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Princeofilorin:
I think the I-phone 3GS will be my next phone

Speaking of the 3GS,

[quote author=*jona link=topic=370000.msg5161644#msg5161644 date=1261441195]He said the Igbo had no business being in a party that was not in the mainstream of politics and advised them to join a national party.

He appealed to Ngige to return to the PDP because “hooligans and rogues that dominated the party in Anambra State had been chased out and sentenced to hard labour.”[/quote]Yay! Igbos join the PDP and experience no more marginalization!!

[quote author=*jona link=topic=370000.msg5161644#msg5161644 date=1261441195]He said he would deploy the same skills that he used as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in fixing the problems of Anambra State.[/quote]In other word, cozy up to the rogues and fail to take decisive action when the shit hits the fan so as to avoid upsetting the apple cart, eh?

@Knowall
And the article clearly states that 'Soludo left the hall with his supporters'

I do not think that the 'supporters' in question were well behaved clergymen.

The debate called for all the candidates. It's not too hard to imagine that Obi saw two people (Ngige and Soludo) and imagined that the others were yet to arrive.

Either way, there's no moral high ground for any of the candidates. it was silly for Obi to come late, and it was equally silly for Ngige and Soludo to walk out out of spite.

@Knowall
The article clearly stated that Obi was the first to arrive before he left.

kosovo:
@TEX
you said PS3 OWNERS ARE BLU-RAY PLAYERS ?

OKAY! lets play games sales,

figures are about month old. . .



Banjo Kazooie 0.6 million
Ninety-Nine Nights 0.38 million
Ace Combat 6 0.72 million
Lost Odyssey 0.82 million
Blue Dragon 0.53 million
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 0.2 million
Too Human 0.64 million
Scene-It 0.53 million
Scene-It box office smash 0.46 million
Chromehounds 0.4 million
Shadowrun 0.39 million
You're in the movies 0.43 million
Lips 0.5 million
Prey 0.28 million
Tenchu Z 0.33 million
Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise: 0.33 million
MotoGP '06, 0.26 million
Ninja Blade 0.17 million
Viva Piñata: Party animals 0.17 million
The Idol Master: 0.07 million
Leisure Suit Larry Box office Bust 0.07 million
Onechanbara: Bikini Samurai Squad 0.05 million
Lips #1 Hits: 0.04 million
Ridge Racer 6 0.2 million

Timed exclusive flops

Ninja Gaiden 2 0.96 million
Tales of Vesperia 0.45 million
Alone in the Dark 0.39 million
Vampire Rain 0.15 million
Eternal Sonata 0.24 million
Overlord II 0.18 million
Overlord 0.41 million
Infinite Undiscovery 0.54 million
Star Ocean IV 0.55 million
Last remnant 0.59 million
Beautiful Katamari 0.26 million
C&C3:RA 0.29 million

Multiplat 360 flops

SFIV PS3 = 1.45 million, 360 = 1.29 million
DMC4 PS3 = 1.26 million, 360 = 1.17 million
VF5 PS3 = 0.5 million, 360 = 0.2 million
Batman Arkham asylum PS3 = 1.26 million 360 = 1.06 m
Burnout Paradise PS3 1.12 million X360 1.09 million
Dynasty Warriors 6 PS3 0.62 million X360 0.27 million
Bladestorm PS3 0.22 million X360 0.09 million
Tekken 6 PS3 0.56 million X360 0.26 million

Kosovo
Provide your source. it's extremely bad practice to do this without linking to the source where you mined your data. Please modify your post ASAP and i'll respond.

kosovo:
It's is funny you are bringing VGCHATZ into the issue,
A website owned by a microsoft Fanboy who was banned at neogaf,
comparing A single website with companies that are dedicated to give analysis on game sales is hilarious.
regarding the sales, thats why i said more than one month of sales data, so it varies.

Kosovo
You used VGCHARTZ as a source in your article on PS3 outselling Xbox 360.
Why the hypocrisy now?
I refer to the article in this link below
https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-368412.0.html#msg5140966

[quote author=metal-gong link=topic=368479.msg5142685#msg5142685 date=1261165582]All of you clamouring for any kind of revolution should limit it to your back yards and spare the South East or else . . . . .
After tribalizing the Nzeogwu revolution and supporting the genocide against Ndi Igbos . . . Some hypocritical elements are now crying foul in the same Nigeria they defended . The unfolding events in Nigeria are just the beginning, by the time we get to Malachi, all of you that fought against Biafra would be asking for your own nation;unfortunately, such call would be futile at this stage.

Good Morning One Nigeria!!! [/quote]Biafra is many years ago. i'm pretty sure that less than 10% of Nairalanders were alive during the war. So why speak about 'hypocrisy' and 'people that fought against Biafra'?

Progressive minded people should be talking about how to move Nigeria forward instead of dragging us back constantly to the Civil War.

PS: You must admit that it wasn't much of a stretch for anyone to 'tribalize' the Nzeogwu coup. Perhaps they should have included a few less Igbo plotters and killed a few more Igbo elite. Either way, it's history now.

kosovo:
$199 has always been for the 360,
Microsoft even uses in their add,
xbox 360, starting at $199
how do you want to spin what the manufacturer has been telling the whole world?

Exactly

'Starting at'. That's the price for the cheapest version.
The 2010 Accord starts at $18000. Does it make sense to insinuate that all Honda Accord models cost $18000?

kosovo:
@TEX lols,
Did you forget that the 360 has double the install base of the PS3 in USA?
Data even shows that the PS3 has higher attach rate to games.


LETS GO!


  First of all, in November  this is what happened in North America
     
   - Activision and Mocrosoft had exclusive deal to sell LIMITED XBOX 360 CONSOLE WITH 2 CONTROLLERS  for $400.

   - Microsoft had deals with major retailers selling the Xbox 360 Arcade for only $99

   _ Microsoft bundled the Xbox 360 with 2 controllers and 6 Games all for $299

    - The biggest shooter games was released and THE xbox is a beast for FPS.

   Microsoft banned 1 million live account just before the release of MW2 and people who wanted to play MW2 with the 360 got another one,

    -NOW
    During the same month,
 
   - Sony bundled the PS3 with ONE Controller and 2 games ALL FOR @299
   -- No special PS3 MW2 bundles.

Nice try buddy.
However, it must be noted that the PS3 just got a price drop to $299. And as far as bundle deals are concerned, Sony outed a PS3 Slim 250GB model with Uncharted 2. Microsoft NEVER bundled the 360 with 6 games and 2 pads for $299. Where in the world did you get that info from?

The 'microsoft banned 1 million people from Xbox Live' argument is pretty lame. Microsoft have NEVER released any numbers yet, but it's inconceivable that that number is factual. In fact, the piracy existing on the 360 platform makes their strong software sales pretty significant. When you take away all those 360 owners playing ripped copies of Modern Warfare, the legit sales are even more impressive.

You also fail to take into consideration the growing number of people buying the PS3 primarily as a cheap Blu-ray player.

Good job dodging my analysis on Uncharted 2's sales

Also, you must know that the 360 - PS3 install base in the UK are pretty close. So how do you explain the fact that 360 versions of multiplatform titles have been outselling their counterparts on the PS3?

PS: You do make a good point. I should have specifically mentioned i was talking about the US market.

lol
how do you people even know that the products from these 'refineries' are suitable for use in our vehicles?

Either way, it is laughable to claim that these people are 'refining' anything other than stolen crude.

Funny how Nigerians give that silly defence of criminality all in the name of economic adversity. So because times are hard, stealing is permitted abi?

More info.

http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/software/uk/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=110032

In the UK sales charts for the week ending December 12, again we see Xbox 360 versions of multiplatform titles happily outselling the PS3 versions. This is in games such as Assassin's Creed II, Modern Warfare 2, Fifa 10 and WWE Smackdown. Only in NFS: Shift did the PS3 version outsell the Xbox 360 one.

Despite the presence of many bundle deals, the stellar Uncharted 2 only managed a 29/40 spot in the top 40 chart in the UK, finishing just above HALO: ODST despite the fact that ODST had been released a month earlier than Uncharted 2.

While Sony's PS3 software only accounted for 6 games in the top 40 list, Microsoft's Xbox 360 had 12 entries.

Sony's PSP failed to register any impact on the charts, while Nintendo's DS had 13 titles in the top 40.

More info.

http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p/software/uk/latest/index_test.jsp&ct=110032

In the UK sales charts for the week ending December 12, again we see Xbox 360 versions of multiplatform titles happily outselling the PS3 versions. This is in games such as Assassin's Creed II, Modern Warfare 2, Fifa 10 and WWE Smackdown. Only in NFS: Shift did the PS3 version outsell the Xbox 360 one.

Despite the presence of many bundle deals, the stellar Uncharted 2 only managed a 29/40 spot in the top 40 chart in the UK, finishing just above HALO: ODST despite the fact that ODST had been released a month earlier than Uncharted 2.

While Sony's PS3 software only accounted for 6 games in the top 40 list, Microsoft's Xbox 360 had 12 entries.

Sony's PSP failed to register any impact on the charts, while Nintendo's DS had 13 titles in the top 40.

Uh oh.
Looks like the transient spike in sales charts from the introduction of the PS3 slim is on the wane. Recently released data from NPD on console hardware sales show that the Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 with over 100,000 units.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/12/10/november-npd-modern-warfare-2-sells-5-million-ds-dominates-har/

-DS: 1.7M
-Wii: 1.26M
-360: 820K
-PS3: 710K
-PSP: 294K
-PS2: 203K

Naturally, the Wii topped the charts for game consoles.
Even more troubling for Sony (and Kosovo!) was the fact that the Nintendo DS easily racked up 6 times the sales of the Sony PSP, despite being technologically inferior.
It may be recalled that Kosovo had earlier dismissed the DS as a competitor for the PSP as usual on the basis of graphical performance.


But the hardware sales are just one part of the puzzle. In terms of Software (games), games on the Microsoft had more games sold on the Xbox 360 than both the Wii and PS3 combined, a troubling development for Sony which continues to lose money on it's PS3 console.



[list]
[li]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Xbox 360 - Activision - 4.20M[/li]
[li]Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - PS3 - Activision - 1.9M[/li]
[li]New Super Mario Bros. Wii - Wii - Nintendo - 1.4M[/li]
[li]Assassin's Creed II - Xbox 360 - Ubisoft - 795K[/li]
[li]Left 4 Dead 2 - Xbox 360 - Valve - 720K[/li]
[li]Wii Sports Resort* - Wii - Nintendo - 720K[/li]
[li]Wii Fit Plus - Wii - Nintendo - 679K[/li]
[li]Assassin's Creed II - PS3 - Ubisoft - 448K[/li]
[li]Dragon Age: Origins - Xbox 360 - Electronic Arts / BioWare - 362K[/li]
[li]Mario Kart w/ Wheel - Wii - Nintendo - 315K[/li]

[/list]


Check out the sales figures for Assassin's Creed II and Modern Warfare 2, with the Xbox 360 version selling twice the numbers of the PS3. Both games are highly anticipated titles with stellar reviews.

It may appear that

1. The sales boost from the PS3 slim seems to be dissipating, leaving the Xbox 360 (as usual) as the leader of the two consoles in monthly sales
2. Many people may simply have bought their PS3 as a cheap Blu-Ray player. If so, the possibilty of Sony reaping profit from those consoles via game sales may not exist.

Even more worrying? Uncharted 2 failed to break into the top 10 this month. Given a sales figure of 537,000 in October in the US (Source: October NPD), and since the lowest game on the November NPD sold 315k, using an optimistic figure of 300K sold in November, it means that a potential contender for game of the year 2009 has so far failed to muster up to a million in sales in the coveted North American Market.

Either way, somewhere out there Kosovo is crying himself to sleep.

@Kosovo
The xbox 360 has NEVER been $199. That's bullcrap FUD.
one SKU of the 360 (the Xbox 360 Arcade) is priced at $199. The 360 pro and Elite still were priced at $299 and $399 respectively.

I cringe everytime you spout that bit of misinformation. and as i said before, it exposes your lack of knowledge when it comes to the Xbox 360 brand.

Seems ThisDay, vanguard and others that usually give out these awards are keeping mum this year.

Perhaps this explains the deep hatred Vanguard's editorial staff seems to have for Sanusi?


PS: Silly topic, i know. Eveyone is allowed at least one a year

biggjoe:
Your dislike of Soludo stays there with you at Texas. Here in Anambra, he is liked and you cant change it.

Again, let me remind you that Anambra did not suffer under PDP. Infact, PDP is the best thing that has happened to anambra in the name of Chris Ngige. Remember he was PDP governor.

And i suppose Anambra prospered greatly under Mbadinuju? or was he an ANPP Governor?
Have you forgotten that Ngige's best works came when he was no longer doing the bidding of the PDP? Or shall i say the PDP's main man in Anambra state, Chris Uba?

if you think Ngige did a whole lot of good, why aren't you supporting him?

PS: I have nothing to do with texas.  

biggjoe:
Party is never the problem in Nigeria. It is about individuals not party.
Emeka, I have to disagree with you there. The Peter Obi you want has been to court more than any other governor in Nigeria.
And again, Obi is working below average here in Anambra. I am in position to tell because I . . .  . .

Party is the problem!
Nothing goes through at the House of Reps because the PDP is in overwhelming control. Reps and Senators cannot call the president to order if not the party slams them hard. The party decrees which Reps, Senators or Governors come back, even the non-performing ones.  The Party structure in Nigeria heavily encourages the 'godfather' syndrome, and throws up corrupt, greedy and grasping folk as their flagbearers and the officials.

I have issues with Soludo as a person, but that's not only why i'm against him. In Nigeria, the PDP is an evil, all-powerful entity. Weakening the PDP has to be the only way true revolution can take place in Nigeria. Until these goons realize that they will be judged on the service they render to Nigeria, there will be no true progress in this country of ours.

Got married 3 weeks ago, spent about 2.2 mil.

C'est la vie!

[quote author=becomrich, link=topic=367459.msg5130167#msg5130167 date=1261030575]USA population is 300 million . The AIDS level in the USA is at least 10 to 20 times higher than nigeria, even with Polygamy?[/quote]The CDC estimates that there are 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in America. This is far less than the figures reported for Nigeria!

These people amuse me! after suffering for so long under PDP in anambra state, they are willing to stick their necks under the guillotine for PDP again. People cannot see that Soludo is merely a well gilded mousetrap.

Someone who failed at his task of being a watchdog over the banking industry is the one being entrusted to run a troubled state. All he had to do was flash a Harvard degree and make grand speeches about 'turning Anambra into Dubai'.

The Americans threw out the Republicans even though John McCain was a pretty good guy, simply because of the excesses of the Republican Party in the previous years. In anambra i see people going apeshit about a flawed candidate, flanked by a notorious crook (Anenih), running under the platform of the same party that has brought great ruin to Anambra state!


Incredible.

@Mekusxxx
The people of Isiala Ngwa and Abiriba in Abia state did not get their fearsome reputation because they snacked on toasted marshmallows.

The human skulls used for ceremonial dances in Ohafia village in abia state aren't made of Plaster of Paris. they're real skulls. So why not campaign for this similar practice to be stopped?

Deviant behaviour is not restricted to just one tribe alone.

echowords:
Am not very optimistic about this one, but the trailer looks great. i just wish they give it another name and let the halo franchise
just die a legend. Not turning it into another legend of zelda, u knw how many zelda's they've made since ocarina of time.

and each Zelda game has been wonderful. do you know how many Zelda games were out before Ocarina of Time?

Naturally Vowiski didnt see fit to mention that the Facebook, twitter and Last.Fm implementations on the Xbox 360 are far far better than the skeletal versions on the PS3's browser.

Did you also forget to mention that you need the disc in the drive while streaming from Netflix in the PS3?

The dough paid for a year's Gold subscription in Xbox Live is less than the cash for one single game. Any Gold member would telll you that the service is well worth the payment.

MUNEER2:
Thanks man, looks like i aint the only victim here
Thanks to you man

@nethacker, so can you now tell me there's isn't security problem now, with an e-mail that i've never used for any other thing than business

Maybe the sacked induviduals are looking for a way to have a better life

Yes! I was just about asking that too

So even after being told 1 million times never to disclose your ATM details online, you still fell for that cheap trick? Haba!

There were no ransom demands, so it's probably just a murder case.

mekusxxx:
I do not know of any kidnap victim that has been killed by the kidnappers in the south east. This is double trouble: kidnap and murder.

They've been kidnapping and killing in Benin City for a while now

Mekana:
The British system is full of anarchronisms and their problems lies essentially in their legal system - unwritten constitution and conventions. Shame on Britian. I heard they even deport or revoke some naturalized Britons, especially if they are dark skinned. Am glad the Germans crushed their economy, built on slave labor. bastards!!

No. Shame on you for not being intelligent enough to comprehend or appreciate the HARD FACTS being placed on the discussion table by Sauron, eldee and Siena.
This is how you rabble start claiming that Nigeria's problems come from our 'corrupt leaders'. Meanwhile people like you see nothing wrong in breaking the law.
The man got what he had coming to him. Simple as that. Truth be told, he does not deserve our pity!

Shame after years of PDP's ruinous intervention in Anambra politics, people are being hoodwinked into voting for a politician from this terrible party. Even more ominous was Soludo's introduction to the good people of Anambra - flanked by Anenih (the Godfather of godfathers) and Ekwueme (ol' Mr Siddon look himself)

There is no redemption in the PDP. simple as that.

@eldee
I'm surprised people are still arguing with you. And all those crying racism need to go for an IQ test ASAP.

This is a man who had twice been cautioned for careless driving and had shown a disregard for highway safety. After being disqualified the silly fellow still went on driving.
Why are we so quick to pull the 'racism' card for one man's foolishness? You want the Home Office to rescind their decision, do you know the furore that will be caused if this fellow goes back on the road and kills someone?

He had his chance and he blew it. Simple as that.

Funny how the same people supporting this man's lawless behaviour are the ones often seen on NL muttering about the need for a revolution in Nigeria.

I wonder why you people are complaining. This is how we always deny everything until the chickens come home to roost. This is how we were perfectly happy idolizing these Yahoo boys in Nigeria until the foreign pickings became slim and they started targeting their own countrymen through ATM fraud.

Now ATM fraud is in full swing, Nigerians suddenly realize that 419 is bad.
We need to fix our image up, even the small percentage doing these crimes is a large number given our large population. Show zero tolerance to yahoo yahoo, drug peddling etc.

The people blaming the police chief should ask themselves if it's not the same Nigeria where drug dealers and smugglers are given only 1 year imprisonment or a meager fine when caught.

4llerbuntu:
Ok so dt 'thing' is worth like 7-10k dollars? gawd. @ Slinking away shamefacedly wit tail btw legs.

Looks back and retorts- am sure some wares n even os cant run on dt beast cos they cant fathom those resources.


Dear santa i want 1 like dt

Nope. That's probably worth about $2000 at most. Desktops are far cheaper than laptops.

The whole long article and all you people can talk about is Biafra?

Anyway, the man has made it clear that he has since moved on and is enjoying life in the private sector. I suggest you disgruntled lot try to do the same!