EA President Publicly Criticizes N-Gage

EA president and COO John Riccitiello described the Nokia N-Gage system as a "dog" in an interview and stating that software shipments on it have been "non-meaningful."

“When I picked that thing up I knew it was a dog — it just feels stupid,” Riccitiello told news agency Reuters in an interview last week, before reportedly going on to mimick the difficulties presented in using the awkwardly-shaped system as a phone.

The criticism is all the more damaging for Nokia because EA is actually a key supporter of the N-Gage on the software front, with the Finnish mobile giant hoping that games such as FIFA 2004 will help to lift the fortunes of the game deck.

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