It's like E32008 and all the reaction that went with it never happened. The reason Nintendo are getting praised now is because the gaming media (for the most part) appears to believe that they are 'finally' atoning for the mistakes made at E3 two years ago. Meanwhile, Microsoft have had their own bad E3 moment, and Sony's conference was lacking in punch.
In those circumstances, it's inevitable that Nintendo would get the most praise, but even then, they are not without their critics. From flat out lies about the the 3DS and its games (Eurogamer DF - "Starfox 64 3DS is a letdown, it looks EXACTLY like the original, it has not been upgraded graphically", all it takes is a 30 second google search of the respective games to see just how wrong that is) to criticisms that Nintendo shouldn't be making 2D platformers as retail games, as they would only be cheap PSN/XBLA games if they were released on rival consoles (are we ignoring LBP now?). Is it wrong to call those critics out when they are either flat out wrong in the Starfox case, or purporting double standards on the retail 2D game point?
There are constructive criticisms out there as well though, and there's nothing wrong with those. They have received criticism for the 3D effect created by the 3DS being unsuitable for children under the age of 7, which is a fair criticism as it prevents a lot of kids out there from using the device as it's meant to be used until they hit a certain age, which could have a negative impact on the systems sales.
So basically, to say they have received blanket praise now and throughout their history, and never suffer criticism, be it constructive of fallacious, is quite simply a fallacy in itself.
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