I'm of the same generation as you, and I'm not sure I agree. If this were true, I think we'd see this in other forms of media as well. A good counterexample wou

I'm of the same generation as you, and I'm not sure I agree. If this were true, I think we'd see this in other forms of media as well. A good counterexample would be the new Doctor Who series. That show is getting utterly eviscerated by longtime fans (of our generation mostly) that hate it BECAUSE they are pushing minority based plotpoints/storylines. Putting on my subjective cap, I personally don't like the move towards such content. Nothing to do with the actual underlying messages (Samus has and probably always will be my favorite Nintendo character, and I actually don't mind the new Doctor), but rather the hamfisted, uninspired, force fed way it is delivered these days. If I were the audience this was targeted towards, I'd be fairly pissed as they are wrapping these good messages in a package that requires zero critical thinking.