I was 5 or 6! I started so young xD
I had just moved to my new house and we finally got our gamecube hooked up. I remember waiting all day for my brother to get off so I could play, but since I was so young, I could never get past the 'meet everyone in your town' task. But somehow I still found it fun enough to keep playing, even though all I could do was shake trees and pick up sea shells lol
lol that christmas i got the most games i ever got, paper mario 2, animal crossing, tales of symphonia, mario kart double dash and duel masters on gba. The first 3 games in that list are my favourite of all time.
I was 12 when I got Wild World. Holy crap I felt much older than 12. XD I remember making a constellation where it is a birthday cake and it's named "My 13th Birthday." X3