Nokia's N-Gage First Access delayed to 2008

by Paul Miller, posted Dec 21st 2007 at 9:35AM

We suppose it was just too good to be true, having a solid release window and target device for N-Gage, even if it was going to be merely in the form of a "First Access" test service. Nokia has been going over the service internally with about 1,000 testers, and has uncovered an "issue" that it needs to address, but wouldn't elaborate much further about the problem, other than that the games and service are supposedly working smoothly. That means Nokia won't be releasing First Access for N81 users this week as promised, but instead will wait until the new year to finally make its new push back into the gaming market. Don't worry Nokia, it's not like we've got anything else going on.

[Via Pocket Gamer]

Filed under: Games, Nokia

Tags: first access, FirstAccess, n-gage, n81, nokia

Relevant Posts

N-Gage users N-Raged by Nokia handset lock-in (45 days ago - 6 Comments)
Nokia promises to let N-Gage users transfer games (44 days ago - 1 Comment)
Nokia outs HSDPA 5320 and 5220 XpressMusic candybars, wake us when it's the Tube (75 days ago - 1 Comment)
Nokia E71 review (17 days ago - 41 Comments)
Nokia E66 mini-review (6 days ago - 14 Comments)

Subscribe to these comments

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Neutral

Muhammad Babar Abbas @ Dec 26th 2007 6:26AM

I think Nokia will make it, I am looking forward to have my N-Gage in my hand, i can wait another week for it.

Neutral

Frigidaire Parts @ Jan 31st 2008 6:33PM

I had a nokia Ngage for a while and I really loved it even though it's abig heavy phone. The N81 is a better alternative but it is so expensive!

Joyswag: C&C 3: Kane's Wrath (Xbox 360) giveaway, Day Five Confront the SOCOM: Confrontation trailer Burnout Paradise 'Cagney' update for Xbox 360 delayed until July 14	FormatFactory Kicks Media Conversion Ass and Takes Names Download Squad Week in Review Evri.com: Zeitgeist for news
TUAW Best of the Week Apple posts Japanese iPhone guided tour Found Footage: Waiting in line for an iPhone 3G	Earnings highlights: BP, Discover, Corel, Citigroup, WD-40, MSCI and others Is Merrill shopping its Bloomberg stake? Florida coast shows promise for oil drilling
Airplanes in Burnout Paradise? Burnout's Cagney update delayed a few days MK VS DC new screens, plus "Brutalities"	Dissolution of Mercedes-McLaren partnership confirmed Forbes lists top 10 family cars Spy Shots: 2011 BMW 5 Series
Live outside in Sunny Day Sky Will Fallout 3 be banned in Australia? We'll trade you a Heavy for two Demomen . . .	Ana Ivanovic Appears on August FHM Cover Another Win Goes to Busch in Crazy Finish UFC 86 Classic Slugfest: Forrest Griffin Beats Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson