Espoo, Finland - Nokia announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Finland-based mobile operator Elisa, to conduct a six-month pilot of its new N-Gage mobile gaming service. Elisa, which counts 2.2 million subscribers, will combine its existing mobile gaming platform with the Nokia N-Gage platform and carry out intensive testing and evaluation. The N-Gage mobile gaming platform is expected to launch officially in mid-2007.