N-Gage

:This article is about the hand-held telephone. For the model railway N gauge, see N scale.

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The Nokia N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system based on the Nokia Series 60 platform. It was launched on October 7, 2003.

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In the early 2000s, gamers were increasingly carrying around both a cell phone and a Game Boy, the most popular handheld game system. Nokia spotted an opportunity to combine these devices into a more handy unit. The company also included multiplayer over Bluetooth or the Internet (via the N-Gage Arena service), MP3 and Real Audio/Video playback, and PDA-like features into the system.

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