Nokia Game Development Options

Nokia offers several development options to suit your development expertise and area of interest. Whether you’re developing casual or premium games, you can find the right SDK to meet your needs.

Choose from four different game development options for Nokia devices.

SDK/Framework	Java™ ME	Symbian S60	N-Gage	Flash Lite
Advantages	Runs on majority of Nokia mobile devices	Direct access to device features	Support for Try & Buy, DRM	Useful for prototyping
Ease of Development	Easy	Moderate	Easy	Easy
Open/Closed to Developers	Open	Open	Approval through Forum Nokia application	Open
Compatible Devices	Series 40/S60/maemo	S60	Some S60/Some maemo	S60 /maemo
Best Usage	Casual games	Casual and some premium games	Premium, connected games	Very casual games

SDK Features & Benefits

Flash Lite

• Easy and rapid development
• Estimated 500 million devices around the world are capable of playing Flash Lite content (in 2008, Nokia shipped approximately 150 million Flash Lite enabled devices)
• Dramatically accelerates the delivery of rich content
• Large developer base and mature toolset
• Implementation speed and flexibility

Visit Forum Nokia Flash Lite or the Flash Lite Developer’s Library to find out more.

Java™ ME

• Take advantage of the most widely available runtime environment
• Standard set of API’s that work across the full range of Nokia handsets
• Create rich applications
• Access robust, easy-to-use tools

Visit the Java™ ME Developer’s Library to find out more.

Symbian S60

Take advantage of a wide range of API’s giving you the power and freedom to create more innovative games

• Access a new user interaction model supporting Touch UI, tactile feedback and sensor framework (for S60 5th Edition devices)
• Utilise device camera, accelerometer, GPS and graphics acceleration functionalities Visit the S60 5th Edition C++ Developer’s Library to find out more.

N-Gage

• An end-to-end solution for creating premium and connected mobile games
• Games are “Made for Mobile”, tailored to mobile device features and user behaviour
• N-Gage SDK guarantees compatibility across different Nokia devices, reducing the amount of effort required from the game developer
• Wide range of API’s which allow for high degree of creativity and innovation in mobile game development

Visit the N-Gage Industry Insider to find out more.

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