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

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angrypoolman said:

TheRealSamusAran said:

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

Based on these criteria, Wii should be considered generation 6 and Wii U generation 7.

Wii is much closer to the ps2/xbox/GameCube than the PS360; in fact, Wii is practically identical to GameCube.

The same applies to the Wii U; its performance is in line with the PS360.

Taking this into account, then yes, Switch could be considered Gen 8, considering what was discussed earlier.