Posts Tagged ‘Nokia’

MWC: Nokia Opens Ovi App Store

February 16th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Distribution | No Comments »

Lately we came across many rumours saying that Nokia would be launching an App Store concept in order to compete with Apple's. Today, the company unveiled it's plans for the Ovi store.

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N-Gage Interview with Mark Ollila

February 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Interviews | 4 Comments »

After multiple delays, 2008 seems to have been the most important year in N-Gage history when it launched the N-Gage concept as a platform instead of dedicated mobile gaming hardware. Since the year has come close to an end, we asked Nokia’s Mark Ollila on what’s to expect next.

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Zombies + Dating = Marketing Mix

February 3rd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Nokia and Capcom have started a new approach to promote their latest mobile game; “Resident Evil Degeneration”. The companies released a unique dating site, right in time for valentines day.

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MoMo: Kamar Shah

February 2nd, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Events & Conferences | No Comments »

Kamar Shah was in Amsterdam today as he held a keynote speech (together with many other mobile gaming minded people) about the world of mobile content. MobileCowboys was there, and here's the English recap.

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N-Gage Player Awards

February 1st, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

This year, Nokia's N-Gage decided to honour the most outstanding mobile game players. With the awards, Nokia is further stimulating it's fans to promote the mobile games service.

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Nokia Starts N-Gage Promotions in Holland

January 29th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

In big markets like the UK, Nokia's N-Gage platform has been promoted to the press for some time. Now, Nokia's press agency in The Netherlands has also started to create press awareness in the hope to create awareness for the platform in The Netherlands.

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N-Gage Stats 2008

January 25th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Game Awards | No Comments »

Nokia's N-Gage Blog has revealed some interesting statistics in regards to the best selling and highest ranking mobile games offered by their service. Both rankings are lead by Nokia itself.

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N-Gage Magazine Promotions

January 15th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

Consumers who live in the UK and buy the latest official Xbox 360 magazine will be surprised to find an N-Gage voucher which allows one free download from Nokia's gaming service.

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Symbian UIQ Files for Bankruptcy

January 5th, 2009 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Platforms: Symbian | No Comments »

We already reported that all companies that once used Symbian's UIQ platform, have abandoned the Symbian UIQ company. Since Nokia announced that it will integrate UIQ's best parts into S60, it was obvious that the company behind UIQ was set to die.

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N-Gage Takes the Bus in Indonesia

December 19th, 2008 by Arjan Olsder Posted in Marketing Strategies | No Comments »

In order to support their launch in Indonesia, Nokia has invested in a special promotional bus that will roam the streets in order to spread the word on the N-Gage mobile gaming services.