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23 September 2003 - Nokia, together with Electronic
Arts (EA) announced that NCAA® Football 2004 will be
developed for the Nokia N-Gage game deck. One of the
best-selling titles from the EA SPORTS® range, NCAA
Football on the Nokia N-Gage game deck gives mobile
quarterbacks the chance to lead their team to the championship
anywhere, anytime. The first college football season
of NCAA Football 2004 on the Nokia N-Gage game deck
will focus on a range of unique mobile features, including
multiplayer gameplay via Bluetooth(TM) wireless technology.
"There's a lot of excitement about the connectivity
features of Nokia's N-Gage," said EA Executive Vice
President of North American Publishing Nancy Smith.
"We believe there are a lot of interesting possibilities
for providing downloadable features for players of both
EA SPORTS and EA GAMES titles."
"We are obviously very excited to be announcing our
first EA title for the N-Gage - NCAA Football 2004.
With Nokia's longstanding involvement in college athletics
and our Nokia Sugar Bowl title sponsorship, the synergies
are tremendous," said Pasi Pölönen, Director of Game
Publishing, Entertainment and Media Business Unit, Nokia
Mobile Phones. "With the multiplay features of NCAA
Football 2004 on the N-Gage, two players can compete
head-to-head in real time, putting the excitement of
an NCAA football game into their hands."
The Nokia N-Gage version of NCAA Football 2004 will
offer football fans instant access to college football
complete with the option play and college playbooks.
Player's will relive the intensity, pageantry and spirit
of college football and celebrate the loyalty and tradition
of college football's storied football programs. NCAA
Football 2004 will be available on the Nokia N-Gage
game deck in time for the 2003 holiday season.
The N-Gage game deck is an innovative mobile device
that is creating an entirely new market for the games
industry. Built for active and hardcore gamers, the
N-Gage platform is the first mobile and connected game
deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer gameplay
over Bluetooth wireless technology and GPRS. The N-Gage
device also offers unique online games services as well
as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from
the leading game publishers. You can find a large selection
of games for the N-Gage (TM) mobile game deck at www.mobileguru.co.uk/Games_Java.htm.
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