I voted no, but I have no strong opinion either way. Generations aren’t well defined and generally determined by arbitrary criteria, I think either answer is legit from a conceptual standpoint.
I voted no, because even though it has a lot of exclusive titles and titles which utilize exclusive features on it, Nintendo didn’t consider it their next console. It was an offshoot of the original Gameboy. GBA was what they positioned as the system that would replace GB. DS wasn’t originally a new generation either, a “third pillar” they called it; it kind of grew into the GBA successor. Generations are all marketing or boxes of convenience, for the most part.
Arguing the chipset is what matters isn’t the best argument because Wii used a beefed up GameCube chipset. So, that argument doesn’t sway me. we have a precedent that consoles can have similar chipsets and be different generations.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
