GameLounge, which claims to be the largest professional video game lounge targeting 35 million consumers in Nigeria is now gathering game lovers at Aqua 27 in Victoria Island for the Champions Playoff Series III scheduled for May 16.

We’ve been following the electronic gaming industry around the world with keen interest and last month we gave an analysis of the video game development in Nigeria which is currently witnessing growth, with small communities from difference areas increasing to form a future gaming industry.

Gamelounge is a gaming lifestyle and events company in Lagos, Nigeria that recently held their inaugural gaming event called Champions Playoff Series 1 at Aqua 27 in Victoria Island, Lagos which saw a guy named Lekan become the winner of the contest.

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Remember the days of Super Mario Land, a platforming video game developed by Nintendo for the Game Boy handheld game console? 

It debuted in Japan on April 21, 1989, in the United States in July 31, 1989, and in Europe on September 28, 1990. Super Mario Land marked Mario’s first appearance on the Game Boy and is the first true Mario game for the system.

Video games were introduced as a commercial entertainment medium in 1971, becoming the basis for a new entertainment industry in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the United States, Japan, and Europe. After a disastrous industry collapse in 1983 and a subsequent rebirth two years later, the video game industry has experienced sustained growth for over two decades to become a $11 billion industry, which rivals the motion picture industry as the most profitable entertainment industry in the world.

As affordable broadband Internet connectivity spreads, many publishers have turned to online gaming as a way of innovating. But unfortunately, Nigeria hasn’t had an effective and efficient broadband Internet connectivity that supports online gaming.

However, it seems that video gaming is gradually becoming the next big thing in Nigeria. Recently, I started watching gaming trends in Nigeria and have been following a few discussions about gaming in Nigeria. From the discussions, I noticed that Nigerians are very enthusiastic about video gaming, but face challenges with efficient broadband Internet connectivity that can support online multiplayer gaming.

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