N-Gage to appear on Ovi Store?
By Mike Browne on April 28,
 2009 at 00:00,

Nokia has announced that in the next couple of months it will start streamlining and simplifying its range of Services, making it easier for users to find exactly what they want, as well as for third-party developers to make a better impact.

This is all part of bringing Ovi Store online later this month but also sees moves to bring things like mobile games in-line with other services.

Nokia is getting ready for the launch of Nokia Ovi Store by starting an initiative that will streamline the current number of Services that are offered.

"The planned changes are aimed at improving and simplifying the user experience of Nokia services, increasing opportunities for third party developers and other partners to create compelling services, and accelerating the development of a common platform for Nokia's different service offerings," said Niklas Savander, Executive Vice President, Services, Nokia.

The biggest part of this announcement is that mobile games will be sold through Ovi Store as well as through the current outlets. There is no official statement about N-Gage but we can only assume this is part of the intention – either now or in the future.

As part of the announced changes, all mobile games will now become available through the Ovi Store, in addition to through their existing channels. "We believe this will create a better experience for Nokia's millions of customers and spur opportunities for game developers," Savander continued.

In addition, Nokia will add a number of third-party partners, such as image and social networking sites, to the image capture and sharing features on its devices. This move is aimed at enhancing the Nokia device experience for those customers who actively use third party services. There are no more details at this time who these 'third-party partners' may be.

What do you think, is this a good move on Nokia's part? Would you want to see more things moving into Ovi Store and it being a one-stop shop for all things Nokia. Let us know in the Comments below.