Discover N-Gage in your Nokia N96
With your new Nokia N96, you have power to explore your world and stay entertained. Along with its high end memory, display, and other great features, your new device should also have the N-Gage application installed.
This article will help you get started with the next generation of mobile gaming.
What is N-Gage?
N-Gage brings you exceptional, made-for-mobile gaming. Download best-in-class titles from top publishes to your compatible device or PC. Try any game for free so you buy only the ones you want. Track and share your scores, and play with friends from across the street or around the world.Getting Started
To start gaming, first launch the N-Gage application. Look for the blue icon on your device, either on the top level of your device menu or in the Applications folder.
Once it starts up, you'll find yourself in the N-Gage application with five different tabs to explore: Home, My Games, My Profile, My Friends, and Showroom.
Installing Games
Navigate to the My Games tab and you'll see a number of game logos, representing game trials that are already on your device. The first time you visit here, some or all of the game logos may be grayed out, meaning they have already been loaded onto your device but still need to be installed.
Go ahead and click one of the grayed-out games to install it and follow the on-screen instructions. We always suggest you install games to your device's 16GB mass memory, rather than device memory.
Once the game trial has been installed, go ahead and start it up and start playing!
Using Your VoucherMany Nokia N96 devices included a special bonus for you, a game voucher inside an envelope in your box, which includes a free Activation Code to convert one of your game trials to a fully-enabled game.
Depending on what part of the world you are in, this voucher could be for Tetris or Asphalt 3: Street Rules or another game. To use your voucher, go ahead and scratch off the gray covering the Activation Code. Then launch the game indicated on your voucher, and look for the Purchase screen.
Go ahead and enter the Activation Code on your voucher into the dialog box. Remember, the first number in an Activation Code is usually a Zero, not the letter 'o'. Once activated, you'll have full access to the complete game.
Getting More GamesBesides the ten or so different game trials that are pre-installed on most Nokia N96 devices, there is a whole new world of additional N-Gage games to try and buy, with new ones being released all the time.
To find additional N-Gage games to try, navigate to the Showroom tab within the N-Gage application, select 'Options' and hit 'Update Now.' This should populate your Showroom with all of the latest N-Gage games.
What's Next?
Downloading and playing new N-Gage games is just the beginning. Within the N-Gage application, you can also read player reviews, recommend games to your friend, create a Player Profile, and more.
And if at any point you're having trouble with your activations or your application, visit the Support section of our website or the Customer Care forums, where you can get the help that you need.
Thanks for joining the N-Gage family, and happy gaming!
