What was Nintendo's golden decade?

[Mutsukki]

@Koopaul: I fail to see how this disprove any of the points I made. In fact, it just reinforces them. They're playing it safe, now directed at the casuals. I hate this term, but it's true. Games are games, ok, but when we get dumbed down versions, I think it's pretty obvious what's happening. While what they said about not listening to fans has some truth into it, it seems like a barrier for their mistakes too.

You can be linear and still be fun. Y'know, like SMB-SMB3.

I know, I mentioned how these games can still be linear and it's fine.

However 3D Mario games and Zelda always had that focus on exploration. It makes no sense to take that aspect out as we progress on it.