Nokia N-Gage games developers announcedActivision,
Taito Eidos Interactive and THQ to produce games for Nokia N-Gage
Unveiling of the highly anticipated
Nokia
N-gage game platform has been followed by announcements that leading
developers will be supplying games for Nokia's latest creation. The
N-Gage is a mobile game deck device offering console quality games
and is set for release later this year. Activision
confirmed that it expects to work closely with Nokia on developing
games that would support the platform at launch. "We
are excited about the N-Gage game deck and intend to work closely with
Nokia to create games for the new platform," said David
Anderson,
director of licensing and business development for Activision. "We
believe that the system will help expand the demographics for video
games and provide us with new opportunities to reach our audience." "The
Nokia N-Gage brings a whole new level of interactive gaming with
its
innovative features. Working with leading games developers like
Activision
means that consumers will have a fantastic selection of
high-quality
titles to play," said Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice
President,
Entertainment and Media Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones. Eidos
Interactive, one of Europe's leading publishers and developers
of entertainment software, also announced that it will publish games
for the N-Gage. "This collaboration represents
a great opportunity for Eidos to work
with the world leader in mobile
communications in shaping the next
generation in mobile gaming.
The Nokia N- Gage game deck will
enable consumers to experience
Eidos' compelling content in a mobile
environment," said Mike
McGarvey, CEO of Eidos. "Nokia believes that
games is the next big thing in mobility. The
Nokia N-Gage offers
totally new and unique possibilities that were
not previously available
in this quality for game publishers or
end-users. We are very excited
about working with Eidos to provide
high quality content. Eidos
has some of the best known brands in
interactive entertainment and
shares Nokia's vision of mobile
gaming," said Ilkka Raiskinen
Senior Vice President, Entertainment
and Media Business Unit, Nokia
Mobile Phones. Taito
will be providing rich game content for the N-Gage. Taking
advantage
of the exceptional features of the N-Gage, the first Taito
titles
will include Puzzle Bobble VS, a fighting action multiplayer
puzzle
game, and Taito Memories, the four most popular Taito game
titles
in one package. "Taito feels absolutely confident
that the Nokia N-Gage will lead the
mobile terminal market with
the creation of a new game platform,"
said Yasuo Nishigaki,
President, Taito Corporation. "In the future,
Taito will certainly
put more efforts and resources to cooperate with
Nokia to promote
the N-Gage and we will expand our mobile game
content offering." Puzzle
Bobble VS is a highly popular fighting action puzzle game
formatted
specifically for the Nokia N-Gage. Taking advantage of the
Bluetooth
functionality in the N-Gage, Puzzle Bobble VS lets four
people play
at same time in a wireless environment. Taito Memories
includes
Super Space Invaders, an update of the world classic Space
Invaders,
and three other leading Taito games. These game titles will
be available
on MMC (MultiMediaCard) and sold separately from the
Nokia N-Gage
game deck. THQ
Wireless announced that three of its leading games titles - MotoGP(TM),
MLBPA Players Choice Baseball (working title) and Red Faction®
will be available when the N-Gage starts shipping. The
games, which will be available on memory cards, include such
additional
features as near distance multiplayer gaming over
Bluetooth as well
as downloadable and uploadable mobile elements. Tim
Walsh, Sr. VP, International Publishing and Wireless, THQ Inc.,
said:
"This collaboration with Nokia draws upon THQ's experience and
expertise
in both the console and wireless games markets. The new
N-Gage platform
is a great fit for THQ as it combines the
traditional console method
of distribution with the potential for
additional revenue for service
providers enabled by the N-Gage's
multiplayer capabilities."
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