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

[angrypoolman]

TheRealSamusAran said:

angrypoolman said:

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. 

But using that justification, the Switch spent 5 years with gen 9 consoles against only 3 with gen 8 consoles. It's only logical to group it with gen 9 consoles.

Using years is misleading. You have to look at months. The switch spent 44 months with gen 8 consoles and 54 months with gen 9 consoles. So indeed, it has spent more time with gen 9 consoles, but not as much as you would think going by calendar years. If you look at the fact that it is closer in power to gen 8 consoles and shares many more games with gen 8 consoles than gen 9 consoles, i think that sways it in favor of being more gen 8. 

Regardless, i really think we are just going to have to let more time pass before the answer becomes more clear