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Made the switch
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Posted by: herweg

Well I was up for an upgrade with Cingular, and seeing how my V600 started to take a crap on me (i.e. I have to press the earpiece hard against my head to hear something, bad connection or something inside) I decided what the hell, I've been wanting a S60 device, but my budget is pretty low right now, so what better to try than the N-Gage QD? Price was right ($99 and a $50 rebate I have to remember to send in real soon), and you know what? I couldn't be happier. I will never buy another POS Motorola again. It's an excellent phone, and I'm absolutely in love.

Posted by: RoYaL21

Congrats, welcome to the club

Posted by: flipflash77

At least we're seeing N-Gage sales pick up.

Sure it's probably more because it's an inexpensive Series 60 smartphone (and an excellent phone at that) than as Nokia's game platform, but sales are sales nonetheless.

At least this will keep developers happy that there is a market out there.

Welcome!

Posted by: johnmed3

Welcome to the WWNF (World wide ngage federation)

Posted by: TriBand81

No doubt, I remember how very few people were using the N-Gage here on HoFo at this time last year. I was probably one of the few to take the chance and get it when it came out

Posted by: angel_wing0

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Originally posted by johnmed3
Welcome to the WWNF (World wide ngage federation) !

hey cool name john!

Posted by: johnmed3

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Originally posted by angel_wing0
hey cool name john!

Thanks Angel

Posted by: angel_wing0

u welcome..maybe we ngage ppl need to form a group under your name..that would be COOL

Posted by: rioninja

Its great that there are finaly some games coming out that take advantage of n-gage arena (and equally glad that the area was FINALLY released for og n-gage users).
I mean, before now, what was the point of having a gaming device with wireless data connection capabilities if NONE of the games used them? I am probably going to pick up a copy of Pathway to Glory or possibly Pocket Kingdom this week.

Posted by: angel_wing0

well having games like puyo pop/puzzle bobble doesnt really help either..=P

Posted by: rioninja

I like both of those games, but they definatly dont offer enough in the way of gameplay. They would have been better off as java apps, or part of a bundle. Having ×××××× releases hurts the perception of the n-gage. I agree with the nintendo addage of "quality over quantity."

Posted by: angel_wing0

well those games are short...thats my pt...doesnt mean its BAD...but u get bored of it very soon...

Posted by: RoYaL21

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Originally posted by angel_wing0
u welcome..maybe we ngage ppl need to form a group under your name..that would be COOL

A free tattoo with WWNF when you buy a N-Gage.

Posted by: angel_wing0

^ u pay shipping thou

Posted by: RoYaL21

LOL, you just get a coupon.

Posted by: johnmed3

LOL

we can have WWNF live game competition on the WWNF cable channel

!!!

Posted by: angel_wing0

hahaha...we are going to create our own clan?

Posted by: johnmed3

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hahaha...we are going to create our own clan?

Absolutely

!!!

Posted by: angel_wing0

alrite man...THE WWNF CLAN!

Posted by: jun0ne

I absolutely love my QD. Nokia is in tough w/the PSP and DS but Pocket Kingdom and Pathway to Glory are very strong games. The N-Gage desperately needs more games of this caliber to compete.

Gaming aside, the N-Gage is a great and totally affordable smartphone. I love the versatility of this little device.

My co-workers are impressed but not impressed enough to actually go out and boost the sales of the N-Gage. It seems as though the N-Gage sales are pretty low in North America. Maybe because smartphones aren't as prevalent here and most carriers have decided to go w/CDMA thanks to Qualcomm.

I really don't want the N-Gage to die out. I hope the 3rd gen has a 65K colour screen. hehe.

Posted by: angel_wing0

yip..its going to be a s60 sp2 device..at least with 3g and EDGE

Posted by: herweg

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Originally posted by jun0ne
I absolutely love my QD. Nokia is in tough w/the PSP and DS but Pocket Kingdom and Pathway to Glory are very strong games. The N-Gage desperately needs more games of this caliber to compete.

Gaming aside, the N-Gage is a great and totally affordable smartphone. I love the versatility of this little device.

My co-workers are impressed but not impressed enough to actually go out and boost the sales of the N-Gage. It seems as though the N-Gage sales are pretty low in North America. Maybe because smartphones aren't as prevalent here and most carriers have decided to go w/CDMA thanks to Qualcomm.

I really don't want the N-Gage to die out. I hope the 3rd gen has a 65K colour screen. hehe.

Honestly, I think Nokia would have done better to market the N-gage as an affordable Smartphone that is really good at playing games rather than their "This is an awesome gaming device on par with PSP GBA and the like but is better cause its online! Oh and also if you really wanted to it will let you call someone" ad campaign. So far, I have played SonicN, Pocket Kingdom, The Sims, and Tony Hawk. They are all OK, but like in the case of Sonic, I would rather play the GBA one. Actually, Tony Hawk is stellar, given the limitations. But for me, the N-Gage really shines in its smartphone functionality. I love having the profiles switch automatically for me, I absolutely love the minute minder app I found, in those respects the N-Gage is off the hook. I think that's also why it tends to get bad reviews. The truth is that it does have a low framerate at times (especially noticeable in sonic) and so pushing it as a superior gaming device was sure to get it sub-par reviews at gaming sites.
That having been said, anyone played Requiem for Hell? Any good? And are there any, I guess you would call them "traditional" RPGs? Like in the vein of Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest? Pocket Kingdom is fun, but I like controlling the actual battles.

Posted by: jun0ne

Requiem of Hell is pretty decent. I enjoy playing it. The dialogue is hoaky but it's amusing. If you liked Diablo you'll probably enjoy RoH.

I agree w/you in regards to the lack of smartphone marketing by Nokia. Seems like Nokia is more concerned w/marketing smartphones in Europe and Asia as they are more savvy users than North Americans. Most of my friends are amazed by small camera phones that have poor quality. Go figure. We're behind in terms of cell phones. Plus GSM is more prevalent overseas. Oh well.

Posted by: angel_wing0

requiem of hell is decent? arr...i finished the game in less than 2 hours...

Posted by: jun0ne

Well, I found it fun to play. I'm not as much of a gamer as I once was. *shrug* I'm all amateur now. :P

Posted by: angel_wing0

the graphics and the fighting are fun..

the story line is really bad, the grammar is the game is juts plain terrible..and gigi is always confused

Posted by: jun0ne

I like the cheesey store line and bad grammar. Takes me back to the days when Nintendo were the kings of gaming.

Posted by: angel_wing0

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Originally posted by jun0ne
I like the cheesey store line and bad grammar. Takes me back to the days when Nintendo were the kings of gaming.

lol

yeah i like those gigi qutoes also:
"I am confused"
"Find it out yourself"
"There's something important around here" (yet the truth is there is NONE

)
"I can't help"
"Search harder"

Posted by: dmnall

I switched as of November 13, 2004 from a Nokia 3200 to the N-Gage QD, and I really liking Nokia Again (kind of reminds me of my 3360 for quality). Eventhough that I have not tried the original N-gage is because of the fact that you had to talk on the phone w/ facing away for your face. If it would have been like how the QD is, I would have jumped all over it. I read about that feature and that deterred me from getting it. My only complaint with the qd is the fact that it has Mono and no stereo and the lack of Mp3 play back is kind of lame but overall the phone is great.

dmnall

Posted by: angel_wing0

good for u! welcome to the ngage family