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Is the switch an 8th gen console

Yes its 8th gen 19 41.30%
 
Yes its 9th gen 27 58.70%
 
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160rmf said:
angrypoolman said:

if you really try to look at it objectively, it fits better as an 8th gen system. as weird as that is, the disaster of the wii u made it possible.

An 8th gen system succeeding another 8th gen system...

Yeah, I guess bro. Its pretty weird

yeah, and its not the first time its happened either.



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0

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Jumpin said:

Switch is the generation after the Wii U. And the Switch 2 marked the beginning of a new generation. Trying to argue it is the same generation as the Wii is trying to argue for the absurd to be true.

Combined generations haven’t really been relevant for a long time. Right now, Switch and Switch 2 are both selling enough to be competing against Xbox 4 and PS5, and that’s reality.

ok youre making proclamations. i see that. do you have like any reasons and stuff are are you just going to keep making baseless statements?



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0

angrypoolman said:
160rmf said:

An 8th gen system succeeding another 8th gen system...

Yeah, I guess bro. Its pretty weird

yeah, and its not the first time its happened either.

Enlighten me and show me how similar it is



 

 

We reap what we sow

160rmf said:
angrypoolman said:

yeah, and its not the first time its happened either.

Enlight me and show me how similar it is

you dont know? atari 2600 and 5200 released the same generation. then they made the 7800 which was their third generation console. then they didnt make a console for 4th gen and then made the jaguar which was a 5th gen console. so as you can see, the next iteration of a console doesnt automatically put it in the next generation from the last one that was made. i mean, thats pretty obvious haha



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0

Atari 2600 (1977) 2nd gen
Atari 5200 (1982) 2nd gen

Atari 7800 (1986) 3rd gen

Wii U (2012)

Switch (2017)

Switch 2 (2025)

You are being pretty disingenuous to say Atari 5200 which was discontinued 2 years later after its release to be in the same situation as Switch to Switch 2

Last edited by 160rmf - on 08 January 2026

 

 

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Failed consoles:

Nintendo: virtual boy, wii u, gamecube

Sony: vita

Nintendo wins 3 to 1.



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Chrkeller said:

Failed consoles:

Nintendo: virtual boy, wii u, gamecube

Sony: vita

Nintendo wins 3 to 1.

I actually cracked up right now when I noticed your signature hahahaha



BraLoD said:
Chrkeller said:

Failed consoles:

Nintendo: virtual boy, wii u, gamecube

Sony: vita

Nintendo wins 3 to 1.

I actually cracked up right now when I noticed your signature hahahaha

im a trend setter



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0

160rmf said:

Atari 2600 (1977) 2nd gen
Atari 5200 (1982) 2nd gen

Atari 7800 (1986) 3rd gen

Wii U (2012)

Switch (2017)

Switch 2 (2025)

You are being pretty disingenuous to say Atari 5200 which was discontinued 2 years later after its release to be in the same situation as Switch to Switch 2

first of all, the argument you made was that since something is a successor, it belongs in the next generation. that is the single point that i aimed to dispel. so if you want to make the point that switch is 9th gen, you will need something better than that because i objectively disproved that line of reasoning.

second, the comparison is the two consoles that are released in the same generation, so we arent pairing switch and switch 2, we are pairing switch and wii u. the comparison is that there are two 2nd gen consoles (2600 and 5200) and two 8th gen consoles (wii u and switch). and i will reiterate the point i made earlier is that the reason that is even possible in the first place is because for you to be able to release two consoles in a single generation, at least one of them had to have been a failure. and that is the case in both situations. 

so if you want to make further responses about this, make sure to keep track of the argument and make sure to address the actual points being made. 



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0

Chrkeller said:

Failed consoles:

Nintendo: virtual boy, wii u, gamecube

Sony: vita

Nintendo wins 3 to 1.

i couldnt really call gamecube a failed console. it didnt sell great and it was weird, but its not on the level of the wii u or virtual boy. 



Total Championships: Nintendo - 4, Sony - 2, Atari - 1, Microsoft - 0, Sega - 0