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N-Gage update – it’s good news!

By James on 23 May 2008

ESPOO, Finland – We’ve dug in deeper and we’ve been told a fix is in the works for the recent N-Gage games transfer situation. This is excellent news and although initially it looks like it may need to be serviced through Nokia Care (as an interim solution), there is a longer-term fix in the works.

This created a good deal of panic amongst journalists and users alike and that a solution could be in the offing can only come as a huge relief. As it stands, you can transfer your profile and associated info, but due to piracy issues, not the games. Yet. We don’t have any timeline for the fix, but the games guys are aware how big an issue this is and doing their best to solve it.

The interesting thing now is that this will be a change for mobile gaming. More often than not, games and apps are tied to a specific device and can’t be transferred to a new one. As N-Gage games are tied to a profile and a device, it’s more realistic to be able to port them. That said, it isn’t without it’s challenges, but thankfully those are being figured out. Finally.

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J-P Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:15 pm

The link in the post seems to be broken.

krisse Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Hurrah! Well done Nokia, we knew you’d get there in the end.

You can expect lots of support from All About N-Gage for this swift decision.

Ricky Cadden Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 3:39 pm

Thanks for digging deeper, it sounds like I’m safe to buy my games now.

Ratkat Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:07 pm

Quote “The interesting thing now is that this will be a change for mobile gaming. More often than not, games and apps are tied to a specific device and can’t be transferred to a new one.”

Not really a first though as most S60 apps and games can be transferred by contacting the developers and asking for a new code, it only really Java games bought OTA that were tied to your phone.

afrus Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 4:09 pm

Hopefully this will be a re-activation type thing, and not a log-in whenever you want to play type-thing because that would completely alienate people who are not on Data plans (ie, any of the casual gamers interested in one of these devices apart from hardcore users)

rooperi Says:
May 23rd, 2008 at 6:41 pm

Not all gaming platforms support transfer of games (e.g. Nintendo Wii with its virtual console games). On the other hand, you might want to buy new handsets more often than consoles.

So essentially there are several choices.. make games so cheap that this is not a problem (i.e. include to the price), or make it possible to transfer games to new phones.

Anyway, tradition seems to continue. First N-Gage was ridiculed by ’side talking’ feature (check http://www.sidetalking.com), this next generation N-Gage by this game transfer issues.