Nokia announces new games and publishers for its new N-Gage mobile gaming platform

Nordic Business Report, March 6, 2007

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Finnish telecomms solutions provider Nokia (NYSE: NOK) announced on Monday (5 March) the latest games and publishers for its new N-Gage mobile gaming platform at the Game Developers Conference 2007 in San Francisco.

Updated software development tools for the N-Gage platform and a new testing program for SNAP Mobile's Java platform were also introduced at the conference.

Nokia said that these new developments would help bring fun-to-play connected mobile gaming experiences to millions of Nokia mobile device owners worldwide.

Nokia introduced a range of games for the new mobile gaming platform including Gameloft's Asphalt 3, Street Rules, Brothers In Arms, Hell's Highway, Brain Challenge, Midnight Pool and EA Mobile's FIFA 2008.

Games publishers Glu Mobile, Indiagames and THQ Wireless will be publishing a selection of mobile games and content for the N-Gage games platform. The first Glu title for the platform will be World Series of Poker Texas Hold'em (WSOP).

Nokia also launched its next generation software development kit (SDK 1.0) for the new N-Gage platform, which enables developers to focus on one code-base to create social connected games across a range of Nokia S60 third edition devices.

Nokia, headquartered in Espoo in Finland, is a global mobile phone and network equipment manufacturer. It has nearly 59,000 employees worldwide. Nokia is listed on the Helsinki, Stockholm, Frankfurt and New York stock exchanges.

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