N-Gage Games Costs Less Here

Quite often here in Singapore we find ourselves paying more for the same thing than others overseas might pay. For example, the MacBook starts at US$1099 from the Apple Store in US, but S$1688 in Singapore (should be only S$1517 based on xe.com’s currency conversion). So I’m quite pleased to notice that N-Gage game titles actually cost less in Singapore than the European market has to pay. The only excecption is the 1-day game pass.

The full version (unlimited time) of the N-Gage titles currently cost between 7 Euros (S$15.21) and 10 Euros (S$21.73). In the UK, they are offered between 6 GBP (S$16.52) and 8 GBP (S$22.03). Guess what’s the price in Singapore? Just S$15 to S$18!

The 1-day pass is 1.5 GBP, 7-day pass is 4 GBP. In Singapore, it is S$5 and S$10 respectively. It is only the 1-day pass that it costs more in Singapore. So overall, we do get a better deal here.

The more important question, however, is whether the S$15 to S$18 price for the full version is worth while in the first place. Considering that most people change their mobile phones more often than, say, their PC or Xbox 360, the N-Gage games are not going to last very long. I presume, of course, that the N-Gage games activated on one phone will not be transferrable to another phone.

An unfortunate “problem” with N-Gage is that it reduces the battery life the phone… because if you’re addicted to the game, you’re going to be keeping the phone active and rather busy for a lot more time than before N-Gage came!