N-Gage List of commercial failures in video gaming
made finnish mobile phone manufacturer nokia, , released in 2003, n-gage small handheld console, designed combine feature-packed mobile/cellular phone handheld games console. system mocked taco-like design, , sales poor system s price dropped $100 within week after release. common complaints included difficulty of swapping games , fact cellphone feature required users hold device sideways (i.e. long edge of system) against cheek. redesigned version, n-gage qd, released eliminate these complaints. however, n-gage brand still suffered poor reputation , qd did not address popular complaint control layout cluttered. n-gage failed reach popularity of game boy advance, nintendo ds, or sony psp. in november 2005, nokia announced failure of product, in light of poor sales (fewer 3 million units sold during platform s three-year run, against projections of 6 million), , while gaming software still being produced series 60 phones, nokia ceased consider gaming corporate priority until 2007, when expected improved screen sizes , quality increase demand. however, nokia s presence in cell phone market eclipsed iphone , later android phones, causing development gravitate them , sealing fate of n-gage brand. in 2012, nokia abandoned development on symbian os base n-gage , transitioned windows phone.
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