N-Gage disppoints in UK

kaos · Oct 16, 2003

500 units sold....WTF

and I ain't got none of'em

EMAGDNIM · Oct 16, 2003

I was reading about that earlier on another site. That's REALLY sad. I don't know how they're going to save face with this....

Tehcno · Oct 16, 2003

Ah yes... my prophecy has come true. "Excellent"

SML · Oct 16, 2003

that's like predicting the sun will rise tomorrow.

Freelancer · Oct 16, 2003

Keep in mind that these sales figures are only from the UK market and do not represent total worldwide sales.

2Heed · Oct 16, 2003

Freelancer said:
Keep in mind that these sales figures are only from the UK market and do not represent total worldwide sales.

Not that it even matters one way or another. This thing's had "premature flop" written all over it. I doubt it'll even come close to Virtual Boy numbers, sales-wise.

TheBigBB · Oct 16, 2003

Wow. Only 8% of the stores carrying it actually sold one! This thing is seriously shaping up as one of the worst flops in game console history, and that's saying a lot! I think if you factor in how much they've spent on advertising, it will actually be the worst failure ever.

Anyone gone to the GameFAQs messageboards for this thing? You're actually considered a troll if you post pro-NGage remarks! Make a topic that says "I love the N-Gage" and you'll be flamed off the boards! It's hilarious. I've never seen such hate.

I wasn't the one posting such topics, of course. Just laughing my ass off.

evil wasabi · Oct 16, 2003

Yeah I read about the N-Gage sales, that's funny...
They're getting what they deserve.

corbo 2 · Oct 16, 2003

Has to the most hated console in history and so it should.

:buttrock:

Freelancer · Oct 16, 2003

It's really not as bad as people are making it out to be. Perhaps if they actually took the time to try it out and play some games on it (aside from a 5 minute demo station trial), they'd realize that the initial batch of games are pretty decent.

TheBigBB · Oct 16, 2003

Freelancer said:
It's really not as bad as people are making it out to be. Perhaps if they actually took the time to try it out and play some games on it (aside from a 5 minute demo station trial), they'd realize that the initial batch of games are pretty decent.

Ports, ports of bad games, ports of good games but dumbed down, games that have have a million versions on other systems... I just don't see the pull when you can get a GBA with like 10 games for the same price. MAYBE if you wanted to use it as a cell phone and MP3 player or something, but I don't see how the N-Gage is better than another similar device in that case. As a phone, it's definitely absurd.

RabbitTroop · Oct 16, 2003

dmhawkmoon said:
Ports, ports of bad games, ports of good games but dumbed down, games that have have a million versions on other systems... I just don't see the pull when you can get a GBA with like 10 games for the same price. MAYBE if you wanted to use it as a cell phone and MP3 player or something, but I don't see how the N-Gage is better than another similar device in that case. As a phone, it's definitely absurd.

For the price, I'd rather have an iPod that just played mp3s... go figure. See, I'm always leery of the all-in-wonder boxes. They try to do everything well, and end up doing nothing at all... feh,

-Nick

EMAGDNIM · Oct 16, 2003

I was talking to to my friend (and EB store manager) and he said that he had sold one, and the same perosn returned it the next day.

Also a lot of the game mags out are giving it bad reviews (game now even makes fun of it, with a pic of one guy talking on the N gage and another talking on a SNES :eek_2:

).

Freelancer · Oct 16, 2003

dmhawkmoon said:
Ports, ports of bad games, ports of good games but dumbed down, games that have have a million versions on other systems... I just don't see the pull when you can get a GBA with like 10 games for the same price. MAYBE if you wanted to use it as a cell phone and MP3 player or something, but I don't see how the N-Gage is better than another similar device in that case. As a phone, it's definitely absurd.

Yes, but to be fair, the GBA has lots of ports too (SNES mainly). The cell phone, PDA and MP3 functionality of the device are what Nokia should be marketing more heavily instead of the game playing aspect.

I look at it as an all-in-one device with the added bonus of playing some decent games. GBA, while cheaper, basically only excels at playing games with no other value to the user.

OrochiEddie · Oct 16, 2003

who didn't see this coming? Hell I read that N-gage tounrament report and the winner just shrugged his shoulders when asked how is it to be the ULTIMATE N-GAYer

Ha theres the N-gage name along with crap-box, lame cube, and gaystation 2, we welcome the N-gage

Lagduf · Oct 16, 2003

Heheh thats just too funny.

slerch666 · Oct 16, 2003

N-Gage sells poorly... everywhere!

I spoke with the manager at the EB where my brother works. They've managed to sell... ONE N-Gage system.

I'd say it's almost as bad as the Virtual Boy sales, but this appears to be even WORSE than that...

Lagduf · Oct 16, 2003

slerch666 said:
N-Gage sells poorly... everywhere!

I spoke with the manager at the EB where my brother works. They've managed to sell... ONE N-Gage system.

I'd say it's almost as bad as the Virtual Boy sales, but this appears to be even WORSE than that...

Yeah but lots of people actually like the Virtual Boy. This is clearly not the case with the n gage.

Frame Gride 2 · Oct 16, 2003

*Mr. Burn's Voice* EXCELLENT!

thundr51 · Oct 16, 2003

Somebody clear out the bargain bin, the n-gage is on the way!

:buttrock:

I wonder if this failure will rank up there with E.T on the Atari :spock:

SML · Oct 16, 2003

A prediction on my part: 10 years from now there will be a group of over 50-150 who really love the N-gage and wonder why it failed.

nemezisx · Oct 16, 2003

Well i got 24 in my store the first day , i sold 5 on launch from preorders, which was Oct 7th , since then im sitting on 19 units and a bunch of games. It's a shame really , but heh i will wait for the massive Price drop +emp discount and Im set.

bokmeow · Oct 16, 2003

Well, I think I did my good by convincing my friend not to buy an N-Gage for his birthday, and I think he took the advice to heart.

Brownie points when I come to the Pearly Gates!

St. Peter the Apostle: "What achievements have you accomplished?"

Me: "I talked my friend out of purchasing an N-Gage."

CraigPilecky · Oct 16, 2003

I say just buy a GBA SP and a cell phone.

Ngage will be/is fast becoming the biggest failure in the game industy in recent years. Heck the Jaguar was selling like hot cakes compared to this. Even though thats just the UK.

You have to be able to sell more than 1 console per every 20 stores :spock:

Plisken · Oct 17, 2003

Bizarrly, Our store has sold 4 out of the initial batch of 5 we had in.

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