These are my tiers (it changes from time to time, depending on what I’m into).
This is based on my thoughts on how much I enjoyed them (by memory):
Tier 1: Switch, SNES, DS, Wii
Tier 2: NES, GB, GBA
Tier 3: N64, 3DS
Tier 4: GC, Wii U
Tier 5: Virtual Boy
Didn’t own: Game and Watch.
Another way of looking at it is:
Tier 1 - systems I considered my main for a good chunk, 2+ years - in rough order:
1. Switch (roughly 6.5 years)
2. Wii (~5 years)
2. SNES (~5 years)
2. NES (~5 years)
5. 3DS (~4 years)
6. DS (~2 years, high second for another ~4 or 5)
Tier 2 - systems that were my main for under 2 years and/or a high secondary:
7. N64 (high second ~3 years to PSX, main for ~6m-1yr)
8. GBA (high second ~4 years to PSX/PS2)
Tier 3 - consoles that were secondary:
9. Wii U (~secondary for 4 years to 3DS)
10. GB (high tertiary and sometimes secondary for ~11 years to NES/SNES/N64, SMD/PSX)
Tier 4 - consoles that were tertiary:
11. GC (tertiary ~5 years to PS2 and GBA/DS)
Tier 5 - consoles that were more or less not in the lineup:
12. Virtual Boy (never really considered this one comparable)
Just some minor notes/thoughts - I probably underrate NES and 3DS, and overrate GBA based on how fondly I remember them based on my actual experience. BUT, I should note that I almost considered DS to be the other half of the Wii experience (well more like 55% Wii to 45% DS, and I barely touched competing consoles or even PC gaming at the time), so it’s almost like a tie with Wii as my main (I own about 100 games for the two, roughly half and half), so DS looks a little less major on list 2 than it actually was on my list. But I loved the NES as a kid, I still play certain games on it to this day. GB on list 2 underemphasizes how important that system was to me, arguably, at times, the GB was probably my most played system, because I played and replayed a lot of games on it.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
