The N-Gage is a mobile telephone and handheld game system based on the Nokia Series 60 platform. It started selling on October 7, 2003. It attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including cellphone functionality. This was unsuccessful, partly because the buttons, designed for a phone, were not well-suited for gaming and when used as a phone the original N-Gage was described as resembling a "taco"[1].
In 2005, Nokia announced that it would move its N-Gage games capabilities onto a series of smartphones. These devices and games will be available in 2007. See Future section for more details.
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