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Nokia aims to N-Gage gamers

Aloysius Choong | February 6, 2003 2:54 PM PST

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Aloysius Choong, Hardware
Fancy playing Tomb Raider and Sonic the Hedgehog on your mobile phone? This will soon become reality--Nokia launched its first mobile gaming device on Wednesday, throwing down the gauntlet to portable console maker Nintendo.

The Bluetooth-enabled N-Gage, which resembles Nintendo's Game Boy Advance, blends the functions of a mobile phone with a handheld gaming console. According to Loren Shuster, Nokia's director for Entertainment & Media (Asia-Pacific), this combination is vital to the appeal of the N-Gage. Read the full story.

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