I'm not surprised and I'd say that I kinda don't have much of anything to say about this in specific. But there's definitely something that I felt like saying for quite a few months (maybe even a year or so)...
I'm kinda tired of Nintendo and their fans in general, due their attitude. It's not just about fangames (although it's a big enough reason for me to be disillusioned with them for a long time now), but everything else. They have some pretty terrible practices, the bad online, overpriced stuff, forced scarcity of products, hardware faults of the Switch that they want to pretend don't exist, and probably more stuff.
I used to be a pretty big fan of Nintendo (like probably most people in this site, I guess), but... not anymore. It doesn't help that I'm more attached to old Nintendo consoles and games, but I don't have much of an interest in most of the modern stuff, with the only new thing that really made me crazy about wanting it being Splatoon.
I feel that while their modern games aren't bad or anything, they kinda lost their appeal to me (most of them at least). I'd probably still play any Kirby and Zelda game, and some other stuff here and there. But I feel like due to their new philosophies for games being pretty sterile, with little ambition or experimentation, just focusing on a broad audience usually, I kinda outgrew my taste for any of that.
You know... most of my favorite series by them are pretty much dead now (like Wario Land, F-Zero and Panel de Pon), or heavily diferent in terms of design. Nowadays, indie games and SMW hacks fill that spot for me. Right now, some of the best "core" platformers are coming out, and they're all indies or SMW hacks, they have creative ideas, crazy gimmicks and a lot of experimentation.
I don't hate Nintendo, and I think a lot of their games are great for beginners, but I don't think I'll ever care as much as I did back then. Their focus shifted, and I don't blame them, as this isn't the 90s or 2000s anymore, but I do miss their smaller and more experimental games. Thankfully, the indie and hacking scene fulfills that spot for me.
Хуй войне!
桐生会FOREVER #ThankYouCoco / Rest in peace, Near, thank you for everything