Nokia promotes end of N-Gage beta with free game offering

Mobile gaming is about to get a little more exciting. At least if you own one of Nokia (NYSE: NOK)’s N-series devices (N81, N82, N95) that will play nice with Nokia’s N-Gage gaming platform.

Until now, Espoo has limited the fun of N-Gage gaming to beta testers with Nokia N81 handsets. In return for making the N-Gage plunge early, Nokia soft-launched the N-Gage platform on the Nokia N81 only. But, Nokia announced today that they’re bringing the Nokia N-Gage “First Access” beta trial to an end on March 27. And, to commemorate the long-awaited end of the N-Gage beta, Nokia is offering a free download of the Mile High Pinball game, along with 1000 community points, to anyone that takes the time to fill out a survey.

Now, all you N-Gagers out there take note. The ending of the N-Gage beta means that the final version of the Nokia gaming platform is due out shortly. Unfortunately, that means all your high-scores and gaming data will be reset, putting early beta tester on a level playing field of sort with the rest of the N-Gage community. Any games purchased during the “First Access” beta will be valid, but may need to be reinstalled when the final version goes live.

A final release date wasn’t mentioned, but we should see Nokia N-Gage going live in the coming weeks. We know, the wait is almost unbearable at this point, but it’s almost over. In the meantime, head over to Nokia’s N-Gage website and sign up for SMS notification of the final N-Gage launch.

[Via: AllAboutSymbian]