006
my god wait and see but i using N73 that not feel good
Rwae on Dec 19 2006