Post by PaulC on Nov 6, 2002 1:41:24 GMT -5
New Handheld Game System / Cell Phone by Sega & Nokia!
'Tis true, here's the news file about it (found on Gameforms.com):
And here's a picture of the crazy thing:
Bigger version can be found here:
nds1.nokia.com/press/photo/hot/jpeg/n_gage_hottopics_low.jpg
'Tis true, here's the news file about it (found on Gameforms.com):
Sega and Nokia announce cell phone, game system combo
ยป Or a "mobile game deck device."
News | Monday, November 4, 2002 | J.T. Kauffman [Staff Writer]
Nokia has announced an agreement with Sega to produce the Nokia N-Gage, the first in their new line of "mobile game deck devices."
The N-Gage will use the Symbian OS to play games sold on separate memory cards. The system is laid out like a Gameboy Advance, but sports an almost square screen and full compliment of phone buttons and features. The 5 and 7 keys are raised, looking roughly like the A and B buttons on Nintendo's latest portable.
Though cell phone companies have experimented with games in the past, the N-Gage will be the first phone designed around game playing, along with the first that supports non-downloadable games. Sega has already ported many of their classic arcade games to phones, including Space Harrier, along with making versions of newer titles such as Super Monkey Ball.
No release date or price was announced for the N-Gage.
ยป Or a "mobile game deck device."
News | Monday, November 4, 2002 | J.T. Kauffman [Staff Writer]
Nokia has announced an agreement with Sega to produce the Nokia N-Gage, the first in their new line of "mobile game deck devices."
The N-Gage will use the Symbian OS to play games sold on separate memory cards. The system is laid out like a Gameboy Advance, but sports an almost square screen and full compliment of phone buttons and features. The 5 and 7 keys are raised, looking roughly like the A and B buttons on Nintendo's latest portable.
Though cell phone companies have experimented with games in the past, the N-Gage will be the first phone designed around game playing, along with the first that supports non-downloadable games. Sega has already ported many of their classic arcade games to phones, including Space Harrier, along with making versions of newer titles such as Super Monkey Ball.
No release date or price was announced for the N-Gage.
And here's a picture of the crazy thing:
Bigger version can be found here:
nds1.nokia.com/press/photo/hot/jpeg/n_gage_hottopics_low.jpg
hey, its better than nothing
Plus it seems the screen isn't as big as the GBA's, and because it doubles as a phone it'll probably be much more expensive.