My dad bought it for me when I was around 5 - He didn't know the DS was coming out two weeks later But I played with my GBA during years and loved it with all my soul... at the end the red paint was all chipped and there were HUGE scuffs all over it XD
EDIT: Just remembered my uncle got us a Gamecube when I was very young, but I don't remember when that was... too young, lol.
The original Nintendo system (NES) was my first console. I think my mom first handed me the controller when I was about two years old and I was an addict since then. I'm so grateful to be an 80's kid.
SNES, GameBoy, GameBoy Color, N64, GameCube, the Wii, the DS Phat, DS Lite, 3DS and 3DS XL all followed, naturally. I've always been a Nintendo girl. Other systems have also become part of my life thanks to my husband's more extensive love for gaming companies, but Nintendo will always remain #1 in my heart.
Game Boy Advance SP. I was on a camp with my "aunt" and her son and he and his friend had gba sp's, playing pokemon of course. I had to have one so she decided to get me one one day!...I never got pokemon, though.