Nokia trials new N-Gage with Elisa

Handset giant Nokia continued towards the relaunch of its ill-fated N-Gage mobile gaming service, announcing it will partner with Finnish operator Elisa to mount a pilot beginning this month and continuing through mid-year. "Our goal is to give our customers a new and unique experience they cannot get anywhere else," Elisa's content services department head Mikko Mattinen said in a prepared statement. "People who enjoy mobile games are often the same customers who enjoy experimenting with new mobile services and content." According to Nokia, it is prepping the revised N-Gage platform for commercial availability later in 2007.

For more on the N-Gage pilot:
- read this release
- FierceGameBiz's take

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