I had been exposed to video games before, but via my friends who being male like me, were playing properly male games, Maddens and the like, shootan games, whatever. Up through age 9, i thought that video games were for losers. However, at that age, my cousin acquired an N64, and aside from Goldeneye, which reinforced my view, i was awakened to the concept of games by Mario 64 and Mario Kart 64, something that was eye-catching with its colors and magical worlds, i finally felt compelled to try it.
So basically, Nintendo's the reason i'm here period, that their games were able to catch my eye when others were driving me away.
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.