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Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: OcularTomb on August 06, 2003, 06:04:50 PM
what do you think of this thing so far? it seems really appealing because it\'s a phone, mp3 player, AND videogame system in one. i can\'t really decide whether or not to preorder it though from preorder.n-gage.com so i wanted to hear some thoughts.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: mm on August 06, 2003, 07:10:40 PM
it\'s shit
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: IareEthan on August 06, 2003, 09:21:13 PM
I\'d look at the price of the N-Gage.  Then I\'d look at it\'s odds of success.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: ooseven on August 07, 2003, 12:05:55 AM
You can get a Damn fine Phone + GBA SP and games for the same price.


and yes the  n-gage  is shit.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Seed_Of_Evil on August 07, 2003, 12:30:49 AM
haha, ooseven is right.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Kurt Angle on August 07, 2003, 12:44:51 AM
N-Gage = teh shit!
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: ooseven on August 07, 2003, 01:23:29 AM
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Price £34.99

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Price £80

Thats about £100 - £130 to spend on phone accesorys and Gameboy Games.


you Do the Math OcularTomb

This n-gage from Nokia reminds me of this from penny arcade.

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Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: fastson on August 07, 2003, 03:01:41 AM
:laughing:

I dont know.. The chances of it being success are very slim.
Maybe it\'ll do all right as a phone though :p
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: ##RaCeR## on August 07, 2003, 05:17:56 AM
its damn ugly too.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: THX on August 07, 2003, 12:21:24 PM
Just wait for the PSP, and buy a cell phone now.  I\'d love for the two to work as one unit, but technology today just ain\'t good enough.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: XxRide R DiexX on August 10, 2003, 02:01:28 PM
I already pre-ordered on this week; I know it\'s getting a lot of slack from some people, but I like the idea of a combo device... and I don\'t see much of a compromise as far as the graphics and everything in that realm is concerned...
I have a phone, and I have a gba with quite a few games, but I\'m picking up the N-gage mainly because it will prevent me from having to lug around all the random devices around...
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Cerberus on August 10, 2003, 02:06:03 PM
Never heard of it, but it sounds shit. Couple that with everyone saying it IS shit, and it seems like it MUST be shit.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: XxRide R DiexX on August 10, 2003, 02:15:07 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Cerberus
Never heard of it, but it sounds shit. Couple that with everyone saying it IS shit, and it seems like it MUST be shit.


Have any of you people even played the thing? I doubt it highly...

We have these wars about X-box and PS2 and Gamecube and it\'s all BS. I don\'t get it. If you haven\'t played it,  then don\'t offer an opinion.

For all you PS2 fanboys.... I have both a Gamecube and a PS2 and I like them both equally; imagine that.... EQUALLY.

Jesus, I hate everything.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Cerberus on August 10, 2003, 04:00:35 PM
Quote
Originally posted by XxRide R DiexX
Have any of you people even played the thing? I doubt it highly...

We have these wars about X-box and PS2 and Gamecube and it\'s all BS. I don\'t get it. If you haven\'t played it,  then don\'t offer an opinion.

For all you PS2 fanboys.... I have both a Gamecube and a PS2 and I like them both equally; imagine that.... EQUALLY.

Jesus, I hate everything.


It was a joke, simmer down.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on August 10, 2003, 04:21:14 PM
And what does anyone being a PS2 fanboy (assuming they are) have to do with the N-Gage being shit?
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: XxRide R DiexX on August 10, 2003, 07:43:48 PM
Being a ps2 fanboy specifically is only related in that it\'s the same bullshit transferred to a different console...
people judge everything before they\'ve even played it and then come to these boards vehemently against something they have no experience with.... I cannot even count how many times I\'ve seen the console war posted in various forms... it\'s pure craziness.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Halberto on August 10, 2003, 09:09:57 PM
We don\'t get into console wars anymore. Why did you come here?
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: ooseven on August 11, 2003, 01:26:28 AM
Quote
Originally posted by XxRide R DiexX
Have any of you people even played the thing? I doubt it highly...

We have these wars about X-box and PS2 and Gamecube and it\'s all BS. I don\'t get it. If you haven\'t played it,  then don\'t offer an opinion.

For all you PS2 fanboys.... I have both a Gamecube and a PS2 and I like them both equally; imagine that.... EQUALLY.

Jesus, I hate everything.



It\'s Still Shit

Like i said if you read my post :mad:

you can buy a bloody great phone + a bloody Great handeld (the GBA SP plus games) for a fraction of the price of the N-gage.

N-gage = over priced, over rated peice of crap


in Short the N-gage got what it deserved at E3.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: XxRide R DiexX on August 11, 2003, 10:08:34 AM
Yes, I KNOW that I can buy them separately, but that\'s the entire point...

I\'m buying it because I need a new phone, and I want the damned thing.  
Will it be my only gaming console? No.

But it will be a nice advantage to have a more advanced gaming system on my phone so I\'m not stuck with that Snake game for the rest of my life - even those of you who hate it must admit that it\'s a step up from SNAKE!
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Bobs_Hardware on August 11, 2003, 03:14:28 PM
Well I for one like him.

Stick around XxRide R DiexX.  Nice to have a newbie willing to stick to his guns.

:)
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: ooseven on August 12, 2003, 12:12:22 AM
Quote
Originally posted by XxRide R DiexX
Yes, I KNOW that I can buy them separately, but that\'s the entire point...

I\'m buying it because I need a new phone, and I want the damned thing.  
Will it be my only gaming console? No.

But it will be a nice advantage to have a more advanced gaming system on my phone so I\'m not stuck with that Snake game for the rest of my life - even those of you who hate it must admit that it\'s a step up from SNAKE!


But don\'t you think the price was a bit Steep?

You could of got a high end picture phone or even a 3rd gen video phone.

Seems a bit excessive esp for the quality of games you get on it.

oh yeah
Good luck in having to remove the battery when you want to change games. ;)
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Lord Nicon on August 12, 2003, 05:24:09 PM
Ride R Die, you are totally circumnavigating the point. Sure its a step up in technology etc etc. But for the price, you can own both a kickass phone and a much better gaming system than the N Gage will ever be. First of all the GBA or SP already has a boatload of games with many more to come. Its a dedicated gaming console. I firmly believe that the n gage will not be as supported either. Gamers dont buy phones to game the buy game machines to play games.

And how can you say that we are all fanboys from this discussion? Think about it real hard and in the end, you really cant. The only advantage that the N Gage has is that its an all in one machine and thats not even always great. So please, I dont mean to flat out disrespect you, but think before you post and come with a more than mediocre argument.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: GmanJoe on August 12, 2003, 08:26:18 PM
If he can get it, so what?  It\'s his money. Just don\'t buy an Xbox with it. :p
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Living-In-Clip on August 13, 2003, 08:06:58 AM
*hugs Xbox for the first time in along time*

Soul Calibur 2 on Xbox   > PS2/ NGC.
Woohooo.

By the way, Aaron was at E3 and got to try his hand at it..His opinion was "shit" also.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: GmanJoe on August 13, 2003, 11:40:48 AM
Quote
Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
*hugs Xbox for the first time in along time*



I hope you drop it on your foot, rendering you handicapped and bow legged. :p
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Lord Nicon on August 13, 2003, 02:51:25 PM
Quote
Originally posted by GmanJoe
I hope you drop it on your foot, rendering you handicapped and bow legged. :p

:laughing: heh. Xbox:rolleyes:
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Paul on August 20, 2003, 12:19:25 AM
NCAGE gonna suck. Here\'s why:

(1) Phone lovers hate the N-CAGE design. Almost everybody who don\'t play games but use a mobile i asked hated the 3300 design(same as N-Cage). I wanted to get a 3300(for it\'s MP3 function) but changed my mind coz realized it doesn\'t have any second hand value if I want to upgrade my phone next time because people simply hated the design!


(2) People with mobile play games as way to kill time..waiting in q, on bus, train etc, not as serious gaming option. Who cares how much processing power is there in the N-Cage. I have some good fun with my simple Java games on Nokia 6100 while idling. Does the job perfectly.

(3) It gonna suck batteries dry...FAST. I think most people will hate the idea of re-charging their phone everyday coz they suck it dry playing games....compared to the number of hours the GBA can provide...and WITHOUT sucking ur mobile battery. It\'s just not pratical.


(4) People who upgrade their phone every 6 months will not be investing a lot in the software coz they\'ll sell their machine soon.

(5) People who use a phone mainly for phone function don\'t give a shit about 3D processing power and games blah-blah.

There\'ll always some minority who\'ll find the All-in-one functionaility of the N-Cage attrative but I believe it just doesn\'t hit the right crowd...in masses.

If i ever wanted a mobile gaming device(which I don\'t), I\'ll go with the GBA or wait for the PSP.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: bigrob on August 20, 2003, 11:01:27 PM
Boys.
As I have said , I have owned a prototype of this since february.
it not shit. Infact it quite awsome. The graphics are far better that I could ever have imagined. It pretty much playstation 1 quality in some of the games. And the N-gage is feature packed. Sicne it support Java you can have pretty much whatever on the phone.
Here is what my n-gage currenmty contain.
-1 whole southpark episode (realOne player comes pre installed)
-1 full album (AAC fomat... It does support MP3 aqs well)
-2 games (inc Tonyhawk..really smooth game)
-Some java application I installed. (stock market updates etc)
-FM radio captures (yes you can record from the buil in radio)

I am telling you, its a sweet little thing....
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: (e) on August 20, 2003, 11:24:12 PM
Neato!

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It sucks.
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Lord Nicon on August 21, 2003, 12:45:36 AM
^^^ :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Kane on August 21, 2003, 12:52:55 PM
To quote ATHF:

"This isn\'t a cellphone. This is a suckphone."
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: (e) on August 21, 2003, 06:16:43 PM
Quote

^^^   :laughing::laughing::laughing:


Your not allowed to laugh at my posts
Title: n-gage from Nokia
Post by: Lord Nicon on August 21, 2003, 07:11:31 PM
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Originally posted by Spudz
Your not allowed to laugh at my posts

I fail to see the reason why i should be granted permission:p