N-Gage handhelds production stops as Nokia plans to focus on other mobile entertainment mediums.

Nokia's VP of corporate strategy, Antii Vasara, has confirmed that there are no plans to develop future versions of the N-Gage. In an interview, the Vice-President admitted that the N-Gage did not achieve the projected targets. "N-Gage is still being sold but it was not a success in the sense of developing a new category." He said, "We learnt that people want to play games on all devices. As such we are integrating the gaming software into Series 60 phones."

The company now plans to Focus on mobile TV and music with the N91 Handset, a smartphone that can hold upto 3000 music tracks.

The company still has plans for gaming though. According to Vasara, Nokia will emphasize even more on mobile gaming in 2007, a time by which the mobile technology will allow for better games.

Support for the existing N-Gage and N-Gage QD handsets continues, despite the fact that there are no plans to introduce further iterations in the series.

A good handset down the drain...