T-Mobile Partnership On Wireless Game Services

T-Mobile International and Nokia announced that they will co-develop innovative mobile services globally for the Nokia N-Gage game deck. The new device enables enriched interactive gaming by means of a wireless multiplayer platform for both local and remote gaming.

As part of their partnership, both companies will develop games and integrated games services for the new handset that will be offered to customers via T-Mobile’s network. T-Mobile intends to be the first network operator to commercially deploy games with online functionality for the Nokia N-Gage game deck in Europe and in the US market.

Nikesh Arora, Chief Marketing Officer, T-Mobile International, comments, “This partnership with Nokia emphasizes both T-Mobile's commitment to significantly growing the mobile data market with pioneering partnerships and a firm belief that gaming and entertainment will be key drivers to mass market usage of mobile data. Mobile gaming represents the next step in the evolution of the games industry, by adding interactivity, and mobility to traditional gaming options.”

“Working with a leading mobile operator like T-Mobile means that we can offer N-Gage consumers a total package of both exciting, innovative games as well as integrated mobile game services", said Ilkka Raiskinen, Senior Vice President, Entertainment and Media Business Unit, Nokia Mobile Phones. "Gamers will be able to take advantage of the unique capabilities that the Nokia N-Gage offers, including multiplayer games over GPRS and mobile game services like downloading game content or uploading high scores and screenshots”.

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