Nokia Oyj

Moby ID: 4215

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  • Oy Nokia Ab (from 1944-08-04 to 1997-09-01)
  • Nokia Ab (from 1871-02-03 to 1944-08-04)

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Nokia is a Finnish multinational telecommunications firm, best known for its cell phones like the infamous Nokia 3310. Founded in 1865 as a pulp mill in Tampere, the company diversified and at various points produced a myriad of consumer and industrial goods such as tyres, computers, paper products and other items; Nokia has since spun off its other divisions to focus solely on mobile technologies. The company suffered a period of decline following the popularity of smartphone platforms such as iOS and Android, to which they made a parnership with Microsoft by adopting Windows Phone as the primary smartphone operating system, and culminated in the sale of its devices division to Microsoft, who continued to produce Nokia-branded feature phones and Lumia smartphones under the Nokia and later Microsoft brands; Microsoft has since sold its feature phone business to Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile and HMD Global, a Finnish company headed by veteran Nokia executives. Nokia no longer manufactures devices themselves, instead licensing them to HMD Global.

Nokia's greatest contribution to mobile gaming was their version of Snake, programmed by Taneli Armanto and first released in 1997 on the Nokia 6110. The company also made their attempt at a handheld game console with the N-Gage and the later N-Gage 2.0 service for S60 smartphones, though both received lukewarm reception at best, with the original N-Gage handheld being maligned for its awkward design and high price.

Credited on 50 Games from 1998 to 2013

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Mass Effect: Infiltrator (2012 on iPhone, BlackBerry, Android...)
Liqua Pop (2011 on iPhone, Symbian)
NBA Jam (2011 on iPhone, iPad, Android...)
Real Racing 2 (2010 on Macintosh, iPhone, Android...)
Aporkalypse: Pigs of Doom (2010 on J2ME, Android, iiRcade...)
The Big Roll in Paradise (2010 on Symbian)
Ovi Maps Racing (2010 on Symbian)
Parking Mania (2009 on iPhone, iPad, Windows Phone...)
Romance of Rome (2009 on Windows, Symbian, Macintosh...)
Bounce Touch (2008 on Symbian)
Spore Origins (2008 on BREW, J2ME, Windows Mobile...)
Dirk Dagger and the Fallen Idol (2008 on N-Gage (service))
Reset Generation (2008 on J2ME, Browser, N-Gage (service))
Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D (2008 on iPhone, Zeebo, N-Gage (service))
Asphalt 4: Elite Racing (2008 on Symbian, iPhone, Nintendo DSi...)
Hooked On: Creatures of the Deep (2008 on N-Gage (service))
Metal Gear Solid Mobile (2008 on J2ME, N-Gage (service), DoJa...)
Bounce Tales (2008 on J2ME)
Global Race: Raging Thunder (2007 on Symbian)
Civilization (2006 on N-Gage)

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Company's Headquarters location and contact information (2008):

Nokia

Keilalahdentie 2-4

P.O. Box 226

FIN-00045 Nokia Group

Finland

Tel. +358 (0) 7180 08000

Fax. +358 7180 38226

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