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kirby007 on 30 March 2014

Many wonder why Microsoft bought Nokia, but it is very simple Nokia is ideal for creating a new Ngage with W8/9 OS as flagship.
Is microsoft taking the next step into developing handheld gaming with your phone? count on it



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Alt-Ctrl-Delete on 30 March 2014

Taco Talk Revisited. I had a Nokia N-Gage QD neat looking device, but that was about it.




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Alt-Ctrl-Delete on 30 March 2014

I think Microsoft as a whole is smart enough to not go down the dedicated handheld route. It will only end in being buried by Nintendo, or have a small piece of the shrinking handheld market.




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vivster on 31 March 2014

Games for Windows Phone!



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binary solo on 31 March 2014

Joke thread obviously. MS bought Nokia because if they hadn't Windows Phone OS would have utterly failed by now.



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Dr.Henry_Killinger on 31 March 2014
kirby007 said:

Many wonder why Microsoft bought Nokia, but it is very simple Nokia is ideal for creating a new Ngage with W8/9 OS as flagship.
Is microsoft taking the next step into developing handheld gaming with your phone? count on it

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Zekkyou on 31 March 2014

MS bought Nokia because they needed them, not to create a niche gaming mobile :P They have a strong hold on the PC market, a decent grip on the living room and a comparatively tiny portion of the mobile market (arguably the biggest of three right now, at least in terms of revenue). Buying Nokia secures them a valuable brand to help them push their OS forwards in that area.

I actually quite like Windows 8 on mobile, so i hope they can find more success than they currently have. I do hope they stop pretending the metro design isn't completely awful for PC though ¬_¬ If W9 follows this same theme i'll end up stuck on 7 for ages.



mutantsushi on 31 March 2014
binary solo said:
Joke thread obviously. MS bought Nokia because if they hadn't Windows Phone OS would have utterly failed by now.

SHOCKING!  Just SHOCKING!
Obviously, MS don't need to buy Nokia to make a gaming-focused phone, they can do that with any partner, or buy some small OEM like NEC.
Adding dedicated buttons/controls to a phone is hardly rocket science.



lucidium on 31 March 2014
kirby007 said:

Many wonder why Microsoft bought Nokia, but it is very simple Nokia is ideal for creating a new Ngage with W8/9 OS as flagship.
Is microsoft taking the next step into developing handheld gaming with your phone? count on it

Especially after the monumental success of the Ngage right?