Growing up got called nerd all the time for talking about SNES and Genesis, or worse yet bringing a GameBoy to school. Definitely a stigma back in the 90s as a kid.
In friend circles never an issue, sometimes someone's significant other groans because they do not care for games. I think have accepting group and we all know we have interests that others view as bit of a waste.
At work it only comes up when people needs help understanding what game their child wants. Have had to explain difference between Wii, Xbox and PlayStation many times. Even more fun this past holiday as six systems to confuse them. No one is mean spirited about my interest, but I know get a raised eyebrow when asked what I did last night and say "played on the PlayStation with my wife" instead of watching television which is big thing among 40+ crowd.
