N-Gage to live on as multiplayer gaming service

Nokia's N-Gage was a bad phone and an even worse gaming platform. It quickly became more of a joke than an actual handset, had its 15-minutes of internet fame, and died out within the same week. For some inexplicable reason, Nokia refuses to let the memory of their mistake fade. They're not reviving the N-Gage as an actual platform, but rather as a multiplayer gaming service. The ghost of the N-Gage will haunt many of Nokia's Series 60 devices, starting this fall. Nokia also announced plans to eventually spread the N-Gage to the rest of the series, like some sort of credibility-destroying disease. Features of the new N-Gage include a friends list and a ranking system. These are fairly basic features, but Nokia insisted on citing the inspiration for their inclusion: "one avid female gamer" claimed she didn't like losing to better player online. This may be the first documented incident of anyone ever being dissatisfied with losing in an online game. The Internet was unavailable for comment.

We honestly don't know why Nokia would chose to revive a name that is so rife with negative connotation. The article claims Nokia seeks "redemption." Only time will tell if Nokia vindicates their failure or if N-Gage history will repeat itself a third time.

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