The Legend of Nintendo: A Link to the Past

In case you haven't heard, the highlights from today's Nintendo Direct include: a 3DS sequel to 1992's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ; a 3DS sequel to 1995's Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island ; and a port of 1995's EarthBound (finally!) to the Wii U's virtual console. All familiar franchises, you'll notice. And yet, rather than the chorus of "where's the innovation?!?" that typically follows