Thursday Roundup

Published by ikona on June 12th, 2008 in Dirk Dagger, Mobile Gaming, N-Gage, Nokia

Dirk Dagger Game Page

You may not have noticed unless you religiously visit our Web Showroom every day, but we have added a game page for Dirk Dagger to the Website, including screen shots and a video.
Touch Screen for N-Gage?

Tzer2 over at All About N-Gage has tackled the issue of touch screen gaming versus the traditional button mashing, noting:

“Whatever happens and whoever does it, it should be fascinating to see how touchscreen phone gaming plays out in the real world. Could portable consoles become obsolete? After all, touchscreen phones would have superior processing power, an equally good control system, and potentially a much much larger userbase.”

Personally I think both will be around for a while. I would rather be using a touch screen for something like Brain Challenge, where I could just point to the correct answer. Obviously that’s much more intuitive. But in an action game like FIFA or Asphalt, I don’t want important visual information hidden under my fat, clumsy Ikona fingers.
Nokia Most Trusted Brand in India

According to an independent survey by one of India’s major newspapers, Nokia is the most trusted brand name in the country:

“Nokia has emerged as the Most Trusted Brand in India in the annual survey undertaken by Brand Equity of The Economic Times, India’s largest and the world’s second most read financial daily.”

No word on where N-Gage ranked. :)