What is N-Gage Arena?
The Arena is N-Gage’s online multiplayer gaming service and community. It’s like the mobile phone equivalent of Xbox Live, and has been going since the launch of the original N-Gage in 2003. The Arena uses a gaming network originally developed by Sega, which was bought by Nokia after Sega ceased to manufacture hardware. Many N-Gage Arena staff are former Sega employees, and you may see them on the Arena forums on the official N-Gage site. The new N-Gage games use an upgraded form of Arena, with an interface that looks very different and contains far more features for interacting with other members through the phone itself. The new Arena should also theoretically let people play multiplayer games in real time, thanks to the latest N-Gage phones being compatible with 3G, 3.5G and Wi-Fi connections.
