How
did the N-Gage perform in the US?
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First
Week Sales Figures
October 20, 2003 - Independent research firm Arcadia Research
reports that the N-Gage sold less than 5,000 units across the
United States in its first week on the market.
Nokia representatives could not validate or dispute this dismal
sales figure. If accurate, it would coincide with earlier reports
(now confirmed) that the N-Gage sold approximately 500 units
in the UK in its first week at retail.
Price may be a major factor in the N-Gage's reported poor
sales numbers. At $299.99, the N-Gage is currently the most
expensive game system among the crop of major game consoles
(including PS2, GameCube, Xbox, and Game Boy Advance ).
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N-Gage
sells poorly at UK game stores.
Low Sales In The UK
October 15, 2003 - The first UK N-Gage sales numbers suggest that
Nokia's new handheld was off to a very rough start in its first
week at retail. Out of 6,000 game stores polled in the UK, less
than 500 N-Gage units were sold in its launch week. While the N-Gage's
selling performance in game stores is quite bleak, the figure of
approximately 500 units does not include mobile phone stores, where
N-Gage owners would have to go to activate service for their new
systems.
Compared to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance sales numbers in the same
week, the N-Gage was outsold by approximately 30:1, even without
any major GBA game releases. We wont know truly how well the N-Gage
sold until (and if) Nokia releases its combined sales figures from
game stores and mobile phone retailers, but judging by the current
numbers, Nokia faces a major uphill battle.
Nokia
figures claim massive N-Gage sales
Nokia has released its first set of sales figures for the N-Gage
Game Deck since the device launched earlier this month, claiming
that the device sold some 400,000 units worldwide during
its first two weeks on sale - completely different picture
to those published by independent market watcher Arcadia
Research this week. Arcadia claimed that the N-Gage
had sold only 5000 units through every US retailer that stocked
the device in its first week on sale. In the UK, Chart-Track has
measured less than 800 sales through videogame retailers
in the first fortnight on sale.
So where does this discrepancy arise? Have the independent
firms been failing to count significant bulk sales of the
device? Or do sales outside the US and the UK made up these
sales figures? Nokia's senior VP for entertainment and
media, Ilkka Raiskinen, did state that sales were strong
in Europe and Asia-Pacific, implying that US sales were
weaker - but really, 5000 sales in the US against 395,000
elsewhere in the world?
More likely is that Nokia is measuring something entirely
different from what the market research firms are measuring.
Arcadia Research and Chart-Track measured the number of
N-Gage Game Deck units actually sold to consumers by the
retailers polled. Nokia, we suspect, is measuring shipments
- the number of N-Gage units sold to retailers, but which
may well still be gathering dust on shelves.
If so, then Nokia's figures aren't representation of the
system's installed base whatsoever - serving only to provide
confirmation of the 400,000 initial shipment figure for
the N-Gage which has been bandied around for several weeks
but never officially stated until now. You have to admire
Nokia's spin, though - announcing a figure like that sounds
very positive.
Nokia hopes to sell between 6 and 9 million N-Gage Game
Deck units before the end of 2004. By contrast, Nintendo
expects to sell around 20 million GameBoy Advances / GBA
SP in its current financial year, which ends next April.
The GBA has been outselling the N-Gage by a factor of 30:1 at
UK videogame retailers over the past fortnight; while a
direct comparison of the GBA launch to the N-Gage launch
in the USA (using Arcadia Research figures) shows that
it outsold the significantly more expensive N-Gage by over 100:1
in their respective first weeks on sale.
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N-Gage
Technical Specification
Features
High performance mobile 3D gaming
Gaming-optimized design and functionality
(not realy - to change games / MMC cards you
have to open the phone, take out the battery
and only than you can switch the games)
Bluetooth
Digital music player and recorder
Stereo FM radio
Nokia Audio Manager PC software
New design concept, new UI experience
(NOT: UI Practilcy the same for all Series 60 phones)
Multimedia messaging
Full email support (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, MIME2)
(This is relly cool)
Content with XHTML browser
Tri-band EGSM 900/GSM1800/GSM 1900
Series 60 UI enabling application multitasking
Slave USB 1.1. for digital music download from
PC
(Well USB 2.0 would be faster BUT)
MP3, AAC, Midi, WAV ringing tones
WAP over GPRS
Size
- Weight: 137 g (with standard battery)
- Dimensions: 133,7 x 69.7 x 20,2 mm, 139cc
Design
- Exciting games oriented design: not really - to change
games / MMC cards you have to open the phone, take out
the battery and only than you can switch the games - Nokia
really messed things up there! Haven't they seen what handheld
consoles look like. The game card should be inserted WITHOUT
taking the unit apart!!!)
- Ergonomic game controls for two-hand use (keys divided
on both sides
of the screen - BUT no shoulder buttons like GBA and all the rest
of the consoles have)
- Five-way directional controller (works eight ways in
games)
- High fidelity stereo headset for music player, FM stereo
radio, and voice
calls (mono)
- Internal antenna
- Built-in vibrator
- IHF speaker for calls, game sounds, music
- Stereo line in for audio recording (analog)
- Slave USB 1.1. for digital music download from PC
Interactive Games
- Catalogue of branded AAA quality games available at sales
start
- Single player games, local multiplayer Bluetooth games
- Games available on game cards (MMC)
- 3.4 MB user memory on device flash
Display and User Interface
- Illuminated high-contrast, full-graphics color display
(size 176 x 208 pixels)
- Series 60 graphical user interface enabling application
multitasking with
five-way navigation
- Separate application key, music and radio short cut keys,
highlighted game
keys
Digital Music Player
- Digital music player for AAC and MP3 files
- Stereo line in for audio recording (analog)
- Slave USB 1.1. for digital music download from PC
- High fidelity stereo headset for music player, FM stereo
radio, and voice calls
(mono)
- Integrated recorder (AAC) from analog stereo line connector
and FM radio
- Music file download from compatible PC over USB cable
- 64 MB memory card for music
- Handsfree speaker for music listening
- Short cut button to start the Music Player
Enhanced Messaging
- Email protocols (IMAP4, POP3, SMTP, MIME2)
- Multimedia messaging (send, reply, forward, play audio,
stop audio, insert
multimedia content) enabling easy and more colorful messaging with
compatible devices
- Enhanced SMS support including: Multiple SMS sending,
SMS concatenation,
templates, smileys, and picture messages
* Messaging features are dependent on the network as well
as on the compatibility of devices used and content formats
supported.
Stereo FM Radio
- News and music available from favorite radio channels
- Automatic next/previous channel seek
- 20 radio channel memory-Integrated recorder (AAC)
- Handsfree speaker for radio
- Short cut button to start the radio
Wireless Connectivity
- Data support HSCSD, GPRS Multislot Class 6 (2+2, 3+1,
class B)
- Bluetooth
- Wireless phone-to-phone or phone-to-PC connectivity
- Send/receive pictures, graphics, and business cards
- Play games
- SyncML
Nokia Audio Manager PC Software
- Requires Windows 98, Windows ME, or Windows 2000 professional,
Windows XP, USB port (for detailed requirements see User's Guide
provided in the sales package).
-Create AAC music files from CD
-Playlists to organize music files in PC
High Speed Data
- HSCSD up to 43.2 kilobits
- GPRS up to 40.2 kilobits (Class B, 3+1, 2+2)
Java Technology
- Supports the standard Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME™)
Memory
- 3.4 MB internal + external memory cards (32, 64 and 128
Mb available
separately).
- 64 MB memory -card (MMC) provided in the sales package.
- Shared memory for images, contact data, calendar, messages,
and
add-on applications
Operating System
- Symbian OS with Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME™) support
Personal Information Management
- Calendar
- To-Do list
- Contacts/Address book
- Pinboard
Polyphonic Ringing Tones
- Mono ringing tone composer
- MP3, AAC, Midi, WAV ringing tones
Triple Band Operation
- GSM 900/1800/1900; automatic switching between bands
Voice Features
- Voice dialing; memory for 20 names and numbers
- Voice recorder
- Integrated handsfree speaker
WAP
- XHTML over GSM data, HSCSD, and GPRS.
- Access current WAP services with the XHTML browser
Some features are network dependent. Please check the availability
of WAP services with your network operator and/or WAP service
provider.
Content with XHTML Browser
- XHTML with iMode extension
- Over-the-air download of new Java™-based games/game levels
Standard Sales Package
Transceiver
ACP-12 Charger
HDD-2 Stereo Headset
DKE-2 USB Cable
ADE-2 Recording Cable
ADA-2 Adapter Cable
64 MB memory card (MMC)
BL-5C Li-Ion Battery
Booklet (including User's Guide and Warranty card)
CD-ROM
Games brochure