Hypothesis: People become lifelong gamers if they were exposed early

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It's hard to pinpoint exactly.

It's definitely no later than age 8, since that's when I got my SNES in 1991. But I remember playing games with my older brother on NES long before that. So I'll say 3-5. I recall playing Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt, and also Bubble Bobble.

But I agree that people who start video games early will probably never let them go. I know I won't.