Skyward Sword HD - Is the Nintendo immunity finally coming to an end?

[theRepublic]

AngryLittleAlchemist said:

Do people actually still believe the Zelda cycle? I know Aonuma and Iwata spoke on it a few years ago, but I just can't help but think there's glaring contradictions in it. Honestly seems like a somewhat silly summary of a series having peaks and valleys.

I think it is a thing.  I feel like we have seen it pretty heavily playout with The Wind Waker in the last few years.  What you have to remember is that we are not talking about the same group of people.  I doubt many people actually change their minds about each game.  What happens is that the people that were around and criticizing the game when it came out, are just not around as much now that it is 18 years later.  A lot of those people likely don't visit gaming message boards as much or at all anymore.  So while it is possible their opinion hasn't changed, the volume of that opinion seems to have gone down because there are less people to say it.  At the same time, who is more likely to be around?  People for whom that game was their first or second Zelda, who have a little more nostalgia for it.  Or people who are more likely to have played it well after its original release, and therefore avoiding the hype and hype backlash, and are more able to appreciate it on its own merits.