Nokia's N-Gage First Access delayed to 2008

We suppose it was just too good to be true, having a solid release window and target device for N-Gage, even if it was going to be merely in the form of a "First Access" test service. Nokia has been going over the service internally with about 1,000 testers, and has uncovered an "issue" that it needs to address, but wouldn't elaborate much further about the problem, other than that the games and service are supposedly working smoothly. That means Nokia won't be releasing First Access for N81 users this week as promised, but instead will wait until the new year to finally make its new push back into the gaming market. Don't worry Nokia, it's not like we've got anything else going on.

[Via Pocket Gamer]

[silverblackvoid @ Dec 21st 2007 9:53AM]

atleast the final product will be devoid of any bugs. its only a good news.

[Ajoy Bhatia @ Dec 22nd 2007 8:30AM]

"devoid of any bugs"? I am a software developer and I have never come across software devoid of any bugs.

[Flashpoint @ Dec 21st 2007 9:57AM]

I wish I could get a game of GRADIUS on my phone.

If they had a phone with Gradius and DOOM, I'd gladly plunk down $$$ on it.

[tamoghno @ Dec 21st 2007 11:02AM]

hope its launched in 2008 !

[Matthew Hilario @ Dec 21st 2007 12:02PM]

i don't know how i would be able to neglect my psp and ds for my phone.

[rento @ Dec 21st 2007 12:10PM]

Just install emTube on it and the wait will be just too short to even think about it.

[Pete Nicholls @ Dec 21st 2007 4:17PM]

Ha! N-Gage...