Inspired by Curl-6's Nintendo most successful era thread, I thought about creating this one. Although the answer seems obvious, Wii U + 3DS, I would like to know if the GameCube+GBA era contends to this position. The Wii U + 3DS did led Nintendo to profit losses, but was Nintendo in better position regarding being present in the collective imagination if compared to GameCube era? At least Nintendo were coming from a recent sucessful era, the Wii + DS era, so it was still kinda fresh in people's mind. During GameCube era, Nintendo had just faced tough competition from Sony's PS1 and was facing the PS2, two juggernaut home console, meaning more time left aside by the mainstream public. I also feel like the PS2-GameCube era was the one in which the idea of "videogames must transcend from being a kid entertainment" hit its peak with Sony's consoles representing what a videogame should be: entertainment for teens and yound adults. So what do you think? A point for debate or a short-lived discussion?