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Nokia N-Gage Tour gets gamers gagging for it

Over 20,000 thousand gamers turned out for the UK N-Gage Tour for an exclusive first look and all-important test drive of the Nokia N-Gage, whetting their appetites for the global launch on 7th October. The N-Gage Tour started in Newcastle Haymarket on 29th August and came to its dramatic conclusion on Saturday 6th September on London's South Bank.

The imposing truck was constantly packed out with gamers, keen to put the much-anticipated N-Gage through its paces and with top class software showcasing the gamedeck's unique wireless multiplayer game play, they were not disappointed. Ryan Peters from Manchester said: 'I've just thrashed my mate on Tony Hawks Pro Skater and it was wicked, when and where can I buy one!'

The brave and brazen put their skills to the ultimate test in the N-Gage Challenge, determined to prove they were the best - some dedicated players made special trips to several tour visits to protect their scores. Just six players have ended up dominating the 30 high scoreboard places and overall UK champion Sean (Hogi) Hogdson from Leeds will be traveling to the N-Gage Challenge Finals in Paris on 4 October to represent UK against Europe.

Guest DJs from Scotland's Beat 106FM and the Galaxy network added some local sounds and in Manchester a surprise visit from sexy Hollyoaks stars Darren Jeffries, (OB) Carley Stenson, (Stef) and Tiffany Mulheron, (Natalie) added a touch of glamour as they got to grips with the N-Gage. Even more surprising was a drop in from Uri Geller in Convent Garden who swapped mind games for N-Gage games for a while.

The Nokia N-Gage Tour will visit more than 50 cities across 16 European countries during its eight week run. Each tour date gives gamers the chance to get hands on with the Nokia N-Gage game deck and see true mobile wireless gaming in action for the very first time.

The Nokia N-Gage is the first mobile games console to offer multiplayer gaming over Bluetooth and GPRS, and launches globally on 7 October 2003. It features titles from top publishers such as Electronic Arts, Activison, Eidos, Sega, Taito and THQ. As well as being a game deck, the Nokia N-Gage has a built in mobile phone and features an MP3 player and a stereo FM radio.

You can track the progress of the Tour – where it is going and who is leading the Nokia N-Gage Challenge, by logging on to www.n-gage.com.

About N-Gage
The Nokia 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 Nokia N-Gage is the first mobile and connected game deck to feature online high-quality 3D multiplayer gameplay over Bluetooth and GPRS. The Nokia N-Gage also offers unique online games services as well as a comprehensive and growing games catalogue from the leading game publishers. Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Nokia and N-Gage are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.



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