> ... it shows they're moving to the modern approach of "suck money from players any way you can" instead of the traditional "sell really really good games at a high-ish price that never goes down because the game is so good it retains its value".

I worry about this too, but I think the recent success of Majora's Mask 3D (a remastered version of a 15 year old game that sold over 1 million in the first two weeks) should solidify the importance to Nintendo of creating really good classic iconic games that retain their value.