Ngage Gaming

What is a game deck?
It is a handheld gaming console with high-quality mobile phone features, and a digital music player in one.

Who was the Nokia N-Gage game deck created for?
It was created mainly for "active" and "hardcore" gamers, people who are into games, they play games actively, and own games devices and consoles. They also enjoy playing games with their friends, and therefore are interested in multiplayer and online gaming.

When will the Nokia N-Gage game deck be available?
In the fourth quarter of 2003.

How much will the game deck cost?
The price will vary from market to market, as the retailers determine final retail prices.

In which markets will the Nokia N-Gage be available?
It will be available where GSM 900/1800/1900 networks are available; in other words, on five continents, excluding China.

Where will the Nokia N-Gage game deck be available?
It will be available in the same points-of-sale as other Nokia mobile devices: in game shops and regular mobile phone delivery channels.

What are the key features of the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
It is a high-quality, interactive mobile gaming device with excellent phone features. It has gaming optimized functionalities and design including Bluetooth, which enables local multiplayer gaming, and GPRS, which offers the possibility for gaming over a wide area network. There will also be a catalogue of branded, high quality games. Other key features include: a large color screen (176x208 pixels with 4096 colors), a digital music player (AAC/MP3 files) and a stereo FM radio, Nokia Audio Manager PC software for managing music files, and an easy-to-use user interface, a comprehensive range of applications including personal information management tools, email, XHTML browsing, and multimedia messaging (MMS).

Is the Nokia N-Gage game deck based on the Nokia Series 60 platform?
Yes, the Nokia N-Gage game deck will run on the Nokia Series 60 platform and the Symbian OS (operating system).

Does the Nokia N-Gage game deck support Bluetooth?
Yes. Bluetooth is supported, allowing connectivity to any Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as a PC with Bluetooth card and other Nokia N-Gage game deck devices.

Does the Nokia N-Gage sales package include a memory card?
Yes, there is a 64MB memory card included in the sales package. Games are sold as game cards (multimedia card standard).

Can several applications run simultaneously?
Yes. For example, when you play a game, you can answer a phone call and then continue the game, or you can play a game and listen the radio at the same time.

Is the Nokia N-Gage game deck a GPRS terminal?
Yes. The Nokia N-Gage supports mobile Internet over GPRS.

What benefits does GPRS offer?
With GPRS, you have more convenient access to WAP services without time-consuming connection set-ups. Also, you can have a connection open in the background for such things as MMS-downloading. GPRS also enables wide-area network gaming.

How can I connect my Nokia N-Gage game deck to my PC/laptop?
The Nokia N-Gage game deck can connect to a compatible PC or laptop via Bluetooth connection for calendar synchronization and application download and USB cable for music and other file download to a game card (MMC).

What message types does the Nokia N-Gage game deck support?
SMS, MMS, email, and Smart Messages are supported.

Can video clips be played/recorded/sent with the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
You can watch video clips using the RealOnePlayer included in the Nokia N-Gage game deck, however you cannot record video clips. The Nokia N-Gage game deck is MMS-capable and can be used to send video clips can be sent to another MMS-capable device.

Does the Nokia N-Gage game deck have a digital camera?
No, it does not have a digital camera, but you can capture, store, and send a screenshots with the 'screen capture' feature.

In which languages will the Nokia N-Gage game deck be available?
There will be three different languages in each device (English + two others). English, German, French, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Russian, Czech, Hungarian, Turkish, Bulgarian, Romanian, Estonian, Croatian, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Ukrainian, American English, American Spanish, Canadian French, and Brazilian Portuguese.

Can the Nokia N-Gage game deck be personalized with (ring tones, logos, and wallpapers)?
Yes, there are many ways to do this. A variety of digital services are offered through Nokia digital services, such as ring tones and graphical wallpapers. It also supports polyphonic MIDI ring tones.

Where can I get PC Suite software for the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
The PC Suite software will be included in the sales package CD-ROM.

What can I do with PC Suite?
Using the Nokia N-Gage game deck PC Suite software, you can share information between a compatible PC and the phone, install software on the phone, configure phone settings, make backups of phone files, synchronize calendar, contacts, and tasks with Microsoft and Lotus applications, copy and move image files on the compatible PC and phone, and copy contacts and calendar information from another compatible Nokia device.

Which operating systems are supported with the Nokia N-Gage game deck version of PC Suite?
The Nokia N-Gage PC Suite supports Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, and Windows XP.

What enhancements are available for the Nokia N-Gage?
There are several enhancements available including the Wireless Carkit CARK112, Wireless Headset HDW-2, Mobile Inductive Loopset LPS-3, Stereo Headset HDD-2, Adapter cable ADA-2, Audio cable ADE-2, Communications cable DKE-2, Battery BL-5C, Travel Charger ACP-12, Mobile Charger LCH-9, and Mobile Charger LCH-12.

What does the Nokia N-Gage game deck have that you would not expect from other handheld gaming devices?
The Nokia N-Gage game deck enables wireless two-way gaming and multiplayer gaming via Bluetooth connection. The Nokia N-Gage game deck also has high-quality mobile phone features.

What games can I play with the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
You can play several games that are sold as game cards (MMC). Currently the Games for the Nokia N-Gage game deck include at least: SonicN, Tomb Raider, Pandemonium, Super Monkey Ball, Virtually Board Snowboarding II, Bounce, and Kart Racing. You can also download Java™-based games from Nokia Digital Services.

Where can I buy game cards (MMC) for my Nokia N-Gage game deck?
MMC card games will be available at the same points-of-sale as the device itself. The Nokia N-Gage game deck, as well as the game card (MMC) card games, will be offered at game shops as well as regular mobile phone delivery channels.

Why are game cards (MMC) used for games distribution?
Game cards allow for richer graphics and enhanced sounds, thus ensuring a more enjoyable gaming experience. Some games may be too large to be downloaded directly to your game deck.

Can I listen to music and play games at the same time?
You can play game card (MMC) games and listen to FM radio at the same time, but you cannot listen to the digital (MP3) music player while playing a game card (MMC) game. However, you can play Java or Symbian games installed in the device memory and use the digital music player at the same time.

How many games it is possible to store in the Nokia N-Gage?
You cannot store the game card (MMC) games in the device memory. The number of Symbian or Java™-based games you can store depends on the size of the game as well as on the available memory (up to 4MB of end-user memory available).

How can I send an MMS message with the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
First compose a message, and then add an image and/or audio clip. For those familiar with SMS, creating an MMS should prove easy.

Does the Nokia N-Gage support Internet browsing?
No, the Nokia N-Gage game deck does not have an Internet browser. However, it does contain an XHTML WAP browser for richer mobile Internet access.

What happens if I have a mobile phone that doesn't support MMS?
In Nokia's solution, you will receive a message that you have an MMS waiting with a web address and password for viewing (via SMS).

How much does it cost to send an MMS message?
The price varies from country to country and from operator to operator. For instance, sending an MMS through Sonera in Finland costs 0.59 EUR.

What is the average size of an MMS message?
The average size of an MMS is around 10 kB with text and default size image (160x120), and 50 kB with text, image, and audio (up to 30 kB with VGA sized (640x480) image and text).

In terms of characters, how much text is it possible to include in an MMS message sent from the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
In practice, the number of characters is unlimited. The only limitation is the maximum size, so, for example, the smaller the audio and image files, the larger number of characters.

What is the maximum size of a picture that can be included in an MMS message?
The only limitation is the maximum size of an MMS (100 kB supported by your network).

How many MMS messages is it possible to store in the Nokia N-Gage game deck?
It depends on the amount of user memory available (e.g. the number of applications, images, and audio clips that you have downloaded). The Nokia N-Gage game deck has also an external memory where you can store messages.