Mark E Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Just wondering what the peeps here think of this lovely new portable system? Prayer at cracking the market? New contender for the throne? Unwieldy box that looks silly, doesn't appear to be an ergonomically designed phone, and is striving to do too much? With the imminent launching I figure we might as well have a topic up here in the portables. Has anybody actually managed to hands-on one of these puppies yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackcalx Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Any system that requires me to first remove the batteries before I can change the game cartridge is worthless, in my book. Then you have the simple fact that in order to use the phone features I would have to press my cheek onto the screen. This means a good cleaning every time I want to play something. It's not a bad concept, but the execution seems poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 It's not a bad concept, but the execution seems poor. Agreed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 actually to talk to it, you turn it on its side and put the flat top part to your face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 actually to talk to it, you turn it on its side and put the flat top part to your face. Weird, thats's how my combination steam iron/cell phone also works! Although they recently pulled it from the market for some reason. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted August 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 I have to say I admire a phone that's designed such that they don't really care how stupid you look while trying to talk into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainl Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 As The Guardian's Guide section so wonderfully put it this week, musicians playing both guitar and harmonica on tracks are regularly still hailed as geniuses. Ones that then also strap a drum on their back and cymbals between their knees are usually a laughing stock. In trying to do everything, it looks like a really bad phone as well as a really bad handheld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre F Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 I've seen it for sale and on display but never with a demo...I wonder why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted August 12, 2003 Report Share Posted August 12, 2003 Weird, thats's how my combination steam iron/cell phone also works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretvampire Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 In trying to do everything, it looks like a really bad phone as well as a really bad handheld. I totally agree. I don't understand the thinking that all functionality has to converge into one device. Not to mention, cell phones take a beating. What happens when it's time to upgrade your phone? Either you have to get the same one, or hope that the whole concept hasn't failed miserably and they are producing new models. No thanks. I don't want a PDA-phone either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvin Posted August 14, 2003 Report Share Posted August 14, 2003 I don't think it'll be a seller at $300. It tries to do many things, but it really doesn't seem to do any specific things well. I'll pass on this (for now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Monkey Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 Gamespot the N-Gage its own section, like the Xbox, PS2 and GBA. -j Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted August 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 GameSpy and IGN have already done similar. Well, whatever, I guess even the Jaguar got its own section . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 If the good folks of LCVG.com are willing to buy me an N-Gage, pay my phone bills, and buy the games, I'm willing to be the moderator of an N-Gage forum here. No, I'm no hero, just an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romier S Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 If the good folks of LCVG.com are willing to buy me an N-Gage, pay my phone bills, and buy the games, I'm willing to be the moderator of an N-Gage forum here. No, I'm no hero, just an ordinary man in extraordinary circumstances. :lmfao: :lmfao: umm Negative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 I'm still up in the air about buying one, actually trying to see if my company will buy me one as we use AT&T wireless for our Cellular provider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbert Posted August 27, 2003 Report Share Posted August 27, 2003 Well at ECTS, Nokia's just announced that EA will be releasing games for the platform, which is a definite shot in the arm if the games are forthcoming. I still suspect it will suck & die as a gaming platform though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTello Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 -I'm surprised that this thing has gotten so much buzz as I agree that it should tank fairly quickly. Looks like someone has big pockets and powerful friends and is squandering both on a half-cool / half-ass pet project. And EA's support boggles my mind, ... i.e. see "powerful friends" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark E Posted August 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 If money does anything well, it talks. I think Nokia should look into provide a series of games that offer exclusive connectivity with the Phantom console to really sell the system though . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted August 28, 2003 Report Share Posted August 28, 2003 EA supports this, but not the Dreamcast? If they learned a lesson from the past, I think it's the wrong one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlot Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Since I'm bored at work today, I decided to check out IGN's N-Gage section. I checked out some videos of Rayman, Splinter Cell, and MotoGP. Both Rayman and Splinter cell were not very smooth. To my surprise though, MotoGP was in 3D and ran really smooth, althought there was only 1 bike on the screen, and the enviroment was pretty plain. I'm still not sure about this, but I'll have to wait until it's out before I can really make a judgment on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Originally posted by merlot@Sep 22 2003, 12:50 PM Since I'm bored at work today, I decided to check out IGN's N-Gage section. I checked out some videos of Rayman, Splinter Cell, and MotoGP. Both Rayman and Splinter cell were not very smooth. To my surprise though, MotoGP was in 3D and ran really smooth, althought there was only 1 bike on the screen, and the enviroment was pretty plain. I'm still not sure about this, but I'll have to wait until it's out before I can really make a judgment on it... Ditto. Though the price makes me hesitant. I already have a tiny cell phone. A GBA at its price point is a much more compelling purchase decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre F Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 I'm thinking the price is way to much for this kind of device. Even if it has the best games (which it does not yet) price can make or break or break it. I'm not ready to spend $300 on it. The whole phone issue with putting up against your face does not attract me either. I have a hard enough time keeping my cell phone clean, nevermind a cell phone/gaming device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam P Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 The whole phone issue with putting up against your face does not attract me either. I have a hard enough time keeping my cell phone clean, nevermind a cell phone/gaming device. Unless, of course, you use a headset. But that's starting to cross the line on how much convenience you should have to give up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamsappel Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 You actually hold the narrow top end against your ear to use it as a phone, which does keep your cheek grease off the screen, but you will end up with fingerprints on it. This, along with the gaming button layout and removing the battery to change games, shows that very little thought was put into the N-Gage's ergonomics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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