Nokia
Nokia have announced a new phone that focuses on games, a potential GBA competetor.
Nokia is famous for their excellent phone models, but now they're expanding their small games section. They have announced a new phone entitled the N-Gage.
At the company's annual confrence in Munich, Germany, they announced a phone that they state not only offers the usual phone features, but "quality" games. Multiplayer will be an option with Bluetooth, and also wide-area mobile networks.
The games will be available on memory cards, and Nokia states it wants to be a game publisher. Sega apparently is already on board but no games have been announced.
No technical details were announced, but they did show off the system. It's design is similar to that of the GBA, with a LCD screen in the middle and a D-pad and action buttons.
Nokia hope to launch the phone at around Febraury 2003, presumably in America for then.
http://www.cube-europe.com/newsphp/news.php?id=2940
Ericsson
Ericsson have announced another upcoming handheld console, should Nintendo worry?
Red Jade is an upcoming handheld console from Ericsson and it boasts 64-bit capabilities.
Ericsson made the announcement to bring back this handheld (once delayed due to financial problems) in Asia last week. They also stated that they hope for a 2003 launch. It will be able to process graphics somewhere between Playstation 1 and the N64. Below are the specs:
64-bit CPU
3D polygon graphics
Multi-channel PCM Sounds
TFT LCD display, 65536 colors
Mobile phone rechargeable battery
Blue Tooth technology enable wireless communication between 2 or more machines
Download game titles from secured game servers
Retail price will be less than US$100 (around £63)
http://www.cube-europe.com/newsphp/news.php?id=2955
Some serious competition for AGB??
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