Is nintendo the winner of the 8th gen or the 9th gen?

[angrypoolman]

TheRealSamusAran said:

angrypoolman said:

ive yet to see any justification that its a 9th gen console other than it came out after the wii u.

Ok, what is your best justification for the Wii being a different generation than the GameCube?

the time period in which it released.

ive fleshed out this argument extensively throughout this thread, not that many posts ago, even. timing is gold standard. gamecube, xbox, ps2 all released within a year of eachother and were all replaced with their respective consoles within a year of eachother. the releases of these systems were so in sync that the grouping is completely natural. the wii spent its entire lifespan next to these consoles and shared several multiplatform games with them. the more comparable system in either of these two generations to switch is the dreamcast. the dreamcast was kind of an inbetween console in terms of timing, but it fits more with 6th gen in terms of power. if the wii were released in say 2004 or something, it would fit more as a 6th gen console.