2019: Join the 8th Generation of Consoles

A look at the consoles of generation 8, and why you should look into them.

[FallenAngel1984]

Surprising lack of acknowledgement of Wii U in an article article about 8th gen consoles.

[tonyjames404]

The Wii U was kind of a forgotten console that was acknowledged by quite a few as a hybrid that was kind of a 7.5 gen.

[2pacalypsenow]

8th gen is PS4,Xbox 1, Wii U.

9th Gen so far is Switch.

Just because no one bought the Wii U doesn't negate the fact that it was part of the 8th gen so idk why people treat the Switch as an 8th gen console.

[darthv72]

Switch may be considered a do over for the wiiu but it does not negate that the wiiu had its obligatory 5 years on the market before it was canceled. Nintendo has a console cycle that averages 5 years. The Switch is their 7th home console and the first in what would be considered the 9th gen of systems. Call it 8.5 if you like but the wiiu has its rightful spot in the 8th gen and you can't simply ignore that.

That would be like ignoring the TG16 from the 16bit generation because it was technically an 8bit system and it did not sell very well compared to the likes of the Genesis and the SNES. It still has it's rightful place in console history.

If you think generations are only defined by specs then you are sadly mistaken.

[FallenAngel1984]

A 7.5 gen system? Lmao does that make Wii a 6.5 gen system?

[Relientk77]

Where is Wii U, we're talking about 8th generation consoles here. Switch is 9th generation