Kathmandu, April 7:

Nokia launched its N-Gage mobile games service with more games, additional compatible devices that is expanded online, today globally.

“The device owners can now find, try and buy high-quality made-for-mobile games directly from their mobile device. Players can also connect with one another through the N-Gage Arena community,” states a press release. “They can meet friends, find others to play multiplayer games, discuss topics on the message boards and via live chat and participate in tournaments and hosted events.”

“With N-Gage we’re offering a seamless experience for people around the world to try and buy games that are engaging, accessible and have wide appeal,” said Jaakko Kaidesoja, vice- president of games, Nokia. “We’re very excited to get this into the hands of our customers, because with them we will shape the future of mobile gaming.”

The N-Gage platform has exclusive titles that are among the most ambitious and graphically rich mobile games ever produced. From strategy and sport to arcade and action, games of all genres are being developed for N-Gage by leading games publishers. With the N-Gage application on their device, people can create a friends list, send and receive private messages and take part in instant messaging style chat, it claims.