Soundwave on 19 February 2016
There was never a time where "people just appreciated what they had".
The N64 was announced in 1993, when the Super NES was barely 2 years old in the US. Dolphin (the GameCube) was announced in 1999, when the N64 was 3 1/2 years old. And speculation was rampant when they were announced.
People aren't happy with 'just the Wii U' because it gets like one notable game every 3-4 months and has zero meaningful developer support. Tons of speculation around the NX is natural, but I agree Nintendo has handled the situation in general poorly.
