Oh wow, a chance to share a stupid anecdote from my childhood. My second Nintendo system was an N64. But I'm willing to bet I didn't buy it for the reason most people did.
So I grew up in the late 90's when Pokemania was everywhere. At the time all I had was a Super Nintendo because my parents would not allow me to own a Gameboy. They were of the belief that a portable game console would ruin my development. Giving me a way to game wherever and whenever I wanted was irresponsible, as they put it. And they may have been on to something, judging by how many people worry about kids with smartphones nowadays.
But anyway! Everyone was playing Pokemon and I couldn't. Sad times. That is until my father bought me Pokemon Red and a Super Game Boy for christmas. Blew my mind. I had a way to play Pokemon despite portable consoles being forbidden. Even better, Pokemon Gold was coming out the following year and I now had a way to play it day one with all my friends. Needless to say I played both of those games to death.
But then later on a wrench was thrown into my new addiction. Pokemon Crystal came out, I bought it on release and went to load it up. Only to be greeted with a screen stating "This game cannot be played on a Super Game Boy". I was devastated. Not wanting to return it, I started searching around online for any possible way I could play my new game. Those of you with knowledge of console peripherals might know where this is going.
So I'd tried the N64 a few times at friends' houses but the 3D stuff everyone was raving about didn't really appeal to me at the time. It was high tech for sure. I just didn't enjoy actually playing the games. However! I discovered the existence of Pokemon Stadium 2 and the GameBoy Tower mode. I then confirmed that you could indeed play Pokemon Crystal this way by plugging the game into an N64 Transfer Pack. Yes. I saved up multiple months of allowance and bought a brand new N64, Pokemon Stadium 2 and Transfer Pack. All so I could play a GameBoy Color game. The only other N64 game I have ever owned is a copy of Yoshi's Story a friend gave me. And that's how I got my second Nintendo console. Kids make the smartest financial decisions.
~ Color Blanco 
