An Obituary for the N-Gage ➹

The amazing thing for me is not that it’s dead, it’s that someone kept it alive for this long considering that every single bit of the experience was lousy. For instance, the N85 comes with a handful of games, and it took it two full minutes to set them up once I clicked on the N-Gage icon. Of course “touch-age” pundits will go on and compare it to touchscreen devices or the App Store, but the market for J2ME games has always been alive and well - mobile gaming was never just about phone UIs, it’s about knowing the business.