Although some in the mobile gaming market are launching new bids for dominance and some already seem to have it, Nokia has announced yesterday that it will cease production of new gaming content for its N-Gage platform and cut off sales for the existing games in late 2010.
The shuttering of the platform does not, however, mean that Nokia gamers will not be able to get their fix via their mobile handset period. Instead, all sales and new mobile gaming product will become available via the company's Ovi applications store. In order to throw a bit of a positive spin on the forthcoming changes Nokia issued the following comment:
"It's much more convenient to have one place to get all your mobile games, and this it what Ovi Store provides."
"It's much more convenient to have one place to get all your mobile games, and this it what Ovi Store provides."
"Mobile gaming is one of the most popular activities in the Ovi Store, with games being the second most downloaded category for premium content."
With competition stiffening up in the mobile market at large, and Nokia being a long-time mobile device industry leader (one well ahead of Samsung and LG), it's hard to believe that the switch to Ovi will be a permanent solution for their customers mobile gaming needs. How the company will re-brand it's gaming division, however, remains to be seen.
Full article via BBC News.
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