N-Gage coming next week for N81 / N81 8GB says Nokia
Low-key announcement on official N-Gage blog heralds launch
Nokia has announced that, next week, owners of N81 and N81 8GB handsets will get "exclusive access to the pre-release version of the N-Gage application and one or more N-Gage games".
The company announced it on its official N-Gage blog. At the same time next week, it will open special 'N-Gage First Access' forums, for users to "give us your feedback on the experience, make suggestions, and help us co-create the N-Gage games service".
It's further proof of Nokia's decision to make the new N-Gage the softest of soft launches: one handset (well, two, but you know what we mean), a "pre-release" version of the N-Gage app, and the possibility that only one game will be available.
We're eager to see which game(s) is (are) available, and how the N-Gage application performs, so keep checking back here next week for first reports and reaction to Nokia's new games initiative.
