My oldest Nintendo console is a GameBoy Color... that I bought in 2011 lol.
When the GB was out, I asked my parents for it and Pokemon, they said no.
When the GBC was out, I asked my parents for it and Pokemon, they said no.
When the GBA was out, I asked my parents for it and Pokemon, they said no.
When the DS was out, I asked my parents for it and Pokemon, they said no.
When I got a graphing calculator, I programmed Pokemon on it because it was the only way for me to play it. My parents then understood probably that I really wanted it and finally bought me that yellow GBC I asked them years ago. And even in 2011, it is still the first Nintendo console I ever owned (my sister and I got a PSP we never asked for in the meantime).
And finally, when the 3DS and Pokemon X were out, I didn't ask my parents and bought them myself