Nokia is about to close its ailing gaming platform N-Gage next year, acknowledging the defeat of its first major attempt to offer a service applications to their phones. The download service games from the mobile phone maker faced major challenges over the years, as their specific models for games failed to attract consumers.

The online game service launched last year never to go beyond a niche audience. Nokia is seeking new ways to generate revenue from online services, with the maturing of its traditional cellular market, and industries of gaming and music were the focus of the first manufacturer of mobile devices. “We will not make new games for N-Gage application, Nokia said in the blog service.

The company said that the games of his first active service may be purchased by the end of September 2010 and that the community site will remain open throughout the year.
After the closing of the service, Nokia will continue to sell mobile games through its online store Ovi, a smaller competitor from the App Store, Apple.

Nokia is the world’s leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile and fixed telecom networks including related customer services.

Via: Nokia Br.