I think the vast majority of people who play Nintendo systems do not define their life by gaming, which is not necessarily a bad thing (dedication is good, addiction is bad, etc.)
Take me for example. I have been playing video games since before I could form a coherent sentence probably (before concrete memories for me atleast) I Bought a SNES, later got an NES and then a PS1 owned a GB, GBA and then got the Wii and the DS. I also have spent countless hours in HALO and then Halo 2 tournaments with friends and rented a PS2 at one point simply to play FF12. I consider myselft a pretty rounded gamer (modesty I know but lets put that aside for a moment).
However I do have things going on in my life other than gaming. I have school and work (25-35+ hours a week for each of those). I enjoy reading, I am an intermediate movie buff, I collect all things ralated to Dragon Ball Z (which has a spillover to games admittently), I love Star Trek and Star Wars for different reasons, I have a pasion for computers and computer programming, I enjoy fishing and hunting (in the rare instances that I get to), I like to bowl even though I suck, I shoot a mean game of pool and even though I fail 90+% of the time there is nothing better than getting drunk and trying to get laid on the weekends.
Currently dreaming of: DKC4 or Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (classic 2D platformers) for WiiWare, Smash Bros. for DSi, New Super Mario World for DSi, a Wii remake or true sequel of Final Fantasy Tactics.
One down, hopefully more awesomeness to come.
