Electronic Arts’ chef – John Riccitiello – har under et interview til Reuters i sidste uge ikke lagt skjul på, hvad han mener om Nokias N-Gage. Riccitiello lægger ikke fingrene imellem og går så vidt, som at kalde den håndholdte telefonkonsol for “en hund”. Nokia chef – Jorma Ollila – har så sent som i sidste uge indrømmet, at N-Gage ikke har levet op til forventningerne og har solgt langt mindre end forventet. Branchen har dog tillid til at Nokia nok skal lære lektien på et eller andet tidspunkt.
“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. “Nokia will figure it out,” Riccitiello commented, “it’s just that they haven’t figured it out yet.” He described Nokia as one of the best design engineering companies he knew, and stated his belief that it will eventually succeed in the games industry.


























