11 Facts About Nokia N-Gage

Nokia N-Gage attempted to lure gamers away from the Game Boy Advance by including telephone functionality.

The original Nokia N-Gage was described as resembling a taco, which led to its mocking nickname "taco phone".

N-Gage was discontinued in February 2006, with Nokia moving its gaming capabilities onto selected Series 60 smartphones.

Besides its gaming capabilities, the Nokia N-Gage was a Series 60 smartphone, running Symbian OS 6.

Nokia N-Gage spotted an opportunity to combine these devices into one unit.

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In February 2004, with the Nokia N-Gage failing to make a major impact four months on, CEO Jorma Ollila claimed that the device would be given until 2005 to be judged whether it was a success or failure.

In November 2005, Nokia admitted that the N-Gage failed, selling only one-third of the company's expectations.

In October 2006, Nokia released the last game for the N-Gage QD, combat racer Payload.

Critics suggested Nokia N-Gage was counting the number of decks shipped to retailers, not the number actually purchased by consumers.

In 2004, Nokia N-Gage claimed in a press release that it had shipped its millionth deck, represented as a company milestone despite falling short of the company's initial projection of six million decks by the end of 2004.

Nokia N-Gage had projections of at least 6 million sold decks in three years instead of only 3 million.