As expected Nokia introduced the new N-Gage mobile gaming service. The service allows you to try all N-Gage games for free from any compatible Nokia device and then download and buy a game on your device or PC . The N-Gage service will be available globally in November 2007. At that time, the free N-Gage application can be downloaded from http://www.n-gage.com (PC or mobile) and installed in compatible devices. Later, the N-Gage application will be embedded in a wide range of Nokia devices, including the new Nokia N81 and Nokia N95 8GB, so consumers can play straight out of the box. N-Gage titles include EA SPORTS FIFA 08, The Sims 2 Pets, Tetris, and Tiger Woods PGA TOUR being developed for the platform as well as new publishers Capcom and Vivendi, including Crash Bandicoot. Nokia Publishing also announced new titles: Snakes Subsonic and Bounce Boing Voyage. But I wondered what happened to Creatures of the Deep and the One?

Based on the Nokia Q&A session held during the event, here are a few tidbits that you may not know.
As for Ngage support it currently will be compatible with 7 devices : N81, N81 8GB, N95, N95 8GB, N93, N93i and N73 but they’ll be announcing more on an ongoing basis. Not only Nseries devices but other Nokia S60 devices will be added as well. N-Gage technology is currently only compatible with S60 3rd edition devices. Strangely, the N73, a device without a dedicated graphics chip is on the list, while the equally equipped N80 is not. Chances are the N80 will be added later on, but I do expect that that these two devices won’t be able to take advantage of the more advanced games like System Rush. When they launch later in the year, the N-Gage application will be available as a free download from the N-Gage.com website (on PC or mobile). Afterwards, it will be pre-installed on new compatible devices going forward. As many are asking, the N95 will be a compatible device. You can sign up for a launch notification email or sms on N-Gage.com.
There are lots of games in development right now, both first party and third party titles, the games aren’t finished yet so the feature sets may still change a bit. Many titles will be multiplayer, but all titles will have connected features of some sort, such as global rankings. All games will also support N-Gage Points system, so you can earn points from achievements in any N-Gage title.