Nokia has recently announced the launch of its gaming service, N-Gage in India. Now we will have official content customized for the Indian audience. Also users will now be able to purchase games, access services and pay for them in Indian currency. The N-Gage sub brand is a part of Nokia’s Internet services brand Ovi. Indian users get to choose from a catalogue of 30 titles developed by leading global as well as Indian publishers such as EA Mobile, Gameloft, Glu Mobile and India Games, in addition to Nokia Games Publishing. Nokia has also tied up with Oxigen, an Indian company involved in distributing and managing online Payment. Special pre-paid Oxigen e-vouchers which will be initially available at Nokia Priority Dealers (NPDs) in nine cities across the country & then further extend to other cities.

N-Gage will also give users an opportunity to try every game before they decide to purchase them. N-Gage games in India are priced in the Rs. 49-299 (inclusive of taxes) range. Current N-Gage supported phones include N81, N81 8GB, N82, N79, N85, N95, N95 8GB, Nokia 5320 XpressMusic and 6210 Navigator. More N-Gage supported devices will follow.