Here's an interesting topic. While I was at work, I asked my friend if he remembered the Gamecube. He said he definitely remembers it. I told him let's take a trip down memory lane and shout out our favorite games from the Gamecube. He then tells me he doesn't really remember any games for that system though. He said he only remembers seeing it in stores and that's it.

I kind of find it odd since he's 16, turning 17 this year, and wouldn't he have grown up with the Gamecube? He was able to list games for the 360, PS3, and Wii no problem, but why not the Gamecube? I listed games like Metroid Prime, Pokemon Colosseum and XD, Mario Kart DD, Super Mario Sunshine, SSBM, etc. and he didn't know what I was talking about.....ok, he knew those games, but he told me that he was just a baby when those games came out and felt like he should've been around my age (23) to actually claim those games as his childhood and to experience them when they actually came out.

So my question is this: is there like a certain age gap or something that someone's able to relate to the games they grew up? I'm 23 and he's 16. I don't think 7 years is too big of an age difference, but still. I find it silly. What do you guys think though?

7 years is longer than the 6th generation lasted (roughly 6 years) so that isn't too surprising.

I didn't have a GameCube growing up. Though I've played it before. I wouldn't be able to tell you much about it, including games. I'm 25. Maybe he just didn't play it much, if at all.

7 years is longer than the 6th generation lasted (roughly 6 years) so that isn't too surprising.


Yeah, I didn't think about that. He told me he was 5-6 when the 360, PS3, and Wii came out, so maybe that could be a reason too. Still, the Gamecube was still around until 2008 or 2009, so he had to remember at least some of the games that came out on the both the Wii and Gamecube (like The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning for example). It's like me. Even though I was 8-9 when the N64 and PS1 stopped selling in stores, I still remembered new games that came out on the N64 and PS1 in the very early 2000s (2000-2002).

Yeah, I didn't think about that. He told me he was 5-6 when the 360, PS3, and Wii came out, so maybe that could be a reason too. Still, the Gamecube was still around until 2008 or 2009, so he had to remember at least some of the games that came out on the both the Wii and Gamecube (like The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning for example). It's like me. Even though I was 8-9 when the N64 and PS1 stopped selling in stores, I still remembered new games that came out on the N64 and PS1 in the very early 2000s (2000-2002).


The PS1/N64 were still going strong in 2001, but Gamecube mostly petered out by 2005. Did you ask him if he had a PS2? It would be more analogous to your situation, since that console kept going in the late 2000s.

The PS1/N64 were still going strong in 2001, but Gamecube mostly petered out by 2005. Did you ask him if he had a PS2? It would be more analogous to your situation, since that console kept going in the late 2000s.


You know, I never asked him about the PS2. I'll be honest, I was more of a Nintendo kid back then. The only games I played on the Playstation was Spryo and Crash Bandicoot (and a little bit of Call of Duty and God of War) lol He probably would remembered the PS2 a lot beeter though since, you're right, the PS2 was still going strong in the late 2000s.

My sister is 15, turning 16 soon and she knows original Xbox games, but her and I both don't know that many GameCube games, it depends on which system you grew up on.

I say it depends on what console(s) that person had growing up. Your friend never had a GameCube, so that's why he or she doesn't remember it.


The PS1/N64 was still going strong in 2001, but Gamecube mostly petered out by 2005.
I agree with the PS1, but not the N64. Very few games were out for the latter that year, and I think the GC faded by 2006. In 2005, there were some notable games released such as Mario Baseball, Mario Party 7 and Mario Strikers.

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I say it depends on what console(s) that person had growing up. Your friend never had a GameCube, so that's why he or she doesn't remember it.
I agree with the PS1, but not the N64. Very few games were out for the latter that year, and I think the GC faded by 2006. In 2005, there were some notable games released such as Mario Baseball, Mario Party 7 and Mario Strikers.


I don't think those games were very popular. The main game that released on the Gamecube in 2005 was Resident Evil 4. Other than that, there weren't many big drops. You can contrast that with the N64 dropping Mario Party 3, Paper Mario, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Conker's Bad Fur Day in 2001.

You can't say the Gamecube was still going in 2005 with only those games yet say the N64 was dead in 2001 when it had Mario Party 3, Paper Mario, Pokémon Stadium 2, Conker's Bad Fur Day that year. That's not to mention all the games that came at the end of 2000 such as Majora's Mask and Banjo-Tooie. :P

Last big game I remember coming out for Gamecube was Resident Evil 4 at the beginning of 2005. Pokémon XD flopped, I don't think the sports games were that popular. If so, we'd have to include Mario Tennis 64 because that's GOAT Mario Sports game.  8)
Yeah, that's why I said few and all of those came out in the first half of 2001. By the second half of that year, it was all about the GC. As for 2005, there were also some other than just those Maio sports games. There was the Dance Mario Mix, Starfox Assault, True Crime: NYC, Geist, Fire Emblem and Battalion Wars.

Yeah, that's why I said few and all of those came out in the first half of 2001. By the second half of that year, it was all about the GC. As for 2005, there were also some other than just those Maio sports games. There was the Dance Mario Mix, Starfox Assault, True Crime: NYC, Geist, Fire Emblem and Battalion Wars.


Lol I deleted that post because I thought I was in the "Y2K N64 games" thread ;D

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Core: Class of 2012 - Class of 2016 (1993-1998)
Younger: Class of 2017 - Class of 2019 (1998-2001)


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Older: Class of 2014 - Class of 2016 (1995-1998)
Core: Class of 2017 - Class of 2023 (1998-2005)
Younger: Class of 2024 - Class of 2026 (2005-2008)
This is pretty accurate. I just want to know where does the age play a factor. I'm guessing these are of elementary school age.


Lol I deleted that post because I thought I was in the "Y2K N64 games" thread ;D
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This is pretty accurate. I just want to know where does the age play a factor. I'm guessing these are of elementary school age.
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Yep, elementary school age, so kindergarten - 5th grade.

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Younger: Class of 2012 - Class of 2014 (1993-1996)


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Older: Class of 2009 - Class of 2011 (1990-1993)
Core: Class of 2012 - Class of 2016 (1993-1998)
Younger: Class of 2017 - Class of 2019 (1998-2001)


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Older: Class of 2014 - Class of 2016 (1995-1998)
Core: Class of 2017 - Class of 2023 (1998-2005)
Younger: Class of 2024 - Class of 2026 (2005-2008)


Interesting list. So by this list, I'm an early 5th and core 6th gen kid and a 7th gen teen. Seems accurate to me.

Yep, elementary school age, so kindergarten - 5th grade.
Alright. And does preschool count? Some elementary schools integrate with that level. Oh, and I would say 2000 was the peak start of the 6th generation since that's when the Dreamcast was popping, but other than that, it's awesome!

Yep, elementary school age, so kindergarten - 5th grade.


That makes sense. I was in elementary from 2000-2005, so I spent the my elementary years playing the 5th and 6th gen consoles. I didn't need the list to tell me that though. I already knew that because I grew up playing the N64, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox during 2000-2005 ;) Not so much of the Dreamcast to be honest.

The PS1/N64 were still going strong in 2001, but Gamecube mostly petered out by 2005. Did you ask him if he had a PS2? It would be more analogous to your situation, since that console kept going in the late 2000s.


This.  And also the Gamecube was never as popular as the N64 or earlier Nintendo consoles.  The dominant players in 6th gen were the XBOX and PS2.  The Gamecube was always somewhat of a third wheel.

I'm the same age as your friend and I played tons of gamecube games back then! I espcially loved smash melee and windwaker.

I don't think those games were very popular. The main game that released on the Gamecube in 2005 was Resident Evil 4. Other than that, there weren't many big drops. You can contrast that with the N64 dropping Mario Party 3, Paper Mario, Pokémon Stadium 2 and Conker's Bad Fur Day in 2001.


Those were fun games! I remembered an outrage broke out where I live about Conkers Bad Fur day. Lots of parents bought that game for their kids because the cover looked kid friendly and completely ignored the MPAA rating lol

This.  And also the Gamecube was never as popular as the N64 or earlier Nintendo consoles.  The dominant players in 6th gen were the XBOX and PS2.  The Gamecube was always somewhat of a third wheel.


Unfortunately, you're right. That sucks because the Gamecube had so many underrated games like Pokemon Colosseum and XD (I don't care what people say, XD was an awesome game with an awesome twist on the Pokemon franchise), Metroid Prime, Mario Kart Double Dash, Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Monkey Ball, Star Fox Adventures and maybe Assault.....should I go on?

That makes sense. I was in elementary from 2000-2005, so I spent my elementary years playing the 5th and 6th gen consoles. I didn't need the list to tell me that though. I already knew that because I grew up playing the N64, PS1, PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox during 2000-2005 ;) Not so much of the Dreamcast, to be honest.
Damn you missed out on that experience. There were tons of fantastic titles for that console especially that it introduced new Sega franchises. I, unfortunately, don't remember all the games I had, but they were fun particularly Phantasy Star Online.


Those were fun games! I remembered an outrage broke out where I live in for Conkers Bad Fur Day. Lots of parents bought that game for their kids because the cover looked kid friendly and completely ignored the MPAA rating lol
I think it's most likely because the ratings weren't as serious back then as they are today and that there was less M rated games overall too.


Unfortunately, you're right. That sucks because the Gamecube had so many underrated games like Pokemon Colosseum and XD (I don't care what people say, XD was an awesome game with an awesome twist on the Pokemon franchise). Then the GC had Metroid Prime, Mario Kart Double Dash, Luigi's Mansion, Super Smash Bros Melee, Super Monkey Ball, Star Fox Adventures and maybe Assault.....should I go on?
All those titles you mentioned (except PC) were awesome! I had a great time with those games. I agree they were underrated.


This.  And also the Gamecube was never as popular as the N64 or earlier Nintendo consoles.  The dominant players in 6th gen were the XBOX and PS2.  The Gamecube was always somewhat of a third wheel.
And the Dreamcast would be the 4th wheel right? ;) :D ;D

Alright. And does preschool count? Some elementary schools integrate with that level. Oh, and I would say 2000 was the peak start of the 6th generation since that's when the Dreamcast was popping, but other than that, it's awesome!


Preschool isn't compulsory though, I knew many that never went to preschool at all.
I'd say those in the Classes of 2015-2017 are old enough to have some 5th Gen influence if they can remember it at age 2-4/early 5, but the Class of 2014 would be the last 5th Gen Kids since they were the last in compulsory school at the time.

As for the timespans, I go by when all the main consoles are all out. The GameCube and Xbox weren't out until November 2001, and the PS3 and Wii came out in November 2006, which is why I use Nov 2001 - Nov 2006 as the timespan for the 6th Gen, it was after all the main 6th gen consoles were out, but before all the main 7th gen consoles were out.

Preschool isn't compulsory though; I knew many that never went to preschool at all.
I'd say those in the Classes of 2015-2017 are old enough to have some 5th Gen influence if they can remember it at age 2-4/early 5, but the Class of 2014 would be the last 5th Gen Kids since they were the last in compulsory school at the time.

As for the timespans, I go by when all the main consoles are all out. The GameCube and Xbox weren't out until November 2001, and the PS3 and Wii came out in November 2006. That is why I use Nov 2001 - Nov 2006 as the timespan for the 6th Gen, it was after all the main 6th gen consoles were out, but before all the main 7th gen consoles were out.
Oh, I know it wasn't. It just that there were some elementary schools integrated with preschool which I did attend with that environment. I agree with your second post though. I see them having 5th gen influences as well.

Oh, no worries. That span is correct, but I was also adding in the Dreamcast since that's counted as a 6th gen console although it disappeared a little after the Xbox and GC came out.

Oh, I know it wasn't. It just that there were some elementary schools integrated with preschool which I did attend with that environment. I agree with your second post though. I see them having 5th gen influences as well.

Oh, no worries. That span is correct, but I was also adding in the Dreamcast since that's counted as a 6th gen console although it disappeared a little after the Xbox and GC came out.


BTW, speaking of the Dreamcast, did you ever own or play Shenmue? I just played through it a few months ago... easily one of the greatest games of all time.

Oh, I know it wasn't. It just that there were some elementary schools integrated with preschool which I did attend with that environment. I agree with your second post though. I see them having 5th gen influences as well.

Oh, no worries. That span is correct, but I was also adding in the Dreamcast since that's counted as a 6th gen console although it disappeared a little after the Xbox and GC came out.


As a kid, I honestly tried getting into the Dreamcast, but it didn't interest me for some reason. Heck, I even played it for 30 minutes when Game Crazy had them available to play demos and I just couldn't get into it lol I was more of a Nintendo kid though, because that was the first brand I started gaming on as a kid.

BTW, speaking of the Dreamcast, did you ever own or play Shenmue? I just played through it a few months ago... easily one of the greatest games of all time.
No, but i need to and i can now that I have a Dreamcast emulator and a controller for my computer.

As a kid, I honestly tried getting into the Dreamcast, but it didn't interest me for some reason. Heck, I even played it for 30 minutes when Game Crazy had them available to play demos and I just couldn't get into it lol I was more of a Nintendo kid though, because that was the first brand I started gaming on as a kid.
That's How I started. I first had Nintendo for most of my gaming experience, but along the way i also got the Sega, PlayStation and Xbox consoles. I'm a variety person :)

Can't say I remember even seeing the Gamecube in shops, it wasn't very succesful so I guess they didn't bother advertising it very much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It's in stark contrast to the Wii, which was freaking EVERYWHERE

#PS24LifeANYWAY

Alright. And does preschool count? Some elementary schools integrate with that level. Oh, and I would say 2000 was the peak start of the 6th generation since that's when the Dreamcast was popping, but other than that, it's awesome!

Yes, I’d say preschool counts if you went. You don’t have to be in compulsory school to be into that kind of stuff.

The only GameCube games I know are just Mario Kart DD,Melee and Super Mario Sunshine and I'm 13. And I never played the GameCube.

Can't say I remember even seeing the Gamecube in shops, it wasn't very succesful so I guess they didn't bother advertising it very much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It's in stark contrast to the Wii, which was freaking EVERYWHERE

#PS24LifeANYWAY

I don’t remember the GameCube either. I played the Wii in late 2006/early 2007 almost everyday. It was everywhere.

I just turned 44 and I can remember when I grew up with Atari, Nintendo and Collecovision, it was just a fun time to be a game collector.

Can't say I remember even seeing the Gamecube in shops, it wasn't very succesful so I guess they didn't bother advertising it very much ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. It's in stark contrast to the Wii, which was freaking EVERYWHERE

#PS24LifeANYWAY

Really? In my area Gamecubes along with its games were on store shelves until 2008. In fact, the ps2 lasted even longer! I got one from gamestop on my 12th birthday back in 2013.

The 5th generation and 6th generation were my childhood. The 6th generation is interesting since it lasted into my early teens,  and some of my favourite games came out towards the end, such as the Persona games, God Hand, Shadow of the Collosus, Okami, Odin Sphere etc.

The 7th Gen though is very interesting in how long it was. It was the main generation in my core teen years and it was still all anyone was talking about for more than half my university career.

The 5th generation and 6th generation were my childhood. The 6th generation is interesting since it lasted into my early teens,  and some of my favourite games came out towards the end, such as the Persona games, God Hand, Shadow of the Collosus, Okami, Odin Sphere etc.

The 7th Gen though is very interesting in how long it was. It was the main generation in my core teen years and it was still all anyone was talking about for more than half my university career.
The 7th Gen brought a lot of $$$

The 7th Gen brought a lot of $$$


It was the opposite actually. The PS3/Xbox 360 had poor sales out of the gate but hit their stride in the early 2010s (when they came out with Kinect/PS3 Slim), which is why the generation lasted so long. :P

The 7th Generation was so long because of two things;

1. The Recession, people were struggling financially, they didn't want to spend money on a new console, so it would've been foolish for Sony or Microsoft to release next gen consoles in 2010 or 2011.

2. Sony fukked up with the PS3 initially by making it so damn expensive, they had to redesign the console and try again. Sony lost a shhh ton of money off of the PS3, as great of a console as it was, it was a financial burden on the company.

I don’t remember the GameCube either. I played the Wii in late 2006/early 2007 almost everyday. It was everywhere.

I remember playing it with my family. We'd play Wii Sports in the living room, make our own Mii's, and play bowling.

The only GameCube games I know are just Mario Kart DD,Melee and Super Mario Sunshine and I'm 13. And I never played the GameCube.


The Gamecube in my opinion is one of Nintendo's underrated game systems. It had a variety of games to play from. The ones you listed are my most favorite ones!

Here's an interesting topic. While I was at work, I asked my friend if he remembered the Gamecube. He said he definitely remembers it. I told him let's take a trip down memory lane and shout out our favorite games from the Gamecube. He then tells me he doesn't really remember any games for that system though. He said he only remembers seeing it in stores and that's it.

I kind of find it odd since he's 16, turning 17 this year, and wouldn't he have grown up with the Gamecube? He was able to list games for the 360, PS3, and Wii no problem, but why not the Gamecube? I listed games like Metroid Prime, Pokemon Colosseum and XD, Mario Kart DD, Super Mario Sunshine, SSBM, etc. and he didn't know what I was talking about.....ok, he knew those games, but he told me that he was just a baby when those games came out and felt like he should've been around my age (23) to actually claim those games as his childhood and to experience them when they actually came out.

So my question is this: is there like a certain age gap or something that someone's able to relate to the games they grew up? I'm 23 and he's 16. I don't think 7 years is too big of an age difference, but still. I find it silly. What do you guys think though?

He's 16, which means he might have not even been born yet when the Gamecube came out. His childhood was from the mid/late 2000s to the early 2010s, which means the consoles that were popular during his childhood were the PS2, PS3, XBOX 360, and Wii.

He's 16, which means he might have not even been born yet when the Gamecube came out. His childhood was from the mid/late 2000s to the early 2010s, which means the consoles that were popular during his childhood were the PS2, PS3, XBOX 360, and Wii.


The PS2 wasn't "popular" in that time period. It was only getting watered down multiplats at that time, no big exclusives were coming out for it anymore.

The 5th generation and 6th generation were my childhood. The 6th generation is interesting since it lasted into my early teens,  and some of my favourite games came out towards the end, such as the Persona games, God Hand, Shadow of the Collosus, Okami, Odin Sphere etc.

The 7th Gen though is very interesting in how long it was. It was the main generation in my core teen years and it was still all anyone was talking about for more than half my university career.


I think the 7th gen is slowly dying though. They stopped selling 360 games at my local Target. My local Walmart and Gamestop still sells them, but they're in the clearance bin and even then, there is a very small selection to choose from. I predict when the next gen consoles come out, the 7th gen games will have completely fade out by then.

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Core: Class of 2002 - Class of 2006 (1983-1988)
Younger: Class of 2007 - Class of 2009 (1988-1991)


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Core: Class of 2007 - Class of 2011 (1988-1993)
Younger: Class of 2012 - Class of 2014 (1993-1996)


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Older: Class of 2009 - Class of 2011 (1990-1993)
Core: Class of 2012 - Class of 2016 (1993-1998)
Younger: Class of 2017 - Class of 2019 (1998-2001)


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Older: Class of 2014 - Class of 2016 (1995-1998)
Core: Class of 2017 - Class of 2023 (1998-2005)
Younger: Class of 2024 - Class of 2026 (2005-2008)

So I'm Gen 6?

So I'm Gen 6?


You were born during Gen 6, but your childhood was in Late Gen 7 Early Gen 8.
Also, your birth year makes me feel old.

The PS2 wasn't "popular" in that time period. It was only getting watered down multiplats at that time, no big exclusives were coming out for it anymore.


Yeah, I agree. The only games that were coming out on the PS2 around the late 2000s-early 2010s were the Guitar Hero games and I think The Legend of Spryo games. I think the last Guitar Hero game to be released on the PS2 was Guitar hero Smash Hits if I'm not mistaken. If I am, please correct me lol

So I'm Gen 6?

IMO, I think that chart is definitely flawed since you have people who got held back or skipped a grade, and not every place has the September cutoff.
I agree with unicornic, you don't have to be in elementary to get into gaming. Hell, I was already playing the Wii when I was four going on five back in early 2007.

IMO, I think that chart is definitely flawed since you have people who got held back or skipped a grade, and not every place has the September cutoff.
I agree with unicornic, you don't have to be in elementary to get into gaming. Hell, I was already playing the Wii when I was four going on five back in early 2007.


I was just making a rough consensus in my original post. My list isn't meant to be over specific.

The PS2 was the second best selling console (after Wii) for much of 2007 and was outdoing the PS3 regularly in 2008 too. It was mostly multiplats, but they were selling best on PS2, which goes to show that many people were still playing theirs and buying new games for it.

IMO, I think that chart is definitely flawed since you have people who got held back or skipped a grade, and not every place has the September cutoff.
I agree with unicornic, you don't have to be in elementary to get into gaming. Hell, I was already playing the Wii when I was four going on five back in early 2007.

Shouldn't Class of 2022 be in Gen 6 or?

Shouldn't Class of 2022 be in Gen 6 or?


You grew up in Generations 7 & 8.
You would've been only in kindergarten when the Call of Duty craze was already going on, and you would've still been in single digits when the Xbox One and PS4 came out.

Shouldn't Class of 2022 be in Gen 6 or?


My little sisters are Class of 2023 and they grew up with Wii, DS, and 3DS. The Wii U would have been included if I had bought it ;D

I have a PS2 in my room, but I don't think they ever even acknowledged its existence :o They played my N64 a couple of times but as soon as they see the Super Mario 64 screen and see "1996 Nintendo®" they get a bit turned off ;D

My little sisters are Class of 2023 and they grew up with Wii, DS, and 3DS. The Wii U would have been included if I had bought it ;D

I have a PS2 in my room, but I don't think they ever even acknowledged its existence :o They played my N64 a couple of times but as soon as they see the Super Mario 64 screen and see "1996 Nintendo®" they get a bit turned off ;D

My brother got a Wii around 2009,2010 or 2011 and I got one in 2012 and again in 2013.
And 2004 are class of 2022.

The PS2 was the second best selling console (after Wii) for much of 2007 and was outdoing the PS3 regularly in 2008 too. It was mostly multiplats, but they were selling best on PS2, which goes to show that many people were still playing theirs and buying new games for it.


I know, what I was getting at is that the PS2 wasn't in it's prime at the time though.
The PS2 in 2007/2008 was essentially like how the PS1 was in 2001/2002. The redesigned white PSOne model released in 2000 sold over 20 million units, and some PS1 games released in that time sold well, but the console wasn't in it's prime at the time, that's what I was getting at.

A big reason for this is also because both the early and late 00s were hit by recessions, people didn't want to buy an expensive new console when their wallets were hurting.

My little sisters are Class of 2023 and they grew up with Wii, DS, and 3DS. The Wii U would have been included if I had bought it ;D

I have a PS2 in my room, but I don't think they ever even acknowledged its existence :o They played my N64 a couple of times but as soon as they see the Super Mario 64 screen and see "1996 Nintendo®" they get a bit turned off ;D

I remember playing with my DS back in 2006-2009. My favorite game was Super Mario 64. ;D

My brother got a Wii u around 2009,2010 or 2011 and I got one in 2012 and again in 2013.
And 2004 are class of 2022.


The Wii U came out in 2012. Do you mean the Wii?


I know, what I was getting at is that the PS2 wasn't in it's prime at the time though.
The PS2 in 2007/2008 was essentially like how the PS1 was in 2001/2002. The redesigned white PSOne model released in 2000 sold over 20 million units, and some PS1 games released in that time sold well, but the console wasn't in it's prime at the time, that's what I was getting at.

A big reason for this is also because both the early and late 00s were hit by recessions, people didn't want to buy an expensive new console when their wallets were hurting.


Ah, okay.

I remember playing with my DS back in 2006-2009. My favorite game was Super Mario 64. ;D


;D Why didn't I think of that?

The Wii U came out in 2012. Do you mean the Wii?

Ah, okay.

Oh yeah my mistake...
I did get a WII in 2012 and 2013 not the Wii U and also I was typing to fast so I probably wasn't thinking and typed Wii u.

;D Why didn't I think of that?

I remember when I'd rage quit on that game sometimes, especially when I lost the Bowser battle. ;D

I remember when I'd rage quit on that game sometimes, especially when I lost the Bowser battle. ;D

Lol same that was me when I had my Wii and it's still me when I played Odyssey on my Switch.

The PS2 was the second best selling console (after Wii) for much of 2007 and was outdoing the PS3 regularly in 2008 too. It was mostly multiplats, but they were selling best on PS2, which goes to show that many people were still playing theirs and buying new games for it.


Very good point Slowpoke. BTW, this might be off topic a little, but when the the PS3 came out, was it able to play PS2 games? Did it have the backwards compatibility like the 360 did?

As a 30 year old, my first console was the NES. Played it for the first time when I was around 4 years old at my cousin's house. The first console I ever had myself was the SNES, which I got when I was 5. My parents got my Genesis when I was 6. The 4th gen has pretty much always been my core childhood generation of gaming. The 5th gen is still a childhood generation for, but an older kid generation. My parents didn't get my N64 until 1998, so I was late to that generation. We got a Playstation 2 when I was 14, so that generation has always been my core teen generation.

As a 30 year old, my first console was the NES. Played it for the first time when I was around 4 years old at my cousin's house. The first console I ever had myself was the SNES, which I got when I was 5. My parents got my Genesis when I was 6. The 4th gen has pretty much always been my core childhood generation of gaming. The 5th gen is still a childhood generation for, but an older kid generation. My parents didn't get my N64 until 1998, so I was late to that generation. We got a Playstation 2 when I was 14, so that generation has always been my core teen generation.

I got a WII when the WII U and PS4 were out that was generation 8. And now Generation 9 is Switch,Xbox One X and the PS4 Pro so I got a Generation 7 console during the Gen 8 period and I never had a WII U before only played it inside a game truck during my cousins 13th birthday in 2015.

Very good point Slowpoke. BTW, this might be off topic a little, but when the the PS3 came out, was it able to play PS2 games? Did it have the backwards compatibility like the 360 did?


Yes, it did. It was subsequently removed to make way for a price cut.

I remember when I'd rage quit on that game sometimes, especially when I lost the Bowser battle. ;D


Same here! Also for some reason I used to always play the minigames way more than the actual main game.

The PS2 wasn't "popular" in that time period. It was only getting watered down multiplats at that time, no big exclusives were coming out for it anymore.

The PS2 was Definitely popular during the mid-late 2000s. Last game I bought for my PS2 was in 2011. It had a 13 year life-cycle (2000-2013). In 2008, it had games like Guitar Hero, Lego Batman, Call Of Duty World At War, Alone In The Dark, Crash, WWE, and other well known games released fo it.

As a 30 year old, my first console was the NES. Played it for the first time when I was around 4 years old at my cousin's house. The first console I ever had myself was the SNES, which I got when I was 5. My parents got my Genesis when I was 6. The 4th gen has pretty much always been my core childhood generation of gaming. The 5th gen is still a childhood generation for, but an older kid generation. My parents didn't get my N64 until 1998, so I was late to that generation. We got a Playstation 2 when I was 14, so that generation has always been my core teen generation.


As you already know my first consoles were NES/Atari too in 1995-1998. Maybe I can claim to be a Generation 2/3 kid  8)

I think the 7th gen is slowly dying though. They stopped selling 360 games at my local Target. My local Walmart and Gamestop still sells them, but they're in the clearance bin and even then, there is a very small selection to choose from. I predict when the next gen consoles come out, the 7th gen games will have completely fade out by then.


You mean the 8th and 9th generation? ???

As you already know my first consoles were NES/Atari too in 1995-1998. Maybe I can claim to be a Generation 2/3 kid  8)


They didn't have Atari in the 90's? ???

You mean the 8th and 9th generation? ???


Yup. Wait, is the 8th gen the Xbox one, PS4, and Wii U?

Yes, I’d say preschool counts if you went. You don’t have to be in compulsory school to be into that kind of stuff.



IMO, I think that chart is flawed since you have people who got held back or skipped a grade, and not every place has the September cutoff.

I agree with unicornic; you don't have to be in elementary to get into gaming. Hell, I was already playing the Wii when I was four going on five back in early 2007.
Yeah, I agree with you ladies. I started playing video games myself at two years old, and that's how I became a gamer in the first place. And yes, one doesn't have to be in mandatory school to be interested in video games. Otherwise, that logic would come to the conclusion that homeschooled children would not be allowed to be play games until they enter school.


Really? In my area, Gamecubes along with its games were on store shelves until 2008. In fact, the ps2 lasted even longer! I got one from gamestop on my 12th birthday back in 2013.
Well, they most likely didn't see the GC much due to that they mentioned they're not Americans. The PS2 was probably more popular where they live than the GC.


The 7th Generation was so long because of two things;

1. The Recession, people were struggling financially, they didn't want to spend money on a new console, so it would've been foolish for Sony or Microsoft to release next gen consoles in 2010 or 2011.

2. Sony fukked up with the PS3 initially by making it so damn expensive, they had to redesign the console and try again. Sony lost a shhh ton of money off of the PS3, as great of a console as it was, it was a financial burden on the company.
I agree with this post. Now that I think about it had the recession not occurred Microsoft would have released the 3rd Xbox in 2010. Sony would have released the PS4 in 2011 and Nintendo would have released theirs a year earlier.

Yeah, had the PS3 been $350-400 instead of $600, Sony maybe would have taken the lead as they did with the PS2 and there also possibly could have been more initial releases.

They didn't have Atari in the 90's? ???


I don't think so. I'm pretty sure my parents got it at a flea market, because I remember going there and wanting the Genesis/SNES games that my uncle said wouldn't work. ;D

Yup. Wait, is the 8th gen the Xbox one, PS4, and Wii U?


Yes. The only "9th Generation" console released so far is the Switch, but it's debatable whether that's 9th gen, or in the 8th Gen along with PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.

Yes. The only "9th Generation" console released so far is the Switch, but it's debatable whether that's 9th gen, or in the 8th Gen along with PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.


Interesting. What do you think the next gen consoles for the Xbox and Playstation will be called?

As a 30 year old, my first console was the NES. Played it for the first time when I was around 4 years old at my cousin's house. The first console I ever had myself was the SNES, which I got when I was 5. My parents got my Genesis when I was 6. The 4th gen has pretty much always been my core childhood generation of gaming. The 5th gen is still a childhood generation for, but an older kid generation. My parents didn't get my N64 until 1998, so I was late to that generation. We got a Playstation 2 when I was 14, so that generation has always been my core teen generation.


You know, I thought my first console was the N64, but my parents actually told me I started playing games on the SNES when I was around 4. Come to think of it, I do remember playing Super Mario World and The Lion King game on the SNES. That's all I remembered playing though. After that, my parents bought an N64 in either 99 or 2000. Everyone in my family has their own system though. My oldest brother had an SNES, Genesis, the original Gameboy, and the PS2. Me and my second older brother had the Gameboy Color and Gamecube. And the N64 was all of ours.

Yup. Wait, is the 8th gen the Xbox one, PS4, and Wii U?


I believe it is, 8th and 9th generation would probably be today's generation if I'm not mistaken.

Interesting. What do you think the next gen consoles for the Xbox and Playstation will be called?


Wouldn't it be called The 10th? ???

Yeah, I didn't think about that. He told me he was 5-6 when the 360, PS3, and Wii came out, so maybe that could be a reason too. Still, the Gamecube was still around until 2008 or 2009, so he had to remember at least some of the games that came out on the both the Wii and Gamecube (like The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning for example). It's like me. Even though I was 8-9 when the N64 and PS1 stopped selling in stores, I still remembered new games that came out on the N64 and PS1 in the very early 2000s (2000-2002).


When 5th generation gaming got discontinued for me I was even older than that kid you were talking about when 6th generation gaming got discontinued for him, plus, it seems like the original XBOX and the GameCube were very short lived. The XBOX 360 came in 2005 and quickly became popular by 2006 or 2007, while the Wii came out in 2006 and the GameCube didn't do well compared to the N64 (The N64 lasted much longer actually). It was still very normal to see kids play on their N64's or PS1's between 2001 and 2003.

Edit: Wait, so if he's 16 turning 17 this year, that means he was born in 2001, so he'd be 4 and 5 when the 7th generation consoles came out. Same age I was when all the 6th generation consoles came out.

Yes. The only "9th Generation" console released so far is the Switch, but it's debatable whether that's 9th gen, or in the 8th Gen along with PS4 Pro and Xbox One X.


It's 9th gen. Ps4 Pro and Xbox One X are just powered up 8th gen consoles. They still just play 8th gen consoles and have similar hardware to the original PS4 and Xbox one. The Nintendo Switch is not like the Wii U as it isn't Wii U hardware powered up (and it can't play Wii U games). And there can't be two different consoles from the same company within the same generation. Also Also the Wii U released in 2012 while the Switch released in 2017. Enough of a time gap to say that one is one console gen apart from the other.

Wouldn't it be called The 10th? ???


I think he/she meant the names of the consoles. Not the generation number. When the next Xbox/PS consoles release they'll be 9th gen as all PS4 and XboxOne consoles are 8th gen.

When 5th generation gaming got discontinued for me I was even older than that kid you were talking about when 6th generation gaming got discontinued for him, plus, it seems like the original XBOX and the GameCube were very short lived. The XBOX 360 came in 2005 and quickly became popular by 2006 or 2007, while the Wii came out in 2006 and the GameCube didn't do well compared to the N64 (The N64 lasted much longer actually). It was still very normal to see kids play on their N64's or PS1's between 2001 and 2003.

Edit: Wait, so if he's 16 turning 17 this year, that means he was born in 2001, so he'd be 4 and 5 when the 7th generation consoles came out. Same age I was when all the 6th generation consoles came out.


Yeah, you would expect a kid born during the early '00s to recall 6th gen consoles, but it seems like they didn't continue being sold by stores for very long after the 7th gen consoles started taking off.

As a 30 year old, my first console was the NES. Played it for the first time when I was around 4 years old at my cousin's house. The first console I ever had myself was the SNES, which I got when I was 5. My parents got my Genesis when I was 6. The 4th gen has pretty much always been my core childhood generation of gaming. The 5th gen is still a childhood generation for, but an older kid generation. My parents didn't get my N64 until 1998, so I was late to that generation. We got a Playstation 2 when I was 14, so that generation has always been my core teen generation.


Yeah I'm also 30 and turning 31 in May. The first console I ever played was NES too actually, though it was my cousin's NES. This was in 1991 when I was 4. I remember all of us cousins playing it that Christmas. The first console that was my own was the SNES that I got for Christmas in 1992.

I kind of find it odd since he's 16, turning 17 this year, and wouldn't he have grown up with the Gamecube? He was able to list games for the 360, PS3, and Wii no problem, but why not the Gamecube?

I'm his age, and we really didn't grow up during the 6th generation, we grew up during the 7th. We were about 4/5 when the Wii came out.

3rd Gen (Oct 1986 - Aug 1991) Kids
Older: Class of 1994 - Class of 1996 (1975-1978)
Core: Class of 1997 - Class of 2001 (1978-1983)
Younger: Class of 2002 - Class of 2003 (1983-1985)


4th Gen (Aug 1991 - Sep 1996) Kids
Older: Class of 1999 - Class of 2001 (1980-1983)
Core: Class of 2002 - Class of 2006 (1983-1988)
Younger: Class of 2007 - Class of 2009 (1988-1991)


5th Gen (Sep 1996 - Nov 2001) Kids
Older: Class of 2004 - Class of 2006 (1985-1988)
Core: Class of 2007 - Class of 2011 (1988-1993)
Younger: Class of 2012 - Class of 2014 (1993-1996)


6th Gen (Nov 2001 - Nov 2006) Kids
Older: Class of 2009 - Class of 2011 (1990-1993)
Core: Class of 2012 - Class of 2016 (1993-1998)
Younger: Class of 2017 - Class of 2019 (1998-2001)


7th Gen (Nov 2006 - Nov 2013) Kids
Older: Class of 2014 - Class of 2016 (1995-1998)
Core: Class of 2017 - Class of 2023 (1998-2005)
Younger: Class of 2024 - Class of 2026 (2005-2008)

THIS IS SUPER DUPER ACCURATE!!!!! :D :D :D

I grew up at a time where you had the Nintendo Entertainment System and Gameboy to play with.

I grew up at a time where you had the Nintendo Entertainment System and Gameboy to play with.

You also came towards the end of the Atrai era as well.

You also came towards the end of the Atrai era as well.


Atari was almost phased out.

Atari was almost phased out.

Yea, just like how N64 was basically phased out by 1st grade. Even tho I still HEAVILY played it that year besides my PS2.

Here's my experience as a January 2002 baby.

2007-2008 school year (Kindergarten):
Still playing Gamecube requently. We got a PS2 slim in Apr '08. Got a GBA SP for my 6th birthday.

2008-2009 school year (1st grade):
Still playing Gamecube and PS2 up until I got a Nintendo Wii for Christmas. We finally retired the cube.

2009-2010 school year (2nd grade):
Playing Wii and PS2 frequently, got a Nintendo DSi for Christmas.

2010-2011 school year (3rd grade):
Same as the prier.

2011-2012 school year (4th grade):
Still playing Wii, and even PS2 sometimes. DSi broken

2012-2013 school year (5th grade):
Still playing Wii, got a 3DS for my 11th birthday. PS2 was still being used occasionally.

2013-2014 school year (6th grade):
Wii was broken, played 3DS. PS2 was used to play Dragon Ball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2. After that, the PS2 was finally retired.

2014-2015 school year (7th grade):
3DS broken, got a Wii U for Christmas.

2015-2016 school year (8th grade):
Played Wii U frequently.

2016-2017 school year (Freshman year):
Played Wii U frequently. My brother bought a "new" 3DS XL and gave me his old one.  :)

2017-2018 school year (Sophomore year):
Playing Switch and Wii U frequently, Wii U more than Switch honestly.  :D Lost all interest in 3DS at this point.

That pretty much sums it up, besides some brief retro gaming collecting in the past.