ACNL is my first AC game & i'm 24.
I always think that younger players tend to play a game that has more action feature.
That is why i rarely see teenagers play this kind of casual life simulation game, i guess?
Well, I started playing when I was about twelve I think, and that was when my dad got me Wild World one Christmas. I've played all the games now (although I kind of quit on City Folk because I hated the fast grass wear (which isn't so bad in New Leaf) and because my Wii was on the way out.) I'm now 21, 22 in December, and I still really love Animal Crossing.
I played the GC game when I was very very young. I think I was around 6 or something like that. I played with my older sister and cousin. I'm 14, almost 15 now.
Got WW in my late thirties and just couldn't get into it - was more addicted to Pokemon (which I'd been playing since Yellow). NL looked so good, and I discovered more about how the game worked (which I hadn't known for WW) that I was looking forward to its release for months. Been playing since release day, I'm 43. Hubby (42) and son (nearly 16) also play.
My first was on Gamecube when I was 15. I didn't know anyone else who played it, and whenever I tried explaining to someone what you actually did in the game, I would get funny looks. And I'd hear things like "what's fun about moving around furniture?!".
It's amazing how much more popular the series is now. It was a bit of an oddball when it first came out.
It's neat to see the range of ages of people who play this. And a mix of guys and girls. It's rare to see other video games with a fan base like this.