More than a decade before the advent of the Nintendo Switch, on Christmas Day in 2006, my brother and I sat cross-legged from each other and unwrapped the ultimate cozy gaming gift any indoorsy child could want: a Nintendo DS. The handheld console had been out for two years, but this year was our time to shine, and accompanied by a copy of Pokemon (Pearl for me, Diamond for him) I quickly descended into an obsession with Nintendo courtesy
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