I love video games, but the more busy I get the less time I have for gaming.

I still have a ps4 but only two games, both haven't been touched in over a month

Excessive gaming can cause blisters. Especially that PlayStation pad.

AllNaijaBlogger:
It is not easy being a gamer in Nigeria. The Nigerian society is not as technologically advanced as many other countries (for example, the UK and USA), which naturally means that the video-gaming industry in Nigeria is not adequately catered for. The Nigerian gamer faces a lot of unnecessary issues due to this fact, and here are some of these ordeals we have to go through-


5) Knowing that NEPA/PHCN will destroy your game/console;
NEPA/PHCN is the sole electricity provider in Nigeria which continuously fails to deliver constant electricity. It is bad enough that Nigerian gamers have only few hours everyday to play their favourite games due to a national case of epileptic power supply but the real kicker is that the unexpected “cutting and bringing-back” of electricity destroys electronics. When NEPA/PHCN brings back electricity after a period of power outage, it sometimes comes with a high voltage which can burn or blow up your gaming console and other household electronics. Even with a UPS or stabilizer you aren’t always safe- NEPA/PHCN once blew up my PS2 console with a stabilizer.

Unfortunately, there is another way that NEPA/PHCN can destroy your console- if there is a power outage during a process in your gameplay/console functions that shouldn’t be interrupted. When this happens, it at times creates corrupt data. This could be bad for your console if it happens constantly.


4) The frustration from NEPA/PHCN power outage when you are at an important stage;
Imagine playing a difficult game and you manage to clear the stage but as you are about to save, there is a power outage (NEPA/PHCN takes the light). The anger, the frustration, the butthurt! All your hard work in your game goes out the window just because you live in a country that refuses to give constant electric power supply.

There is even a worse scenario with power outages- a situation in which you are beating your friend at a competitive game (eg FIFA, PES, Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter) but then NEPA/PHCN strikes and the electricity goes off. It is an annoying situation that is only exacerbated by the smirk on the face of the friend that should have lost. I cannot count how many times some of my friends narrowly escaped defeat at PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) to my attacking prowess because of NEPA/PHCN.


3) Online gaming is hampered by poor internet services;
If you manage to get a good internet service provider with fast broadband speeds in Nigeria, your internet bill will surely be a huge monthly amount. Internet in Nigeria is an expensive service- fast broadband is cheaper in the UK than Nigeria. £30 (30 Pounds) a month in the UK will get you on many unlimited broadband plans but in Nigeria, the best such can get you is a 40 Gigabyte limited download plan. It also goes without saying that most of the internet service providers in Nigeria give slow download speeds that are not good enough for online gaming.


2) Everything is imported- from the consoles to the in-game storylines;
Nigeria does not produce games. Yes, pirated games do not count as “production”. Buying videogames, consoles and PC’s in Nigeria is a nightmare because they are more expensive due to the importation costs added on by the retailers. A problem with the importation is that most retailers in Nigeria can not give warranties on the hardware as they are just resellers rather than accredited distributors.

Going deeper into issue, one has to wonder when we will get Nigerian characters or storylines in the games we play? Yes, there are some mobile games designed by Nigerians but they are not hardcore games nor do they sell in the hundreds of thousands.


1) The negative stereotypes from “non-gaming” family and friends
Gamers generally get stereotyped as “lazy” or “immature” or “anti-social” people by non-gamers (people who don’t play videogames). It is a universal issue but in Nigeria, it is arguably 10 times worse due to the fact that the country is not technologically advanced nor is it a liberal country. Furthermore, Nigeria is a very social country where it is culturally expected for everyone to socialize. It is not like in New York or in London where everyone just stares at each other in the subway trains without talking to each other- in Nigeria, passengers chat in public transport. In short, introverted behaviour is not encouraged here.

The typical Nigerian parent will rain curses on their middle-aged child that they catch playing videogames- “See this agbaya! Your mates are getting married with children and you are playing cartoon!”.



sauce

hmmmmmm

Misogynist2014:
Excessive gaming can cause blisters. Especially that PlayStation pad.

Maybe you need to go easy on the buttons...

Of course its immature. Get it straight, games don't pay bills.

I played THE LAST OF US,for 11 MONTHS in NIGERIA
A game that took me just 40 days abroad,Na PHCN be the major problem

Funny enough, gaming helps me think yet clear my head at the same time.

cao:

Maybe you need to go easy on the buttons...

Thanks dear

i play video games like 5 days in a week.and i have six gfs.no prostitute

mack111:
Of course its immature. Get it straight, games don't pay bills.

Hmmm, that's true.

I guess watching movies pay bills tho. Or relaxation as a whole pays bills.

Infact, anything that doesn't pay bills is immature right?

Go home nigga, you are drunk.

I am a core gamer but not with pad.

I prefer mouse than pad.

And my best games is adventure, I am not that football type.

True weti you talk.

After work, I go just go my apartment start to play game.

Even at office when work don reduce. I go just open game for my system dey play like mad

The truth be say I dey very less social. But those games dey rely keep me company

lolu20:
i play video games like 5 days in a week.and i have six gfs.no prostitute

SECONDED, @op, d number 5 hit me hard but I've UPS for backup.

Sh1t, my wife won d kombat game, brb make I revenge




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mack111:
Of course its immature. Get it straight, games don't pay bills.

You're very ignorant

no 4 got me Laughing...... especially wen u dey play bettin with a frnd for game centre and u dey win only for NEPA to burst light around 88th minute. u go feel lyk cryin..lol

mack111:
Of course its immature. Get it straight, games don't pay bills.

Search online for d Uk-based Nigeria dude who makes millions through Fifa game



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I don't quite agree with the op on what you wrote up there most gamers like me can afford the console pay Internet bills monthly but I hardly see any reason to play online the Internet speed is crap here in naija,apart from Nepa or PHCN can't be a barrier when your are playing, there are ups, inverter or I pass my neighbour Gen at least, those should take care of your power issues.Stereo type?nah not in this country, most gamers are actually very good academically, plus not all are nerds,alot of blokes in Naija are gamers and they are very good.

Me I like video games very well...but consoies appears to be expensive to maintain..I mean...5 high end PS4 games could be running you into 15-20k times 5...du the math...am thinking of building my own gaming PC ...since internet is still lagging in nigeria...will just rely on campaign modes...and if u understand video game anatomy u will notice that PC is the ultimate...PS4 and Xbox one have limited hardware components...can't wait for my 16GB Ram beast...hooked up to my 4K sony TV(lawwd)...GTA 5 and project cars go suffer o!

AllNaijaBlogger:
It is not easy being a gamer in Nigeria. The Nigerian society is not as technologically advanced as many other countries (for example, the UK and USA), which naturally means that the video-gaming industry in Nigeria is not adequately catered for. The Nigerian gamer faces a lot of unnecessary issues due to this fact, and here are some of these ordeals we have to go through-


5) Knowing that NEPA/PHCN will destroy your game/console;
NEPA/PHCN is the sole electricity provider in Nigeria which continuously fails to deliver constant electricity. It is bad enough that Nigerian gamers have only few hours everyday to play their favourite games due to a national case of epileptic power supply but the real kicker is that the unexpected “cutting and bringing-back” of electricity destroys electronics. When NEPA/PHCN brings back electricity after a period of power outage, it sometimes comes with a high voltage which can burn or blow up your gaming console and other household electronics. Even with a UPS or stabilizer you aren’t always safe- NEPA/PHCN once blew up my PS2 console with a stabilizer.

Unfortunately, there is another way that NEPA/PHCN can destroy your console- if there is a power outage during a process in your gameplay/console functions that shouldn’t be interrupted. When this happens, it at times creates corrupt data. This could be bad for your console if it happens constantly.


4) The frustration from NEPA/PHCN power outage when you are at an important stage;
Imagine playing a difficult game and you manage to clear the stage but as you are about to save, there is a power outage (NEPA/PHCN takes the light). The anger, the frustration, the butthurt! All your hard work in your game goes out the window just because you live in a country that refuses to give constant electric power supply.

There is even a worse scenario with power outages- a situation in which you are beating your friend at a competitive game (eg FIFA, PES, Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter) but then NEPA/PHCN strikes and the electricity goes off. It is an annoying situation that is only exacerbated by the smirk on the face of the friend that should have lost. I cannot count how many times some of my friends narrowly escaped defeat at PES (Pro Evolution Soccer) to my attacking prowess because of NEPA/PHCN.


3) Online gaming is hampered by poor internet services;
If you manage to get a good internet service provider with fast broadband speeds in Nigeria, your internet bill will surely be a huge monthly amount. Internet in Nigeria is an expensive service- fast broadband is cheaper in the UK than Nigeria. £30 (30 Pounds) a month in the UK will get you on many unlimited broadband plans but in Nigeria, the best such can get you is a 40 Gigabyte limited download plan. It also goes without saying that most of the internet service providers in Nigeria give slow download speeds that are not good enough for online gaming.


2) Everything is imported- from the consoles to the in-game storylines;
Nigeria does not produce games. Yes, pirated games do not count as “production”. Buying videogames, consoles and PC’s in Nigeria is a nightmare because they are more expensive due to the importation costs added on by the retailers. A problem with the importation is that most retailers in Nigeria can not give warranties on the hardware as they are just resellers rather than accredited distributors.

Going deeper into issue, one has to wonder when we will get Nigerian characters or storylines in the games we play? Yes, there are some mobile games designed by Nigerians but they are not hardcore games nor do they sell in the hundreds of thousands.


1) The negative stereotypes from “non-gaming” family and friends
Gamers generally get stereotyped as “lazy” or “immature” or “anti-social” people by non-gamers (people who don’t play videogames). It is a universal issue but in Nigeria, it is arguably 10 times worse due to the fact that the country is not technologically advanced nor is it a liberal country. Furthermore, Nigeria is a very social country where it is culturally expected for everyone to socialize. It is not like in New York or in London where everyone just stares at each other in the subway trains without talking to each other- in Nigeria, passengers chat in public transport. In short, introverted behaviour is not encouraged here.

The typical Nigerian parent will rain curses on their middle-aged child that they catch playing videogames- “See this agbaya! Your mates are getting married with children and you are playing cartoon!”.



sauce

now I have a brother thought something is wrong with me I love games 2much

own two game centres in lagos.I spend half of what i make on fueling my generators. Guys, beg your govt to give us steady power supply and see the magic turn around gaming would take.Even your lagging and expensive internet service is tied to poor power supply. Presently working on a gaming project, financing and infrastructure is a major concern. If u are not a GAMER then you are a GONER.

I remember my uni days, there was this dude who was an addictive gamer, yet he blasted all his medical courses. MBBS 3 out of 3. When it came to chicks he was chick man, fcked so many girls. Pips shouldn't stereotype gamers at all oo

CountDracula:

EVERY ONLINE GAMER IS A NERD

You sound like a kid. I own every video game type out there, I am very well paid working in a multi national. I date girls u only dream off. Have an extensive career profile of over a decade from oil and gas, telecoms to Web space. I am pretty blessed, I am well respected, I am a gamer. So if you think I am a nerd well if a nerd means a very successful, extremely intelligent and very good looking gamer? Then yes, I am a nerd

Spectranet internet is Good For online Gaming

UnknownT:
That no.4 reminds me of an episode in The Simpsons. Homer was taught a boxing game in an arcade after Bart had been beating him flawlessly every time. Homer was about getting his first win before Marge plugged off the TV cable cos she wanted to tell Homer something about Lisa but Homer wasn't listening. After that, Bart announced his retirement, Homers reaction summed it all

You got me cracking.Remember that episode. Cant stop laughing in my head.

AllNaijaBlogger:



Typical stereotypical Nigerian. Do you think that I and any other sensible adult spend the whole day playing videogames. We play in our free time.

The same free time that people like you use to

-watch nollywood
-read linda ikeji
-argue on nairaland

etc

watch football

JeffreyJamez:
That No.3 is a huge problem for me......the online game I play (Forces of war) comes to mind.Very few Nigerians play it..When it comes to Clan wars, slow internet connectivity makes us lose to players we would ordinarily school on a good day.

do you play world at arms

chidekings:
no 1 na how true na,apart from relaxation.what will a full fledge adult be doing in front of a TV with a game pad in hand.

Una no go know

I love that number 4

so true my first Xbox crashed during an upgrade